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I was on West Ironbound Island today in respect to another birding event. =
I also spent the time trying to update Atlas data. =20
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The double-crested cormorant colony has fledged all young. The number of n=
ests has dropped by about 50 percent from last year or better. A month ago=
I'm told all nests were occupied.
=20
I've not taken a gull tally yet=2C but most nests had hatched young and you=
ng gulls were everywhere you looked. A lot of eggs remained unhatched and =
no young greater black-backed gulls were apparent. Eggs remained as of yet=
unhatched for this species. The numbers of greater black-backed gulls nes=
ting were far less then last year and the herring gull numbers appeared lar=
ger. Anyhow=2C I'll get a more firm estimate when I have time. I'm sure t=
here were a lot of nests and young that I did not see.
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The highlight of the outing was a young great blue heron in the nest. I es=
timated 7-9 nests last year. I now believe that that estimate is low. The=
re appears to be quite a few more nests deeper in. The cover is heavy with=
lots of fallen trees=2C so it is virtually impossible to get into where th=
e nests are for an accurate count. I could hear many young herons calling =
for food and would estimate the nest count at between 15-20.
=20
I again saw and heard male blackpoll warblers and this time a female with a=
male. =20
=20
Everything else is normal and the same as I've seen during the past three y=
ears. There is a high population of song sparrows breeding out there. =20
=20
Far fewer black guillemots were seen with only four offshore.
=20
A nice movement of gannets was occurring. I was not watching all of the ti=
me=2C but there were constantly two or three birds flying by and there was =
one closely compressed group in flight single file of 14.
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport
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I was on West Ironbound Island today in respect to another birding event.&n=
bsp=3B I also spent the time trying to update Atlas data. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
The double-crested cormorant colony has fledged all young. =3B The numb=
er of nests has dropped by about 50 percent from last year or better. =
=3B A month ago I'm told all nests were occupied.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I've not taken a gull tally yet=2C but most nests had hatched young and you=
ng gulls were everywhere you looked. =3B A lot of eggs remained unhatch=
ed and no young greater black-backed gulls were apparent. =3B Eggs rema=
ined as of yet unhatched for this species. =3B The numbers of greater b=
lack-backed gulls nesting were far less then last year and the herring gull=
numbers appeared larger. =3B Anyhow=2C I'll get a more firm estimate w=
hen I have time. =3B I'm sure there were a lot of nests and young that =
I did not see.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
The highlight of the outing was a young great blue heron in the nest. =
=3B I estimated 7-9 nests last year. =3B I now believe that that estima=
te is low. =3B There appears to be quite a few more nests deeper in.&nb=
sp=3B The cover is heavy with lots of fallen trees=2C so it is virtually im=
possible to get into where the nests are for an accurate count. =3B I c=
ould hear many young herons calling for food and would estimate the nest co=
unt at between 15-20.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I again saw and heard male blackpoll warblers and this time a female with a=
male. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
Everything else is normal and the same as I've seen during the past three y=
ears. =3B There is a high population of song sparrows breeding out ther=
e. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
Far fewer black guillemots were seen with only four offshore.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
A =3Bnice movement of gannets was occurring. =3B I was not watching=
all of the time=2C but there were constantly two or three birds flying by =
and there was one closely compressed group in flight single file of 14.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bayport<BR><br /><hr />Attention all humans. We are your photos. <a href=
=3D'http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9666044' target=3D'_new'>Free us.</a>=
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