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Daryl Bernard

4/25/2017

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American Wigeon  3
Northern Shoveler  5
Green-winged Teal  116
Common Loon  3
American Bittern  1
American Avocet  76
Wilson's Snipe  2
Greater Yellowlegs  2
​Lesser Yellowlegs  4
Nayanquing Point, BA
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The bulk of the 76 American Avocets!
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David Peters
4/26/2017 04:24:36 pm

Fabulous sighting, Daryl, unprecedented in the annals of SBA avocet records!

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Daryl Bernard
5/4/2017 05:45:52 pm

Thanks, David! When I arrived, Matt Hogan was on site, and there were 30 birds present in the field. After enjoying good long looks, Matt left, and I eventually headed to the platform. While scanning that field from the platform, a cloud of white flew through my scope, which I had fully zoomed to see if I could pick up the avocets from there. At that point I assumed the cloud had been Bonaparte's Gulls or Caspian Terns. But, when I returned to Kitchen Road to take another look before leaving - the flock had more than doubled! I think the cloud of white had been another flock of avocets flying in. I counted twice and got 76 the first time, 77 the second time. Decided to go with a count of 76. In this picture there are over 60. Best I could do with my iPhone through my scope.

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