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Index of Subjects Hi, Ken. Sanderling was one of the first that I discounted, mainly because it's a much squatter bird - chunkier, shorter legs, shorter bill, lighter and more uniform in colour, and I'm generally able to ID these, which I've often seen here. I thought perhaps the Purple Sandpiper or Solitary Sandpiper were possibilities, but the legs were darker than the dull green shown in my field guide for the Solitary, and it didn't have the yellow legs of the Purple. I've never seen either of these two in the field that I know of. The only time I recall a Solitary Sandpiper was one ID'd by my mother, when I was living at home in Brookfield (Colchester County, near Truro) back in the early 1960s. It was October, and it had apparently run into our clothesline during a night migration and fallen dead to the ground, where we discovered it the next morning. But I digress. That's about all I can offer for this sandpiper. I also heard the "pffft" of the Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in the grassy dunes above the beach, this morning, and a few times in the last two or three weeks. Thanks. Bob kenmcken@eastlink.ca wrote: > Hi Bob What about Sanderling? > > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Lindsay <> > Date: Friday, June 15, 2007 11:21 am > Subject: [NatureNS] great egret at Conrad's Beach > >> Good morning, all. >> >> This morning, a few minutes after 0700, I saw a Great Egret at >> Conrad's >> Beach, Lawrencetown. As I drove in Conrad Road, as soon as I was >> in >> sight of the marsh, it was to the east of the road on the other >> side of >> the marsh. An hour later, it was still there in roughly the same spot. >> >> Although I didn't see any Piping Plovers (as I did on three >> occasions on >> the past month), I did see a medium-sized sandpiper on the beach >> that I >> couldn't identify. It had near-black legs. Too long-legged for >> semipalmated, and I think the colouring was a bit dark for the >> semi as >> well. >> >> Willet? While willets were numerous there, it was much too small. >> >> White-rumped sandpiper? Maybe. The white rump, and common white >> wing >> markings were conspicuous in flight. >> >> Anyone? >> >> Also in the marsh behind the beach were four Green-wwinged Teal. >> >> cheers, >> Bob Lindsay >> Dartmouth >> > >
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