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15 April 2007 It was an exquisite day to stroll the length of Martinique Beach. We were not the only ones with that idea -- the western parking lot was filled with the cars of surfers, the eastern parking lot with truck and boat trailers for the clammers, and the parking lots in between with the cars of strollers and dog-walkers. We kept to the beach, as it was so lovely, and didn't try for Ipswich Sparrows, but we saw the pair of Piping Plover, as well as a flock of 11 Sanderling, presumably the overwintering birds. Not many other birds around, but I did see my first Great Blue Heron of the year. Everyone with dogs had them off leash, but I talked to all that were approaching the Piping Plover nesting area, and all leashed them once they understood the birds had returned. All seemed surprised that the birds had already returned. We also discovered the remains of a Common Murre on the shoulder of East Petpeswick Road, just north of the Martinique Provincial Park entrance. The remains appeared to be several days old. Good birding, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm 144 Bayview Drive White's Lake, Nova Scotia, B3T 1Z1, Canada maybank@ns.sympatico.ca (902) 852-2077 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 15/04/2007
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