[NatureNS] Shorebirds at Three Fathom Harbour

Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:20:43 -0300
From: Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca>
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I was out of the province for the last third of June, so missed the start of shorebird migration, alas!  But migrants have built up quickly in July on the Eastern Shore.  In Three Fathom Harbour, mainly at Shorebird Cove in front of my cottage, I counted the following:

July 1
Black-bellied Plover     -  2, adults in breeding plumage
Killdeer                      -  4 (2 adults, 2 young)
Greater Yellowlegs      -  2
Willet                         -  16
Lesser Yellowlegs       -  42
Short-billed Dowitcher   -  16

July 6
Black-bellied Plover       -  8, adults & juveniles
Semipalmated Plover     -  6, adults
Greater Yellowlegs        -  2
Willet                            -  67
Lesser Yellowlegs          -  91
Spotted Sandpiper          -  1
Short-billed Dowitcher     -  742

The increased number of Willets represents the beginning of migration for the adult females, which breed in Nova Scotia and leave the young before the males do, to replenish their badly depleted resources.  It's a wonderful time of year to look at shorebirds, with gauky young Willets mixed in with the adults, and all accompanied by the welcome, cheerful-sounding chortling of dowitchers.

Cheers,
Susann Myers

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was out of the province for the last third of 
June, so missed the start of shorebird migration, alas!&nbsp; But migrants have 
built up quickly in July on the Eastern Shore.&nbsp; In Three Fathom Harbour, 
mainly at Shorebird Cove in front of my cottage, I counted the 
following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>July 1</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black-bellied Plover&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
-&nbsp; 2, adults in breeding plumage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Killdeer&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
-&nbsp; 4 (2 adults, 2 young)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 
2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Willet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; 
16</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lesser 
Yellowlegs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; 42</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Short-billed Dowitcher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; 
16</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>July 6</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black-bellied 
Plover&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; 8, adults &amp; 
juveniles</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Plover&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 
6, adults</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 67</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lesser 
Yellowlegs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; 
91</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Spotted Sandpiper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT 
size=2><FONT>Short-billed&nbsp;Dowitcher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; 
74</FONT>2</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The increased number of Willets represents the 
beginning of migration for the adult females, which breed in Nova Scotia and 
leave the young before the males do, to replenish their badly depleted 
resources.&nbsp; It's a wonderful time of year to look at shorebirds, with gauky 
young Willets mixed in with the adults, and all accompanied by&nbsp;the welcome, 
cheerful-sounding&nbsp;chortling of dowitchers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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