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Today, July 9, the following were noteworthy:
On the intertidal flats of Riverport, Lun. Co., a juvenile Great Blue Heron=
with 2 adults. This is the first juvenile I have seen this year; likely it=
came from the colony on West Ironbound Island.
In Fort Point Pond, Lun. Co., a pair of American Wigeon was still present, =
still with no sign of breeding.
At Western Head, Queen's Co., despite, or perhaps because of, cold, strong =
NE winds and frequent patches of drizzle, a good fly by of seabirds, includ=
ing in about half an hour 10 or more Sooty Shearwaters, all flying NE; 35+ =
Northern Gannets, all immatures but for one adult (one appeared to be bird =
of the year), all flying SW; about 5 adult Common Terns; and 4 adult Arctic=
Terns. An immature Red-throated Loon drifted past the point on the sea.
There was a remarkable flock of insectivores feeding over the Liverpool, Qu=
een's Co., sewage ponds: at least 12 Chimney Swifts; 30 or more Barn Swallo=
ws (mainly but not entirely adults); and only 6 Tree Swallows.
At Eagle Head Beach, Queen's Co., an eclipse male Wood Duck in a pond behin=
d the beach, and a Whimbrel, because of plumage differences almost certainl=
y not the one I reported on July 1, on the beach.
At Port Medway, Queen's Co., a group of 23 Common Mergansers made up of one=
female and a tightly-clustered flotilla of 22 partly grown young.
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<p>Today, July 9, the following were noteworthy:</p>
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<p>On the intertidal flats of Riverport, Lun. Co., a <b>juvenile Great Blue=
Heron
</b>with 2 adults. This is the first juvenile I have seen this year; likely=
it came from the colony on West Ironbound Island.
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<p>In Fort Point Pond, Lun. Co., a <b>pair of American Wigeon</b> was still=
present, still with no sign of breeding.
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</p>
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</p>
<p>At Western Head, Queen's Co., despite, or perhaps because of, cold, stro=
ng NE winds and frequent patches of drizzle, a good fly by of seabirds, inc=
luding in about half an hour 10 or more
<b>Sooty Shearwaters</b>, all flying NE; 35+ <b>Northern Gannets</b>, a=
ll immatures but for one adult (one appeared to be bird of the year), all f=
lying SW; about 5 adult
<b>Common Terns</b>; and 4 adult <b>Arctic Terns</b>. An immature <b>Red-th=
roated Loon</b> drifted past the point on the sea.</p>
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<p>There was a remarkable flock of insectivores feeding over the Liverpool,=
Queen's Co., sewage ponds: at least
<b>12</b> <b>Chimney Swifts</b>; <b>30 </b>or more <b>Barn Swallows</b> (ma=
inly but not entirely adults); and only 6 Tree Swallows.
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<p>At Eagle Head Beach, Queen's Co., an eclipse male <b>Wood Duck</b> in a =
pond behind the beach, and a
<b>Whimbrel</b>, because of plumage differences almost certainly not the on=
e I reported on July 1, on the beach.<br>
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</p>
<p>At Port Medway, Queen's Co., a group of <b>23</b> <b>Common Mergansers</=
b> made up of one female and a tightly-clustered flotilla of 22 partly grow=
n young.
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