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Hi, Ulli.
Shorebird Cove is on the mainland, along the Three Fathom Harbour loop road. It is not reached from Causeway Road, that leads to the Fishermen's Reserve. Shorebird Cove is in front of my cottage, and is reached by a long driveway with a 2-pole gate across at the road - the only driveway with a pole-type gate.
If you have Blake's book, you can follow the directions he gives to "Smelly Cove" (!). Folks have kindly agreed to rename it Shorebird Cove, since I found the other name offensive. If I ever get to spend some time there, come by & say hello if you're down.
Thanks for the Willet count!
Cheers,
Susann
----- Original Message -----
From: Ulli Hoeger
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebirds at Three Fathom Harbour
Hi,
I am sure the question was asked before, but I must have missed the answer. Where is Shorebird Cove? Is this the left hand side mudflat along the causeway leading to Fishermen's Reserve? Or I am thinking in the wrong direction. Would appreciate clarification.
I went out on the Cole Harbor Saltmarsh Trail. Only shorebirds seen where ~ 30 Willets between the trail head and the 2nd bridge....
Cheers
Ulli
Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote:
I was atlassing in Cape Breton recently, so missed the start of shorebird migration at Three Fathom Harbour, HRM. It is now clearly underway, however. Yesterday (July 1) at Shorebird Cove were:
Lesser Yellowlegs - 52
Short-billed Dowitcher - 17, mostly of the hendersoni sub-species that can look very much like Long-billed Dowitchers
There were also Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer. One Killdeer spent quite a bit of time feeding on newly-exposed mud at the cove, using the "foot-trembling" technique to find prey. I had read about this, but had never been close enough to watch it. The Killdeer placed one foot in front of the other on the surface of the mud and "trembled" it slightly back and forth. This apparently causes the prey to move and become more conspicuous, which helps because Killdeer find their food visually, rather than by probing. It must work, as the Killdeer was enjoying good feeding. It alternated feet, trembling first with one and then the other, and kept it up for quite a while. I was forced to take a nice long break from gardening chores, to make certain of this!
Cheers,
Susann
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Ulli.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shorebird Cove is on the mainland, along the Three
Fathom Harbour loop road. It is not reached from Causeway Road,
that leads to the Fishermen's Reserve. Shorebird Cove is in
front of my cottage, and is reached by a long driveway with a 2-pole gate across
at the road - the only driveway with a pole-type gate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have Blake's book, you can follow the
directions he gives to "Smelly Cove" (!). Folks have kindly agreed to
rename it Shorebird Cove, since I found the other name offensive. If I
ever get to spend some time there, come by & say hello if you're
down.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the Willet count!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susann</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 02, 2007 3:25 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Shorebirds at
Three Fathom Harbour</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>I am sure the question was asked before, but I must
have missed the answer. Where is Shorebird Cove? Is this the left
hand side mudflat along the causeway leading to Fishermen's Reserve? Or I am
thinking in the wrong direction. Would appreciate
clarification.<BR><BR>I went out on the Cole Harbor Saltmarsh Trail.
Only shorebirds seen where ~ 30 Willets between the trail head and the 2nd
bridge....<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>Ulli<BR><BR><B><I>Susann Myers
<myerss@eastlink.ca></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was atlassing in Cape Breton recently, so
missed the start of shorebird migration at Three Fathom Harbour, HRM.
It is now clearly underway, however. Yesterday (July 1) at Shorebird
Cove were:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lesser Yellowlegs - 52</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Short-billed Dowitcher - 17, mostly of the
<EM>hendersoni</EM> sub-species that can look very much like Long-billed
Dowitchers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT