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I dropped in at Port George this morning to see if anything significant had arrived after the recent miserable weather. At 9:30 am it was not a great time to be there as the tide was in full flood and the reef completely covered. It seemed very quiet and you had to look hard to find anything at all. It was sunny, very cold and with a biting breeze from the SW, however the Bay had only a small chop on the waters which helped considerably. At the first bend in Port George was a tight little flock of Harlequin Ducks hugging the coastal rocks and so close that they were almost touching each other even when diving. It was a decidedly unbalanced group with 7 males and only 3 females. As the males seem to arrive first maybe that means that we will have a good sized group for the winter. I also heard some old friends calling and after a search managed to locate 5 Long Tailed Ducks, my first of the season. Also along the same stretch were 36 Common Eiders, 4 Common Loons, 2 red necked Grebes, 6 White winged Scoters and a DC Cormorant. I then stopped off at the Margaretville DU location, without much hope, there has been nothing there recently. However this time an American Coot and a Black Duck were feeding companionably close to the road. The Coot was a first year juvenile and its head bobbing motions were quite amusing to watch. At Margaretville I was pleased to find 5 more Long Tailed Ducks, they are really very brilliant when the sun strikes them and those pointed wing tips when they splash down are quite distinctive. A single Northern Gannet flew majestically by but I could not see any others. There were 2 White winged Scoters, 13 Common Eider, 2 Red necked Grebes and 5 Common Loons to round out the list. Not many birds but a good variety. John Belbin - Kingston
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