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This is a re-post of a message that was sent this morning and seems to have vanished into the ether. My apologies if it shows up and you get two copies - john Belbin Yesterday (Monday) I managed to get over to Port George to see both low tide and quiet conditions, something we haven't had for a while. At 9:30 am it was calm, bright and hazy with almost no waves - great viewing at Cottage Cove and still good at Port George. On the reef were 24 seals with many more in the water, 10 of them were the ugly looking Greys. The voices of Long-tailed Ducks seemed to float in from everywhere and I was able to count at least 87 of them, with probably a lot more just out of range of my scope. Also along that strip were:- 125 Common Eiders 7 Horned Grebes 15 Red Necked Grebes 24 Red Throated Loons 38 Surf Scoters 12 White Winged Scoters, and 5 Common Loon In their usual location between the bend and the Lighthouse were 12 Harlequin Ducks, 8 Males and 4 females. The Harlequin were in two groups of 6 birds, each with 4 males and 2 females, close enough so that you could see both groups at the same time. They were pretty frisky and would often stop feeding to chase each other. I saw several pursuits where all 4 males would chase after the same female, while the undesirable female simply kept on feeding. Over at MARGARETVILLE it is much more exposed so the waves were higher and the breeze stronger and colder. Surprisingly there were several seals cruising by in the shallow waters. Here were 10 Long-Tailed Ducks and it sounded like a lot more at times. There were also 21 Common Eider, 2 Red Necked Grebes, and 2 Red Throated Loons. I spent some attention on the Eiders at both places but there was not anything that might have been a King, and the viewing of most was quite good - maybe later. I was expecting the odd Alcid but so far they have been hiding from me. John Belbin - Kingston
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