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A Rough Day at Sea – a New York Pelagic out of Freeport

10,000 Birds

Birders wanted the boat to go out but were concerned that the weather could postpone the trip or, perhaps worse, almost postpone the trip, which would mean a long day suffering in rough seas. Quickly we started tallying expected seabirds like scoters, gannets, loons, and common gull species. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla.

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Whales Losing the Will to Live?

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The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed. The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species.

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