[NatureNS] Red Tide?? Interesting Walk on Carter's Beach at Night

Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:50:37 -0300
From: Cindy Creighton <creighton@eastlink.ca>
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Hi All:

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Jeff and I were walking on Carter=92s Beach in Port Mouton at night on
Saturday night and we saw a very interesting sight =96 little =
luminescent
green specks in the sand with the incoming tide.  We saw them right at =
the
water=92s edge, when a wave receded these things were left behind.  We =
tried
to pick some up to figure out what they were using a flashlight to go
through the grains of sand, and all I could see was a little white thing
that looked a piece of a shell, but it was very flat and elongated.  =
Once
disturbed by me shining the light on it and sorting through the sand =
with my
finger it stopped glowing.  I did a Google search to try and find out =
what
they were and Red Tide kept coming up.  Could this be a red tide?

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Shorebird question:

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I=92ve been going to Carter=92s Beach for years and there are Willets =
that breed
there every year.  When we were there in July, we saw the Willets and =
their
fledglings feeding in the marsh behind the beach.  This time, there was =
no
sign of any of them.  Would they have headed south already?  Also, we =
didn=92t
see any shorebirds of any type here.  Why would shorebirds not be =
present on
this beach?  Do they follow certain migratory paths and Carter=92s Beach
happens to be outside that path?  Or maybe it=92s too early yet?

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As a side note, the birds we did see here were:

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Common Nighthawk

Common Terns

Great Black-backed Gulls

Herring Gulls

DC Cormorant

Song Sparrows

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Cheers,

Cindy


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi All:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jeff and I were walking on Carter=92s Beach in Port
Mouton at night on Saturday night and we saw a very interesting sight =
=96
little luminescent green specks in the sand with the incoming =
tide.&nbsp; We
saw them right at the water=92s edge, when a wave receded these things =
were
left behind.&nbsp; We tried to pick some up to figure out what they were =
using
a flashlight to go through the grains of sand, and all I could see was a =
little
white thing that looked a piece of a shell, but it was very flat and =
elongated.&nbsp;
Once disturbed by me shining the light on it and sorting through the =
sand with
my finger it stopped glowing.&nbsp; I did a Google search to try and =
find out
what they were and Red Tide kept coming up.&nbsp; Could this be a red =
tide?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Shorebird question:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I=92ve been going to Carter=92s Beach for years and =
there
are Willets that breed there every year.&nbsp; When we were there in =
July, we
saw the Willets and their fledglings feeding in the marsh behind the
beach.&nbsp; This time, there was no sign of any of them.&nbsp; Would =
they have
headed south already?&nbsp; Also, we didn=92t see any shorebirds of any
type here.&nbsp; Why would shorebirds not be present on this =
beach?&nbsp; Do
they follow certain migratory paths and Carter=92s Beach happens to be
outside that path?&nbsp; Or maybe it=92s too early =
yet?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As a side note, the birds we did see here =
were:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Common Nighthawk</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Common Terns</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Great Black-backed Gulls</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Herring Gulls</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>DC Cormorant</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Song Sparrows</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheer