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As this morning was almost calm I decided to try another trip as a comparison to rough water excursions to see how the numbers compare. It was reasonable enough that you could actually use the glasses without gloves for short periods, a great improvement. The first thing I noticed was that once again there were no seals on the reef and very few in the water - I wonder if the fishermen have driven them off? A pleasant sight was my first 3 Dovekies of the year, bobbing along close to shore and looking as if their beaks are in the water. Most of the numbers were similar to yesterday but slightly increased, no doubt due to the relative ease of identification when there are no waves to hide behind. Common Eiders - 104 Red Breasted Mergansers - 10 (including one male almost on the shore that displayed both a punk hairdo and a glowing pinkish breast, which he showed off for me). White winged Scoters - 34 Surf Scoters - 10 Common Loons - 7 Red Throated Loons - 5 Long tailed Ducks - 32 Red Necked Grebes - 9 Dovekies - 3 Harlequin Ducks - 7 (5 males) John Belbin - Kingston
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