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I came across a large movement of American robins today at Vogler's Cove in=
Lunenburg County. I counted 100=2C but could hear many others on either s=
ide of the road further in=2C so would estimate between 200-300 of them. T=
here were more over a one Km area that I saw flying to and fro also. With=
the larger group of robins beside the road was a chipping sparrow and a ju=
venile lark sparrow. =20
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At Cherry Hill Beach in close to the shoreline=2C inside of the surf to the=
left of where you park was a red-necked phalarope. I also had my first tw=
o=20
red-necked grebes for the fall at Cherry Hill. =20
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Note: A longspur sp. This bird was by the inside pond area. If you walk =
out across the dunes to where you meet rock and then take the inside route =
by the pond=2C along where the mud meets dune grass this is where the bird =
was tending. It kept walking along the edge of the dune grass. It would f=
ly a foot or so and then drop down=2C or sometimes four or five feet. I go=
t a good look at it a number of times and have my thoughts as to which spec=
ies it is=2C but without photo documentation or others seeing the bird I wi=
ll not comment further. I did try to get a pic=2C but it moved just as I c=
licked. I've reported my thoughts to a few birders so hopefully one of th=
em will get a view of the bird before it moves on or better yet a photograp=
h so that we can positively nail it down to species. Lets just say for now=
=2C that I know that it was not a Lapland Longspur. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater =20
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t of where you park was a red-necked phalarope. =3B I also had my first=
two <BR>red-necked grebes for the fall at Cherry Hill. =3B <BR> =
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clicked. =3B =3B I've reported my thoughts to a few birders so hop=
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