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Index of Subjects I vote for the White-rumped. Best suggestion yet. Bob Susann Myers wrote: > Hi, Bob. > > Re. your unidentified shorebird, I did see two first-year White-rumped > Sandpipers and one first-year Ruddy Turnstone at Conrad Beach last > Sunday. In immature plumages, these one-year old shorebirds are hard to > ID at this time of year. But it's great to know they are spending at > least part of their pre-breeding summer here. > Cheers, > Susann > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Lindsay" <rhlindsay@accesswave.ca> > To: "Nature NS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: 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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