[NatureNS] Re: [NS-RBA] Am. Avocet Brier I.

From: "Elizabeth Doull" <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:57:52 -0300
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August 16, 2007 - The American Avocet was present two hours after high =
tide and also later in the afternoon.   Could not find the baird's =
sandpiper even though a local? birder showed me a pair, which turned out =
to be least sandpipers :-(  I wanted to stay and stake out for shore =
birds shortly after the tide started to recede., but the misty fog =
rolled making it difficult to study shorebirds on the rocks due to =
strong SW winds.=20

Took a whale watch.  It was one of the great pelagic watches I took. =
Thousands of red and red necked phalaropes appeared.  Here is the list

Red necked phalaropes
Red Phalaropes
1 Northern Fulmar
10 + Wilson's petrels, some of them flying close to our boat!
5 + Puffins
40 + Greater Shearwaters=20
10 + Sooty Shearwaters.=20
Gannets, none of them adult
No jaegers
No kittiwakes

Pond Cove

American Avocet - showing some pink tinge
2 White rumped sandpipers
20 Ruddy Turnstones
Semi palmated sandpipers
2 Least sandpipers
one semipalmated plover
2 Sanderlings
dowitchers
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>August 16, 2007 - The American Avocet was =
present two=20
hours after high tide and also later in the afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Could =
not=20
find the baird's sandpiper even though a local? birder showed me a pair, =
which=20
turned out to be least sandpipers :-(&nbsp; I wanted to stay and stake =
out for=20
shore birds shortly after the tide started to recede., but the misty fog =

rolled&nbsp;making it difficult to study shorebirds on the rocks due to =
strong=20
SW winds.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Took a whale watch.&nbsp; It was one of the =
great pelagic=20
watches I took.&nbsp;Thousands of red and red necked phalaropes=20
appeared.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here is the list</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Red necked phalaropes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Red Phalaropes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1 Northern Fulmar</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 + Wilson's petrels, some of them flying close =
to our=20
boat!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>5 + Puffins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>40 + Greater Shearwaters </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>10 + Sooty Shearwaters. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Gannets, none of them adult</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>No jaegers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>No kittiwakes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Pond Cove</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>American Avocet - showing some pink =
tinge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 White rumped sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>20 Ruddy Turnstones</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Semi palmated sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Least sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>one semipalmated plover</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2 Sanderlings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>dowitchers</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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