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["Donald Jeffries" <donjeffries@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings from frigid Virginia Beach!
We have the usual suspects on Lake Trashmore (lake south of Mt Trashmore in
MT City Park) this morning (31 degrees) - DC Cormorants, Gulls (including a
few Black Backs), and this morning a Brown Pelican who seems in pretty good
shape. It was flying short distances, making low level dives.  I make this
report because of the recent stories of Pelicans in trouble locally; hope
those birds are recovering.

Good Birding

Don Jeffries
PS: Oh yes, today 3 Hooded Merganser females and 1 male who have been
hanging around recently. Didn't see the PB Grebe this morning who also has
been hunting in the lake.

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