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Hi all, at 3:15 pm on Sunday the Northern Wheatear was still busily capturing flies in flight from the pathside boulders. It was on the curved part of the trail between the second and third bridges still roughly 2 kilometers from Bisset Road. The 3 American Pipits were also still onsite. Thank you, Susann for finding and sharing such a well marked and cooperative individual. - All the Best in Birding, Clarence
--- On Fri, 9/19/08, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> From: Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Northern Wheatear, Cole Harbour
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Received: Friday, September 19, 2008, 9:41 PM
> While doing a Maritimes Shorebird Survey at about 6:00 p.m.
> today, I found a Northern Wheatear along the Cole Harbour
> Saltmarsh Trail. It was about 1/2 km west of the
> Ready-aye-Ready bridge, roughly 2.3 kms from the Bissett Rd.
> parking lot. It perched on large boulders at the side of
> the trail and gave the longest views I have had of this
> species. It was present in the same location on my way back
> down the trail half an hour later.
>
> The bird was a lovely bright adult male leucorhoa, still
> with black mask and wings, and bright peach-coloured breast.
> The white rump and upper tail with broad black subterminal
> band were obvious in flight, and a narrow white terminal
> band could also be easily seen.
>
> Other noteworthy birds present:
> 3 American Pipits
> 19 Canada Geese
> 18 Pectoral Sandpipers
> a variety of other shorebirds, in dwindling numbers
> 1 Peregrine Falcon, stooping on both shorebirds and gulls
> shortly before sunset
>
> Cheers,
> Susann Myers
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