[NatureNS] Re: Broad-billed Sandpiper - Details of the first Canadian

Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:56:51 -0300
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At 01:13 AM 15/09/2008, Clarence Stevens Jr. wrote:
>As an answer to Andy Dean, I believe that the two sightings 
>mentioned in this posting are the only two sightings of Broad-billed 
>Sandpiper for Nova Scotia.

Canada's first record of Broad-billed Sandpiper occurred at Hartlen 
Point, Nova Scotia, 9 September 1990.  The observers were Ian McLaren 
and myself, and the detailed written report we provided was published 
subsequently in "North American Birds" magazine, as well as "Nova 
Scotia Birds".

Johnny Nickerson's sighting of a Broad-billed Sandpiper from four 
years ago was never documented by a written report or photograph, and 
so has not entered the ornithological record.   The same applies to 
his report of a Little Stint from earlier this summer.

Regarding the current Broad-billed Sandpiper report, despite a number 
of observers having seen the bird, no photographic or written 
documentation has yet been produced, but we hope that someone will do 
so, so that the sighting can enter the database.

Birds of this rarity incite great interest beyond our borders, 
causing birders to travel to Nova Scotia to try and view the 
bird.  Therefore all responsible birders should ensure that sightings 
of this magnitude are documented.

Respectfully,


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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca

Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"

author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada 

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