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Thanks Gloria =96 I didn=92t know about that proposed fish farm. =
Definitely
sounds like bad news for my favorite beach. The website was very
informative. Another point to note is that the beach is usually loaded =
with
sand dollars. They were virtually non-existent last weekend. Not sure =
if
that is a good thing or a bad thing=85maybe it is bad to see a lot of =
sand
dollars on the beach because it means they=92ve died and washed up on =
shore.
So if there is a lack of them on the beach does that mean they=92re =
still
alive out in the ocean? =20
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Cheers,
Cindy
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Gloria Gilbert
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:38 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Red Tide?? Interesting Walk on Carter's Beach at
Night
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Responding to Cindy's musings...
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When I was a kid, we called the sparkly bits at the water's edge
"phosphoresence"... probably a misnomer, but it's descriptive.
=20
The calls of willets have been a constant sound here in Osborne Harbour =
up
until last week... they are noticeably absent now.
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Shorebirds are not dumb. They will stay around if their favorite foods =
are
in good supply. I have also wondered why piping plovers do not nest =
around
Port Mouton Bay. The beaches provide extensive good habitat, and human
traffic is light, especially in early spring when they arrive. Later in =
the
fall there will be small mixed flocks of migrants on Carter's Beach, but
nothing like the numbers that feed and rest at Louis Head, for example.
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There is serious concern that salmon aquaculture has altered the natural
populations in Port Mouton Bay. Nutrient loading from farm waste, algae
blooms and unknown contributions of drugs and chemicals over 13 years =
have
without doubt made an impact on the marine ecosystem. It is difficult to
prove a cause and effect relationship, but you can bet that the birds =
have a
clear reason for going somewhere else. "Red Tide" is a result of =
nutrient
loading... if you catch my drift.
=20
For more on this subject see:
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HYPERLINK
"http://www.friendsofportmoutonbay.ca/"http://www.friendsofportmoutonbay.=
ca/
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Gloria
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: HYPERLINK "mailto:creighton@eastlink.ca"Cindy Creighton=20
To: HYPERLINK "mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:50 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Red Tide?? Interesting Walk on Carter's Beach at =
Night
=20
Hi All:
=20
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?
=20
Shorebird question:
=20
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?
=20
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
=20
Cheers,
Cindy
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my
favorite beach. The website was very informative. Another =
point to
note is that the beach is usually loaded with sand dollars. They =
were
virtually non-existent last weekend. Not sure if that is a good =
thing or
a bad thing=85maybe it is bad to see a lot of sand dollars on the beach
because it means they=92ve died and washed up on shore. So if =
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