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Index of Subjects Taking advantage of some errands I had to run, I dropped into Cottage Cove and Port George this morning at about 10:30 It was dead calm without a wave in sight and very mild. Unfortunately a sea mist limited the visibility and there were lots of grey blobs just out of range of identification. The tide was in flood with the reef only partially exposed and vanishing quickly. The Highlight was no less than 17 Harlequin Ducks, fortunately they always keep close to shore, which makes the identification very easy. As usual you don't see them at Cottage Cove, they seem to limit themselves to the area between the stream and the lighthouse at Port George. Today they were exceptionally frisky, with the males chasing the females all over the place. After some heavy chasing they all came in for a rest on shore, at one point they formed a line abreast formation like the Snow Birds at an air show. I missed photographing that but managed to get shots of them clambering ashore for a breather. The only scoters clearly visible today were White Winged, some almost on shore. There could have been lots of others further out. The tally was:- 4 Common Loons 19 White winged Scoters 14 Long tailed Ducks 26 Common Eiders 2 DC Cormorants 9 Horned Grebes 22 Red Breasted Mergansers 2 Black Ducks 17 Harlequin 18 seals, all seemed to be Harbours I stopped off at the MARGARETVILLE D.U. location on the way back. The only ice free area is on the north pond. Feeding were:- 6 Hooded Mergansers (3 pairs) A pair of Northern Shovellers A pair of Black Ducks A hairy Woodpecker was creating a great racket nearby. At home in Kingston, I had my first Fox Sparrow of the season yesterday, it joined the 6 Chipping Sparrows that arrived about 3 weeks ago and are now singing almost all day. Grackles are almost everywhere. John Belbin - Kingston
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