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I took a run over to Cherry Hill this afternoon to see what damage had been=
done. Lets just say a lot. The piping plovers are going to have a hard g=
o of it in regards to habitat next season. Of course a lot can change on t=
he beach over the winter. It might actually be for the best. All the of t=
he nice beach areas that had developed are mostly rocked in. Possibly the =
birds will nest amongst the rocky areas where a lot of people do not or wil=
l not travel. Of course that will make it interesting if symbolic fencing =
is put in place. =20
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The bulk of the damage occurs at the start of the beach. Two holes are bla=
sted through where one usually parks. The good thing is that no one is goi=
ng to be driving out through the middle of the dunes or along the old road =
way any time soon, unless they have a tank or a vehicle with a lot of clear=
ance or if they cut a new road through the dunes. The road is pretty well =
rocked in nicely. Through the centre where some vehicles were driving and =
should not have been there is a two to three foot drop with water which spa=
ns about six feet across now. At the end where cars used to park it is all=
rock now and is built up by one and one half to two feet. Along the sand =
part of the road there is a hole now that is about four to five feet deep a=
nd filled with water and spans about five feet across. I do not think any =
vehicles are going to be going over that.
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The dunes are pretty well flattened and rocks cover far in. Major damage o=
ccurred at Rissers Beach and at Crescent Beach also. Hirtle's Beach now ha=
s the first lake with a hole open to the ocean.
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As per birds, I was not going to walk the whole way out, but I noticed a la=
rge concentration of larger shorebirds which might have been dowitchers. I=
decided to check them out, but by the time I got there they had disappeare=
d. I did find:
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Black-bellied Plover 10
Dunlin 19
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Western Sandpiper 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Sanderling 4
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Upon arrival a merlin was cutting through the middle of 70 snow buntings.
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Snow Bunting totals 94
=20
Horned Lark 3
=20
Horned Grebe 1
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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I took a run over to Cherry Hill this afternoon to see what damage had been=
done. Lets just say a lot. The piping plovers are going to hav=
e a hard go of it in regards to habitat next season. Of course a lot =
can change on the beach over the winter. It might actually be for the=
best. All the of the nice beach areas that had developed are mostly =
rocked in. Possibly the birds will nest amongst the rocky areas where=
a lot of people do not or will not travel. Of course that will make =
it interesting if symbolic fencing is put in place. <BR>
<BR>
The bulk of the damage occurs at the start of the beach. Two holes ar=
e blasted through where one usually parks. The good thing is that no =
one is going to be driving out through the middle of the dunes or along the=
old road way any time soon, unless they have a tank or a vehicle with a lo=
t of clearance or if they cut a new road through the dunes. The road =
is pretty well rocked in nicely. Through the centre where some vehicl=
es were driving and should not have been there is a two to three foot drop =
with water which spans about six feet across now. At the end where ca=
rs used to park it is all rock now and is built up by one and one half to t=
wo feet. Along the sand part of the road there is a hole now that is =
about four to five feet deep and filled with water and spans about five fee=
t across. I do not think any vehicles are going to be going over that=
.<BR>
<BR>
The dunes are pretty well flattened and rocks cover far in. Major dam=
age occurred at Rissers Beach and at Crescent Beach also. Hirtle's Be=
ach now has the first lake with a hole open to the ocean.<BR>
<BR>
As per birds, I was not going to walk the whole way out, but I noticed a la=
rge concentration of larger shorebirds which might have been dowitchers.&nb=
sp; I decided to check them out, but by the time I got there they had disap=
peared. I did find:<BR>
<BR>
Black-bellied Plover 10<BR>
Dunlin 19<BR>
Ruddy Turnstone 1<BR>
Western Sandpiper 1<BR>
White-rumped Sandpiper 1<BR>
Sanderling 4<BR>
<BR>
Upon arrival a merlin was cutting through the middle of 70 snow buntings.<B=
R>
<BR>
Snow Bunting totals 94<BR>
<BR>
Horned Lark 3<BR>
<BR>
Horned Grebe 1<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr />Are you ready for Windows Live Messenger Beta 8=
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