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Six water-insoluble birders met at Cherry Hill beach at high water. The day proved to be overcast, showery sometimes, mild, misty, and to provide perfect viewing of the several hundred waders that came in from their roosts as the tide fell. There were no major surprises, but we had fine views of nearly all of the common fall migrants, including several White- rumped Sandpipers and a lone (Eastern) Willet. The dunes and beach pea thickets were full of young Savannah Sparrows and numbers of Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows (some of the latter were still singing). A lone adult Piping Plover was among Sanderlings, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Semi Plovers on the beach. In total, we had 12 species of waders, among the regulars missing only Baird's Sandpiper and Whimbrel. And under the mild, misty and not very windy conditions we had an excellent opportunity to contribute to the health of the endangered Cherry Hill Beach mosquito. After lunch, one-sixth of the party went on to Western Head, Liverpool, where there was a small passage of Gannets and a group of seven adult Arctic terns hurrying along to the southwest. Later, Back in Lunenburg Co., at Crescent Beach, there were at least 100 Willets spread out on the low tide flats, most of them too far away to call with certainty - but among 10 very close to the road, at least 7 were Western Willets. The wader flock at Crescent Beach was impressive, including one fine Whimbrel foraging on the flats among Willets and Black-bellied Plovers. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Eric L. Mills 286 Kingsburg Road RR#1, Rose Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2X0, CANADA E.Mills@Dal.Ca ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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