{"id":14152,"date":"2021-03-11T16:10:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/Prototype\/Birders\/?p=14152"},"modified":"2021-05-07T20:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T00:33:51","slug":"edwin-b-forsythe-brigantine-nwr-march-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/edwin-b-forsythe-brigantine-nwr-march-11-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, March 11, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14152\" class=\"elementor elementor-14152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ccd4e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ccd4e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49066b01\" data-id=\"49066b01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e496078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e496078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, March 11, 2021<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a28ae8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a28ae8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd041a7\" data-id=\"cd041a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848eb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"848eb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14239\" alt=\"Northern Pintail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208673-2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Northern Pintail<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-670ad03\" data-id=\"670ad03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9163924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9163924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208667-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Northern Shoveler\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyNDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODY2Ny0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208667-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14240\" alt=\"Northern Shoveler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208667-2.jpg 986w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208667-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208667-2-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Northern Shoveler<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e35ba5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e35ba5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5d926d\" data-id=\"e5d926d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c113a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c113a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several ML Birders from the Lumberton Campus picked a sunny and relatively mild day to venture out to the Forsythe NWR to get a last look at wintering ducks, Snow Geese and any surprises that might await us. Northern Shovelers and Black Ducks were most numerous, although fair numbers of Green-winged Teal and Pintails were also seen. Buffleheads, Gadwall, Hooded Mergansers, Ruddy Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, American Wigeon, Mallards and a nice flock of Canvasbacks, all were observed. Large numbers of Snow Geese were still around, some flying, some sitting close to the loop road for easy observation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e375f92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e375f92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9b8bb7\" data-id=\"f9b8bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d950ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d950ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyMzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvR29vZEVhZ2xlMzU3OS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14235\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodEagle3579-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0351a51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0351a51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84904d1\" data-id=\"84904d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0127660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0127660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were noting the absence of shorebirds when we saw a lone American Avocet standing in shallow water. We usually see them during migration and they winter along the Atlantic Coast but south of New Jersey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9223ff4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9223ff4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b1054\" data-id=\"c3b1054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1285d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1285d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Avocet\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyMzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvR29vZEF2b2NldDM0MTMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413-1024x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14234\" alt=\"American Avocet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GoodAvocet3413.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">American Avocet<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c10db6\" data-id=\"8c10db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e12acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e12acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208698-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"&quot;Blue Goose&quot;\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyNTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODY5OC0yLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208698-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14254\" alt=\"&quot;Blue Goose&quot; (Snow Goose)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208698-2-1.jpg 697w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208698-2-1-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Blue Goose\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e37643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e37643\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aba190e\" data-id=\"5aba190e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae92e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae92e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The highlight of the day was four Bald Eagles (2 adult and 2 immature). One of the adult eagles was bold enough to sit atop a solitary cedar along the loop road, just posing for our observation and photographing.<\/p><p>Other raptors seen were several Northern Harriers and a Red-tailed Hawk.<\/p><p>Since the restaurants were not an option for us we got our lunch at a WAWA and enjoyed eating it off the beaten path with sweeping views of the salt marsh.<\/p><p>Participants: Ethel Cebra, Holly Hoffman, Robert Koch and Laurie Larson.<\/p><p>Text: RK; Photos: RK, LL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ea3c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ea3c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e1828f\" data-id=\"7e1828f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54310b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54310b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyNDMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODcwOC0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2-1024x822.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14243\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208708-2.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f766857\" data-id=\"f766857\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3466c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a3466c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyMzgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODcwNC0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14238\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208704-2.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4375e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4375e40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f48305c\" data-id=\"f48305c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608e13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608e13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bird List:<\/strong><br \/>Species Total: 42<\/p><p>Snow Goose<br \/>Brant<br \/>Canada Goose<br \/>Mute Swan<br \/>Northern Shoveler<br \/>Gadwall<br \/>American Wigeon<br \/>Mallard<br \/>American Black Duck<br \/>Northern Pintail<br \/>Green-winged Teal<br \/>Canvasback<br \/>Ring-necked Duck<br \/>Bufflehead<br \/>Hooded Merganser<br \/>Ruddy Duck<br \/>Mourning Dove<br \/>American Coot<br \/>American Avocet<br \/>Laughing Gull<br \/>Herring Gull<br \/>Great Black-backed Gull<br \/>Double-crested Cormorant<br \/>Great Blue Heron<br \/>Black Vulture<br \/>Turkey Vulture<br \/>Belted Kingfisher<br \/>American Crow<br \/>Tree Swallow<br \/>Carolina Wren<br \/>American Robin<br \/>Northern Mockingbird<br \/>European Starling<br \/>House Finch<br \/>Song Sparrow<br \/>Swamp Sparrow<br \/>Red-winged Blackbird<br \/>Common Grackle<br \/>Boat-tailed Grackle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e3b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e3b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3fd46c\" data-id=\"d3fd46c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0429ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0429ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Black Duck\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyMzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODY5MS0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2-1024x818.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14237\" alt=\"American Black Duck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2-1536x1227.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208691-2.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">American Black Duck<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd9483\" data-id=\"3fd9483\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5373e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5373e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208697-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Snow Geese and Blue Goose\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyMzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wM1wvNzIwODY5Ny0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208697-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14236\" alt=\"Snow Geese and Blue Goose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208697-2.jpg 994w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208697-2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7208697-2-768x611.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Snow Geese and Blue Goose<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e1ef4c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e1ef4c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2886859b\" data-id=\"2886859b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e452b1c elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget 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