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From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak)
Newsgroups: net.rec.birds
Subject: Birds I saw this weekend
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 14:40:51 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 14:40:51 1984
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 I thought that this last weekend was going to be shot as far as bird watching
was concerned ,due to the fact that I was on the beach saturday and sailing
on sunday.However I was pleasantly surprised. 
 On sunday whilst sailing we got to see lots of cormorants close up without
the aid of binoculars.We saw them perched on buoys and were able to sail 
within 20' of them.There were also lots of them on the move skimming about
2' above the water.
  But the thing that really made my day was when we got back to the marina.We
were tidying up the boat and I noticed quite a few swallows flying close by.
I then spotted two of the swallows(cliff swallows in NJ ? in May) perched on
a ladder hanging from the dock.The two were approx 12' away and we sat 
watching each other for about 15 minutes until they were distracted by
people walking on the dock and flew away.It looked like they have a nest
under the dock.I'm looking forward to seeing them when I go sailing in 
another 2 weeks.

    Dave Peak(pyuxhh!dxp)