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To add further to Jim's report, Jan Baldwin at the Wolfville Farmers market
this morning, told me of two very recent sightings of good sized flocks -
possibly 1000 (?) shorebirds - around high tide in the past couple of days.
The first report came from Jan herself who saw a flock flying along the
western dyke of Grand Pre almost opposite the Wolfville Sewage Ponds
yesterday, and she passed on a report from Gisela Westphalen who had also
seen a sizable flock at the eastern tip of Long Island, Grand Pre, so the
'peeps' are indeed arriving.
Cheers,
Judy Tufts
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Judy Tufts
Wolfville
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of James W. Wolford
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 5:35 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; Peter Hicklin
Subject: [NatureNS] shorebirds in Wolfville Harbour at high tide
JULY 25, 2009 - SUPER-HIGH TIDE (predicted for 4:06 p.m.) at 4:30 p.m. in
Wolfville Harbour -- shorebirds seen roosting in rocks along railroad tracks
were at least 4 WILLETS and at least 11 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, plus at least 3
PEEPS, one of which was a LEAST SANDPIPER. Even though the yellowlegs were
not very vocal, I'm sure of their identities as greaters from their sizes as
they flew with the willets. Ordinarily I find the two yellowlegs very
difficult to distinguish.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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