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Blizzard and the return of the Horned Grebes

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Greg Stone

The weekend brought a legitimate (by technical definition) blizzard to the region – more than a foot of snow, very high winds, and temperatures in the teens and twenties – so I was eager to get out to Gooseberry to … Continue reading →

Posted in sea birds, shorebirds, Uncategorized, weather events | Tagged blizzard, common eider, horned grebe, life-saving station, sanderlings, White-winged Scoter | Leave a comment

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I feel comfortable with many of my bird identifications, but unsure about many others, so it was great when I met Paul Champlin on Gooseberry recently and he agreed to help out. He's a professional and a lifelong birder, so now I can be pretty sure that when I write "it's a Least Sandpiper" it really is a Least Sandpiper!
Paul has a BS and MS in wildlife biology from UMass Amherst and Clemson University in SC. He's currently employed at the Newport Navy Base in wildlife management. He's been birding since he was 8 and has been all over the western hemisphere. "I'm relatively new to the area (3 1/2 years in Westport)" he writes, "and look forward to discovering new people and places."
So I now can be sure of my bird identifications because I'm emailing Paul the pictures first with my best guesses. Someday I hope to reach the point where I don't need help, for the better I know the birds the more I enjoy my walks on Gooseberry. But the bottom line is this - if they're mistakes here, they're mine. I'm writing this. So Paul isn't an excuse for inaccuracy on my part - but he sure will give me a much higher degree of confidence. And he's already reviewed many posts and I've made corrections in them based on what he's reported. Fortunately, I didn't have to correct too much, but even with photos and several books open I make mistakes.
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