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As I was away over the weekend, this morning was the first opportunity to check the Fundy coast for whatever may have blown in during our recent storms. I know it was late but you can always hope! Alas, if anything unusual had come it had also gone before I got there at 9:15. However, there was quite a reasonable number of the usual species present despite the super cooled air and still rough waters. As partial compensation the air was very clear and you could see Ille Haute and the other coasts in incredible detail. About 2 hours after low tide, the air temperature was -12 and the wind chill about -20, so trips out of the car were short and breathtaking. The reef was still well exposed but no seals were resting on it, presumably the wind chill was too much for even their tough hides. My list included:- 88 Common Eiders 32 White Winged Scoters 5 Black Scoters 7 Surf Scoters 21 Long Tailed Ducks - as usual it sounded like many more than that. 6 Red Throated Loons 7 Common Loons 1 Red necked Grebe 2 Red Breasted Mergansers 6 Harlequin Ducks of which 4 were males. An immature Bald Eagle flew slowly down the beach and ensured that all the Herring Gulls stayed out of sight or on the ground. John Belbin - Kingston
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