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Dan Haas

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Dan Haas

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Sat, 2 Jun 2012 08:43:16 -0400

I got to the park just after dawn this morning to enjoy the rather high tides. 

With high hopes for some post-storm birds, I was a little surprised to find no shorebirds or terns.  However, the regular gulls were present in decent numbers.  

What's more, the beach feeders were being filled.  By that I mean there were 75-100 horseshoe crabs strewn about the beach and in the water.  

I walked the length of the beach flipping crabs.  By the time I reached the Southern end, I turned around to see that all of the horseshoe crabs had successfully made it back out into the bay.  That made my day.

And it was a welcome change from yesterday morning, when the beach was littered with hundreds of dead fish.

Of note lately: 
Friday AM: 
1 - Dunlin
10 - Semi Sandpiper
1 - Semi Plover

Saturday AM:
-a continuing HORNED GREBE, between the Main and the East Beach. -Eight male Mallards. Mallards have been scarce at the park lately, so I consider their presence noteworthy.

Good Birding,

Dan Haas
St. Margaret's, MD
Nervousbirdsatgmail.com

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