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Hi all:
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I just spend Saturday and today on Brier Island with some friends. Very wi=
ndy both days=2C especially today. Too windy for the pelagic to go out. T=
here were numbers of humpback whales that we observed though close to shore=
. On the way on Saturday we noted lots of ospreys on the move with seven s=
een. There were also nine turkey vultures along the way. Only a few broad=
-winged hawks were observed. The predominant hawk appeared to be the sharp-=
shinned. We could only come up with three species of warbler=2C being yell=
ow-rumped=2C common yellowthroat and palm. There were three or four chippi=
ng sparrows on the way. =20
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On Brier Island today we had six northern harriers and numbers of sharp-shi=
nned hawks patrolling. It was very quiet with only 35 species found. We d=
id locate one American golden plover at Pond Cove. Both days there was an =
eastern bluebird up by the school. We found three dunlin as well. We had =
an interesting gull off of North Light this morning. It had an all black m=
antle and a black tail. The head was rounded and it reminded me of a Bonap=
arte gull in flight=2C sort of like a torpedo. The body also looked out of=
proportion in flight. Very chunky but also like a torpedo shape. Maybe s=
ome hybrid. The mantle was too dark for a lesser black-backed gull. It wa=
s lesser black-backed gull size though according to others perspective=2C b=
ut to me it seemed somewhat smaller. There is a remote probability of it =
maybe being a Black-tailed gull. I believe only one photo of the bird was =
obtained=2C but it only shows the underside. We will likely never know for =
sure. =20
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I received a nice photo of a lady who was out kayaking off Stonehurst. She=
was visiting the area from Virginia and a tern landed on her head. She ha=
d the piece of mind to take a picture of the bird with her cell phone. Her=
husband who was in a kayak nearby also observed the tern on her head. It =
sat there for some time and preened. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =20
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the pelagic to go out. =3B There were numbers of humpback whales that =
we observed though close to shore. =3B On the =3Bway on Saturday we=
noted lots of ospreys on the move with seven seen. =3B There were also=
nine turkey vultures along the way. =3B Only a few broad-winged hawks =
were observed. =3BThe predominant hawk appeared to be the sharp-shinned=
. =3B We could only come up with three species of warbler=2C being yell=
ow-rumped=2C common yellowthroat and palm. =3B There were three or four=
chipping sparrows on the way. =3B <BR> =3B<BR>On Brier Island toda=
y we had six northern harriers and numbers of sharp-shinned hawks patrollin=
g. =3B It was very quiet with only 35 species found. =3B We did loc=
ate one American golden plover at Pond Cove. =3B Both days there was an=
eastern bluebird up by the school. =3B We found three dunlin as well.&=
nbsp=3B We had an interesting gull off of North Light this morning. =3B=
It had an all black mantle and a black tail. =3B The head was rounded =
and it reminded me of a Bonaparte gull in flight=2C sort of like a torpedo.=
 =3B The body also looked out of proportion in flight. =3B Very chu=
nky but also like a torpedo shape. =3B Maybe some hybrid. =3B The m=
antle was too dark for a lesser black-backed gull. =3B It was lesser bl=
ack-backed gull size though according to others perspective=2C but to me it=
seemed somewhat smaller. =3B =3BThere is a remote probability &nbs=
p=3Bof =3Bit maybe being a =3BBlack-tailed gull. =3B I believe =
only one photo of the bird was obtained=2C but it only shows the underside.=
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ved a nice photo of a lady who was out kayaking off Stonehurst. =3B She=
 =3Bwas visiting the area =3Bfrom Virginia and a tern landed on her=
head. =3B She had the piece of mind to take a picture of the bird with=
her cell phone. =3B Her husband who was in a kayak nearby also observe=
d =3Bthe tern on her head. =3B It sat there for some time and preen=
ed. =3B <BR> =3B<BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>Bridgewater =3B =3B&=
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