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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_yj3U0AbLGCtJfxs6n5l+wQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Regarding Christmas Count shorebirds, on the Wolfville count on Dec. 15, someone saw 3? sanderlings, and Pat Kelly and that observer for the sanderlings also saw a frustrating flock of medium-sized shorebirds (flying away from them) that were probably either dunlins or purple sandpipers. These observations occurred at The Guzzle area of ne. Grand Pre, the northeasternmost point on the Grand Pre dykelands, adjacent to Boot Island. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville ---------- From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:08:42 -0400 To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] first blush at Antigonish CBC The weather didn't hit here until about 4:00, characterized by snow and some wind. We had a largely pleasant, albeit cloudy day. May got the first good bird of the day, a Great Blue Heron which I walked right past. This species has only occurred five other times (out of the 31 runs of the Antigonish CBC). At one home with a particularly good feeder set up, I noted two RB Nuthatches, then May said she thought there was a Creeper in one of the trees (where I had just seen one of the Nuthatches). My expectations were not high, but there it was, a Brown Creeper (only recorded 10 other times on our count, never by me that I can recall). At Bayfield, we were on the beach (sure is nice walking on frozen sand, by the way), a dominantly-white bird came in from behind us; my first impression and expectation was a Snow Bunting, but when it landed about 20 m away, it then started to run down the beach - a Sanderling! Brand new for our count! Pine Grosbeaks were everywhere, though I suspect we're not going to match out 1999 numbers. Red-tails and Song Sparrows were also high for us. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --Boundary_(ID_yj3U0AbLGCtJfxs6n5l+wQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FW: [NatureNS] first blush at Antigonish CBC</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Regarding Christmas Count shorebirds, on the Wolfville count on Dec. 15, someone saw 3? sanderlings, and Pat Kelly and that observer for the sanderlings also saw a frustrating flock of medium-sized shorebirds (flying away from them) that were probably either dunlins or purple sandpipers. These observations occurred at The Guzzle area of ne. Grand Pre, the northeasternmost point on the Grand Pre dykelands, adjacent to Boot Island.<BR> <BR> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<BR> ----------<BR> <B>From: </B>Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com><BR> <B>Reply-To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> <B>Date: </B>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:08:42 -0400<BR> <B>To: </B>naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><BR> <B>Subject: </B>[NatureNS] first blush at Antigonish CBC<BR> <BR> The weather didn't hit here until about 4:00, characterized by snow and some wind. We had a largely pleasant, albeit cloudy day.<BR> <BR> May got the first good bird of the day, a Great Blue Heron which I walked right past. This species has only occurred five other times (out of the 31 runs of the Antigonish CBC). At one home with a particularly good feeder set up, I noted two RB Nuthatches, then May said she thought there was a Creeper in one of the trees (where I had just seen one of the Nuthatches). My expectations were not high, but there it was, a Brown Creeper (only recorded 10 other times on our count, never by me that I can recall). At Bayfield, we were on the beach (sure is nice walking on frozen sand, by the way), a dominantly-white bird came in from behind us; my first impression and expectation was a Snow Bunting, but when it landed about 20 m away, it then started to run down the beach - a Sanderling! Brand new for our count! <BR> <BR> Pine Grosbeaks were everywhere, though I suspect we're not going to match out 1999 numbers. Red-tails and Song Sparrows were also high for us.<BR> <BR> Randy<BR> _________________________________<BR> RF Lauff<BR> Way in the boonies of<BR> Antigonish County, NS. <BR> <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --Boundary_(ID_yj3U0AbLGCtJfxs6n5l+wQ)--
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