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Bufflehead at quarry lake/Nothing at Newport Pier
Posted by Shane
almost 8 years ago
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I had a female Bufflehead at the quarry lake on SW 107th Ave. the bird was still being seen around 4 this afternoon. The duck was swimming with a few hooded mergansers.
Hoping to take advantage of the strong northerly winds I spent a couple hours at the Newport Pier where nothing really interesting was seen. A few close gannets and a compelling something I couldn't identify (shorebird larger than a sanderling smaller than a willet---phalarope?--flying against the wind and out to sea) were the only things of note.
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Ditto the lack of seabirds offshore Key Biscayne and Boynton Inlet today. Perhaps tomorrow when winds swing more out of the east?
On Monday I tried to turn my 350 offshore mystery guests into phalaropes but they turned out to be Buffleheads! Their quick wing beats and tight groups gave the impression of shorebirds.
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