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Just a short supplement to Ulli's posting on shorebirds, Bernard Burke pointed out an American Golden Plover to Suzanne B and I as we drove up to Fisherman's Cove late last week. It was our first of the year. Later on, on the golf course nearly every hole had a small flock of Whimbrel according to a group of golfers I spoke with. There were likely hundreds spread out over the 18 holes! Bob McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: <uhoeger@dal.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:24 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Fisherman's Cove and Hartlen Point Saturday September 9 2006 > Time to catch up with some recent observations. > Saturday afternoon I went out to Fisherman's Cove, before the > afternoon crowd of people arrived. Tide was still going out and a > good part of the mud flats was exposed. > Shorebird numbers are definitely down from a week earlier. > Species observed: > SB Dowitcher 1 > BB Plover 3 > SP Plover ~150 > SP Sandpiper ~120 > Least Sandpiper <10 > White-rumped Sandpiper 3 > > With increasing people traffic the birds became more skittish, and > when within 15 minutes a Merlin and a Peregrine tried for lunch, the > Peregrine successful, most took off for good. Both falcons came out > of the sun, and I noticed them only after all the shorebirds took > flight. > > No Yellow Legs! > > > A bit down the road towards Hartlen Point on a stretch of sandy beach > Sanderlings ~20 > SP Plovers ~40 > SP Sandpipers ~40 > Least Sandpipers ~15 > White-rumped Sandpipers 2 > > At Hartlen Point on the beach along the road just a few Least > Sandpipers, a Whimbrel, and several Greater Yellow Legs. > Back Cove had several BB Plovers and Willets and additional Greater > Yellow Legs. > Two Harrier and two Osprey were hunting in the area. > > Ulli > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/445 - Release Date: 9/11/2006 > >
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