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AUGUST 20, 2009 - I was at Wolfville Harbour about an hour before the
high, high tide (New Moon today)(tide high at 1:21 p.m. -- I was
there at about 12:45). Roosting SHOREBIRDS along the railroad tracks
were all PEEPS, about 40 of them, probably mostly least sandpipers
(see Aug. 21).
In late afternoon, I was on our back deck in Wolfville and heard some
bird calls. I stood up and pished loudly, and a GRAY CATBIRD quickly
responded by flying out of our back hedge and coming straight toward
me. It didn't waver from that path until it got within a few metres
of me, whereupon it slowed down, landed briefly just in front of me,
then flew a short distance and proceeded to give several of its cat-
like mew calls. Then it flew back to where it came from, but a
couple of vocal BLUE JAYS chased it repeatedly, for some reason.
In our yard there were also Am. goldfinches and yellow warblers. For
the past 10 days locally I have been hearing and seeing goldfinches
everywhere I've been.
AUGUST 21, 2009 - Today's high, high tide time was 2:15 p.m. I went
to ne. Grand Pre to THE GUZZLE to check for flying and roosting
flocks of SHOREBIRDS at 12:30 p.m. From the north end of the main
north-south dyke I saw a HUGE FLYING FLOCK of PEEPS (5000+) to the
west, just to the west of Jean Merks' house. With binoculars I
could also see that they were temporarily roosting on a small area of
beach that was rapidly disappearing (high high tide nearly). I
quickly drove over there and walked to where I could see the roosting
birds, which in their migratory and post-feeding restlessness were
frequently taking off, wheeling around in aerobatic flights, and then
coming back to land on the beach and on the big boulders that were
there to minimize shore erosion. A large contingent of the peeps
flew away to the east and disappeared from view, but several hundred
peeps were left there for me to look at. They were nearly all
SEMIPALMATED (no hyphen) SANDPIPERS, with at least 2 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS and 2 SEMIPALMATED (no hyphen) PLOVERS.
At Wolfville Harbour at 1:30 p.m. (nearly high tide), along the
railroad tracks trying to rest were 5 YELLOWLEGS (most or all
GREATERS) and about 25+ PEEPS -- 24+ LEAST SANDPIPERS and 1
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3
phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
"In wildness is the preservation of the world" -- Henry David Thoreau
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn
from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
disinclination to do so.
~ Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
[from Ecology Action Centre]
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>AUGUST 20, =
2009</b> - I was at Wolfville Harbour about an hour before the high, =
high tide (New Moon today)(tide high at 1:21 p.m. -- I was there at =
about 12:45). Roosting <b>SHOREBIRDS</b> along the railroad tracks =
were all<b> PEEPS</b>, about 40 of them, probably mostly least =
sandpipers (see Aug. 21).</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal =
normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">In late afternoon, I was on our back deck in Wolfville =
and heard some bird calls. I stood up and pished loudly, and a =
<b>GRAY CATBIRD</b> quickly responded by flying out of our back hedge =
and coming straight toward me. It didn't waver from that path =
until it got within a few metres of me, whereupon it slowed down, landed =
briefly just in front of me, then flew a short distance and proceeded to =
give several of its cat-like mew calls. Then it flew back to where =
it came from, but a couple of vocal <b>BLUE JAYS</b> chased it =
repeatedly, for some reason. </font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: =
normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">In our yard there were also =
<b>Am. goldfinches</b> and <b>yellow warblers</b>. For the past 10 =
days locally I have been <b>hearing and seeing goldfinches everywhere =
I've been</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: medium;"><b><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: =
normal;"><br></span></b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>AUGUST =
21, 2009</b> - Today's high, high tide time was 2:15 p.m. I went =
to ne. Grand Pre to <b>THE GUZZLE</b> to check for flying and roosting =
flocks of <b>SHOREBIRDS</b> at 12:30 p.m. =46rom the north end of =
the main north-south dyke I saw a <b>HUGE FLYING FLOCK of PEEPS =
(5000+)</b> to the west, just to the west of Jean Merks' house. =
With binoculars I could also see that they were temporarily roosting on =
a small area of beach that was rapidly disappearing (high high tide =
nearly). I quickly drove over there and walked to where I could =
see the roosting birds, which in their migratory and post-feeding =
restlessness were frequently taking off, wheeling around in aerobatic =
flights, and then coming back to land on the beach and on the big =
boulders that were there to minimize shore erosion. A large =
contingent of the peeps flew away to the east and disappeared from view, =
but several hundred peeps were left there for me to look at. They =
were nearly all <b>SEMIPALMATED (no hyphen) SANDPIPERS</b>, with at =
least 2 <b>WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS</b> and 2 <b>SEMIPALMATED (no hyphen) =
PLOVERS</b>.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">At Wolfville Harbour at 1:30 p.m. (nearly high tide), =
along the railroad tracks trying to rest were 5 <b>YELLOWLEGS (most or =
all GREATERS)</b> and about 25+ <b>PEEPS</b> -- 24+ <b>LEAST =
SANDPIPERS</b> and 1 <b>SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER</b>.</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers from =
Jim in Wolfville</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jim (James W.) =
Wolford</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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16.0px Times New Roman; color: #425f8e">Human beings, who are almost =
unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are =
also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do =
so.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" =
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