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     A Herring Gull with a small crab was on the rock weed when a 
     
     Greater Black—backed Gull walked up behind him causing him to 
     
     scurry off. At that moment, an immature Herring Gull swooped 
     
     in from the side and drove his bill into the Greater Black- 
     
     backed Gull who immediately departed. At this point, the 
     
     first Gull returned to his crab. 
     
    

    
     On at least five occasions, large flocks of Great Blue Herons 
     
     (20 to 30) flying in close proximity to each other, but not in 
     
     a formation and aimlessly swooping and wheeling. These 
     
     flights were not provoked by anything visible, but probably a 
     
     Bald Eagle was in the vicinity, unnoticed by us. 
     
    

    
     Observed an American Crow eating something and, when a Herring 
     
     Gull approached on foot, the crow gave way and flew off. 
     
    

    
     A, Ring—billed Gull sitting on 'the water would rise in a 
     
     fluttering manner about 6 - 8 feet, fold its wings and dive 
     
     completely under water; came up with something - crab or clam. 
     
     Saw a Bald Eagle perched in a spruce above a cormorant colony. 
     
     He harassed a Cormorant sitting on the water at the base of 
     
     the cliff until it gave, disgorging its catch. The eagle 
     
     promptly ate the material. 
     
    

    
     Two Osprey, just coasting over a spit of land, caused about 
     
     200 Ring-billed Gulls to take off at once. Then they milled 
     
     about at an unusually high altitude for several minutes. 
     
    

    
     Our ’driveway’ has a continuous row of 30-foot spruce trees 
     
     along one side. As We drove in one day looking only at the 
     
    
   
   
    
     driveway, all of a sudden, 10 Great Blue Herons took flight 
     
     from the tops of the spruces right over the middle of the 
     
     driveway; We had apparently alarmed them as all ten defecated 
     
     at once. Who was more alarmed! It was like a wet snow storm. 
     
    
   
   
    
     A crow was attacking an Osprey who was standing on its nest. 
     
     They took off in a spectacular ‘dog fight’. The Osprey was 
     
     apparently the winner and promptly began to dive bomb a dozing 
     
     Great Blue Heron, who was not bothering anybody. 
     
    

    
     I have seen a Mallard trying to swallow a frog, a Cormorant 
     
     swallowing an eel, an Osprey trying to deal with an eel on the 
     
     mud flats. 
     
    

    
     Grey Seals at the Pinette River mouth (5-10) swimming up 
     
     stream, coming almost completely out of water, landing 
     
     almost horizontally with a big splash — on two or three 
     
    

    
     days in early June. WHY? They were small seals perhaps 
     
    

    
     3-4 feet or, rather that much was showing. 
     
    

    
     Many Grey Seals going overland in winter, on the snow. One 
     
     was found dead in Newfer’s woods, Pt. Prim, one was dead on 
     
     the Roseberry Road in front of Gillis Lodge, Eldon, 5—7 got to 
     
     Earl Gay’s house (Newton Cross) 3~4 miles from time frozen 
     
     ocean, one or more were on the ice of Brian Fortune’s pond in 
     
     Eldon center. The Islanders say it is not uncommon. But why? 
     
     Some say it is because their breathing holes have closed or 
     
     their access holes and that they are searching for open water.