[NatureNS] Field Trip for Conquerall Bank for NSBS

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Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 07:50:38 -0300
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Just to add to what James wrote.  I thought the field trip was great =
compared to other years. It was the first time we did not have to shiver =
in the cold, drizzly weather!   For me, the Veery and the N. Waterthrush =
was a treat!  I would have liked to see the waterthrush on a branch =
properly...  And the beautiful Blackburian warbler we saw several times. =
 Thanks for the great job as a group leader.=20

Cheers, liz

Thank you to all who attended the outing.  You were all wonderful.  The =
trip total was around 52 species which is down by 8-18 species.  Of note =
there were fewer warblers than normal and no flycatchers at all.  Hermit =
thrushes which are usually at every nook and cranny were all but vacant. =
 Another scarce bird this year in the area is the winter wren.  We heard =
one today, but it did not come out.  All but one had great looks at two =
northern waterthrushes.  We spotted blackburnian warblers at quite a few =
different locations and thanks to the keen ears and eyes of one birder a =
pair of broad-winged hawks were a treat.  Other raptors observed were =
sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk and bald eagle. =20
=20
Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce this year and yellow warblers =
and common yellowthroats appear to be down in numbers in this area.  =
These are my own personal observations, so others may notice =
differently.
=20
Swallows are also way down in this area so far.
=20
The real surprise is the number of shorebirds about.  With what we saw =
at Port L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more least sandpipers that =
I saw in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach today there seems =
to be something strange going on.  Today at Crescent Beach we observed =
17 black-bellied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a greater =
yellowlegs, a least sandpiper and a dunlin.  I've not listed the normal =
shorebirds that we would expect to see there, just the ones which should =
not be here at all now.
=20
James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Just to add to what James wrote.&nbsp; =
I thought=20
the field trip was great compared to other years. It was the first time =
we did=20
not have to shiver in the cold, drizzly weather!&nbsp;&nbsp; For me, the =
Veery=20
and the N. Waterthrush was a treat!&nbsp; I would have liked to see=20
the&nbsp;waterthrush on&nbsp;a branch properly...&nbsp; And the =
beautiful=20
Blackburian warbler we saw several times.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks for the =
great job as=20
a group leader. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Cheers, liz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Thank you to all who attended the =
outing.&nbsp; You=20
were all wonderful.&nbsp; The trip total was around 52 species which is =
down by=20
8-18 species.&nbsp; Of note there were fewer warblers than normal and no =

flycatchers at all.&nbsp; Hermit thrushes which are usually at every =
nook and=20
cranny were all but vacant.&nbsp; Another scarce bird this year in the =
area is=20
the winter wren.&nbsp; We heard one today, but it did not come =
out.&nbsp; All=20
but one had great looks at two northern waterthrushes.&nbsp; We spotted=20
blackburnian warblers at quite a few different locations and thanks to =
the keen=20
ears and eyes of one birder a pair of broad-winged hawks were a =
treat.&nbsp;=20
Other raptors observed were sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk and bald =

eagle.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;<BR>Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce =
this year=20
and yellow warblers and common yellowthroats appear to be down in =
numbers in=20
this area.&nbsp; These are my own personal observations, so others may =
notice=20
differently.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Swallows are also way down in this area so=20
far.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The real surprise is the number of shorebirds =
about.&nbsp;=20
With what we saw at Port L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more =
least=20
sandpipers that I saw in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach =
today=20
there seems to be something strange going on.&nbsp; Today at Crescent =
Beach we=20
observed 17 black-bellied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a =
greater=20
yellowlegs, a least sandpiper and a dunlin.&nbsp; I've not listed the =
normal=20
shorebirds that we would expect to see there, just the ones which should =
not be=20
here at all now.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>Dublin Shore</FONT><A =
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