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--2119117045-1529036383-1390248269=:93574 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =A0Hi All=0AThis afternoon I went down to Graves Island to see what=0Awas t= here for sea birds. I have a gimpy leg so couldn't walk=0Aas far as I usual= ly do but wasn't disappointed. All counts are approximate=0Awhy with birds = diving, flying and the rain mixed with snow an exact count=0Ais impossible.= =0AThirty=A0puddle ducks flew in to=A0bridge. 2 pairs of mallards and the r= est =0ABlack Ducks. The Black Ducks were nicely paired off and as they flew= in together=0Ait was easy to see the pairs. One lone duck kept to itself a= ll the time.=0AIt might have been a mixed breed - no definitive info. Mixed= Black X Mallards=0Adon't tend to mate up as soon - if at all.=0ALoons were= feeding in the bay. I think 7 in all. Two of them caught a small=0Acrab ea= ch as I watched. They soon gobbled it down. Must have a tough throat.=0AI c= ouldn't tell which kind of crab. When they had luck, they kept diving in th= e same=0Aspot but I didn't see any more catches. Once one Loon came up besi= de a Guillemot.=0AThe Guillemot soon took off and flew a short distance bef= ore pitching back down.=0ASea Pigeons we used to call them. Only say the on= e - its not a great spot for them.=0AThere was 12 - 16 grebes - all Horned = except 2 Red Necked. They are much more =0Acommon in that part of the bay t= han in the Indian Point side. I am not sure why.=0AThey too were diving but= I didn't see any successful ones. A couple of times=0Awhen one=A0came up a= Herring Gull flew to them but they quickly dove and=A0the Gull=0Akept on g= oing.=0AThere was a good bunch of sea ducks also but my fingers are=0Agetti= ng sore so they=A0 need wait for another time!=0AEnjoy the winter=0APaul = =A0 --2119117045-1529036383-1390248269=:93574 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He= lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo= nt-size:14pt"><div> Hi All</div><div>This afternoon I went down to Gra= ves Island to see what</div><div>was there for sea birds. I have a gimpy le= g so couldn't walk</div><div>as far as I usually do but wasn't disappointed= . All counts are approximate</div><div>why with birds diving, flying and th= e rain mixed with snow an exact count</div><div>is impossible.</div><div>Th= irty puddle ducks flew in to bridge. 2 pairs of mallards and the = rest </div><div>Black Ducks. The Black Ducks were nicely paired off and as = they flew in together</div><div>it was easy to see the pairs. One lone duck= kept to itself all the time.</div><div>It might have been a mixed breed - = no definitive info. Mixed Black X Mallards</div><div>don't tend to mate up = as soon - if at all.</div><div>Loons were feeding in the bay. I think 7 in all. Two of them caught a small</div><div>crab each as I watched. The= y soon gobbled it down. Must have a tough throat.</div><div>I couldn't tell= which kind of crab. When they had luck, they kept diving in the same</div>= <div>spot but I didn't see any more catches. Once one Loon came up beside a= Guillemot.</div><div>The Guillemot soon took off and flew a short distance= before pitching back down.</div><div>Sea Pigeons we used to call them. Onl= y say the one - its not a great spot for them.</div><div>There was 12 - 16 = grebes - all Horned except 2 Red Necked. They are much more </div><div>comm= on in that part of the bay than in the Indian Point side. I am not sure why= .</div><div>They too were diving but I didn't see any successful ones. A co= uple of times</div><div>when one came up a Herring Gull flew to them b= ut they quickly dove and the Gull</div><div>kept on going.</div><div>T= here was a good bunch of sea ducks also but my fingers are</div><div>getting sore so they need wait for another time!</div>= <div>Enjoy the winter</div><div>Paul </div></div></body></html> --2119117045-1529036383-1390248269=:93574--
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