The following post of interest was posted by Murray Gardler to the
Birdbrains list in FL.



Charlie Ewell

Cape Coral, FL

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From: Birdbrains - Florida Birds/Natural History
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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 3:45 PM
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Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Cedar Key; Ft. Island



Ft. Island highlights;



Common Goldeneye        6 (imm males & females

Bufflehead                      4  (imm males & females

Am. Oystercatcher         1



Cedar Key highlights;



White Pelican                65

Piping Plover                 1

Semipalmated Plover     150

Am. Oystercatcher        8

Am. Avocet                   165

Willet                            500

Long-billed Curlew          1

Marbled Godwit              65

Dunlin                           5000

Western Sandpiper        500

Least Sandpiper            250

peep                            1000

Short-billed Dowitcher    2000

Gull-billed Tern              2

Barred Owl                   1

Song Sparrow               2

House Finch                 7



The exceptionally low tide made for more tidal flats than I have ever
observed at Cedar Key.

Murray Gardler
Brooksville, FL

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