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All: A dozen people showed up, despite the bad weather forecast. In the event, the walk out on the beach was showery, but almost dry on the return. Bouts of heavier rain developed on the way back along the shore road, but didn't stop us from taking another stroll along the n.w. stretch of Conrad Beach. We saw about 41 species (one or two others may have been seen by some). Of interest were a pair of Piping Plovers at the n.e. end of Martinique Beach and more Ipswich Sparrows than ever before on this field trip - 26 in all, including 16 on Martinique Beach and 7 on Conrad Beach. I estimate that there were about 8 per km on about 3 km of beach walked fairly thoroughly. This number is close to the peak per km found on these beaches during more formal censuses by me and my students in the first week of April 1971. The Ipswich Sparrow seems to be doing o.k., as indicated by a healthy Sable I. census estimate in recent years All best, Ian McLaren
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