[NatureNS] Northumberland Shore Sun.Sept. 14

Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:14:31 -0300
From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
On Sun. Sept. 14, I explored the Northumberland shore from Waterside PP to Tidnish Dock PP. Most of these stops had a few Bonaparte's Gulls and Kingfishers. Teal seem to be on the move. Here are some of the more significant sightings. 

At Tidnish Dock there were 25+ Red-necked Grebe, 100+ Surf Scoter and 20 Common Terns. 
Linden had an astonishing 250 Blue-winged Teal at low tide. At high tide  a few hours earlier,  I saw only 9. There were 17 Hooded Mergansers, about 20 Green-winged Teal and 2 Bobolink.   

At Northport, the in-fill of the Salt Marsh was sprouting mushrooms I took to be Shaggy Manes , some gone off and some newly erupting through the sand. 

Wallace Bay had 55 Great Blue Heron. There were quite a few in Pugwash as well, but I forgot to record the number, but more than 12. 

River Philip area had 35 Great Blue Heron. 

At Sand Pt., a  little flury had 14 species passing through a wooded area with 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a couple of dozen Robins. In the DU pond there were 3 Pied-billed Grebe. 

At Brule I had the following shorebirds with a large group of several hundred Double-crested Cormorants at high tide. 
Greater Yellowlegs-3,  Black-bellied Plover-55,  Semipalmated Plover-37,  Semipalmated Sandpiper-9 and Lesser Yellowlegs-1. There is a development on-going which I suspect to be a golf course extension which is very close to  ( in fact bordering on or in) the salt marsh. 

River John had 15 Great Blue Heron, 60 Semipalmated Plover and 80 Green-winged Teal. 

Waterside PP had reduced numbers of shorebirds:
Greater Yellowlegs-7 ( one dangling a leg as it flew)
Sanderling-7
Semipalmated Sandpiper-13
Least Sandpiper-1
Semipalmated Plover-14
cheers
Ken


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On Sun. Sept. 14, I explored the Northumberland 
shore from Waterside PP to Tidnish Dock PP. Most of these stops had a few 
Bonaparte's Gulls and Kingfishers. Teal seem to be on the move. Here are some of 
the more significant sightings. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Tidnish Dock there were <STRONG>25+ Red-necked 
Grebe</STRONG>, 100+ Surf Scoter and 20 Common Terns. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linden had an&nbsp;astonishing <STRONG>250 
Blue-winged Teal</STRONG> at low&nbsp;tide. At high tide&nbsp; a few hours 
earlier, &nbsp;I saw only 9. There were 17 Hooded&nbsp;Mergansers, about 20 
Green-winged Teal and 2 Bobolink. &nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Northport, the in-fill of the Salt Marsh was 
sprouting mushrooms I took to be Shaggy Manes , some gone off and some newly 
erupting through the sand. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wallace Bay had 55 Great Blue Heron. There were 
quite a few in Pugwash as well, but I forgot to record the number, but more than 
12. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>River Philip area had 35 Great Blue Heron. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Sand Pt., a&nbsp; little flury had 14 species 
passing through a wooded area with 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a couple of dozen 
Robins. In the DU pond there were 3 Pied-billed Grebe. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At Brule I had the following shorebirds with a 
large group of several hundred Double-crested Cormorants at high tide. 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs-3, &nbsp;Black-bellied 
Plover-55,&nbsp; Semipalmated Plover-37, &nbsp;Semipalmated Sandpiper-9 and 
Lesser Yellowlegs-1. There is a development on-going which I suspect to be a 
golf course extension which is very close to&nbsp; ( in fact bordering on or in) 
the salt marsh. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>River John had 15 Great Blue Heron, 60 Semipalmated 
Plover and 80 Green-winged Teal. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Waterside PP had reduced numbers of 
shorebirds:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greater Yellowlegs-7 ( one dangling a leg as it 
flew)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sanderling-7</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated Sandpiper-13</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Least Sandpiper-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Semipalmated</FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>&nbsp;Plover-14</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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