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Old 07-11-2006, 12:10 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Airwaves
When we were up for Bike Week we noticed a Momma Loon and 4 chicks swimming around off our beach.
I could be wrong, but it is highly unlikely that the birds you saw were loons. They usually only hatch 2 chicks tops and they usually do not hatch until right around the 4th of July. They may have been mergansers.
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