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Common Loon (Gavia immer)Observer
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Bird in near-breeding plumage today, along with the two long-staying nonbreeding birds.
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American Great Egret (Ardea alba ssp. egretta)Observer
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Star of the bird walk!
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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)Observer
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Relatively still and clear water today allowed for great looks at their underwater life.
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
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Interesting chapter in this ongoing saga ... the male Mallard was sticking very close to the Wood Duck drake, and the female Mallard was nowhere to be seen. Is she on eggs?
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)Observer
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circling the Meer and eventually headed off toward the East RIver
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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very dark throat on this individual (see second photograph)
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Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)Observer
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two subadults circling the Meer—otherwise, a precipitous drop in numbers as most birds move inland to breed
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Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)Observer
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flock of 10 with a couple of juncos and a chippie
