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["lyneart" <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yesterday afternoon several Tree Swallows were repeatedly coursing over the 
back field pond. I couldn't decide if I was seeing 7 or 8 swallows and kept 
trying to count them real fast before any could return to the start of the 
circuit and get double counted. All of a sudden another group of 15 or 20 
appeared and joined in the circuit, making the difficult exercise of an exact 
count impossible. 
  Also, yesterday was the 4th day of the Hooded Mergansers visiting. I tried to 
tiptoe down to the pond to erect a duck box. They first disappeared under the 
water, then took off. They might have visited  longer if I had stayed clear of 
the area but there was zero chance of them staying very long without a nest 
site.
Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County
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