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Observations
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Number observed: 5
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Number observed: 19
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Number observed: 1
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Number observed: 130
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Number observed: 6
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Number observed: 2
Details
Absolutely mind-numbing find this morning by George Keller. First state record, almost certainly related to the dozens of birds found in Florida over the last couple of days following the landfall of Hurricane Idalia. One juvenile bird and one adult, spent most of their time sleeping a few feet off the beach in the water. Birds were fully capable of flight (as photographed earlier this morning) and showed zero signs of captivity (bands, feather wear/trimming, etc.).
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Number observed: 6
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Number observed: 2
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Number observed: 2
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Number observed: 1
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Number observed: 1
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Number observed: 1
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Number observed: 4
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Number observed: 1
Exotic species
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Naturalized: Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases (including vagrants from Naturalized populations). These count in official eBird totals and, where applicable, have been accepted by regional bird records committee(s).
Provisional: Either: 1) member of exotic population that is breeding in the wild, self-propagating, and has persisted for multiple years, but not yet Naturalized; 2) rarity of uncertain provenance, with natural vagrancy or captive provenance both considered plausible. When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of "uncertain provenance". Provisional species count in official eBird totals.
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Details
Rough estimate, possibly more but this was just based off a rough count of 10 and then scaled up based on the space covered by the birds on the dock.