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Hello Blake=2C
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Harrison Lewis always said that the bicycle was the ideal vehicle for bi=
rding=2C so you've got a good precedent to follow. He did take his binocula=
rs=2C though. Might not be that ideal in a hurricane ...
Cheers=2C
Wayne Neily=20
Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia=20
"In nature's infinite book of secrecy=20
A little I can read." - William Shakespeare=2C 1607.=20
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Date: Sat=2C 22 Aug 2009 16:04:14 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
From: maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] St. Margaret's Bay Trail sightings
22 August 2009
The St. Margaret's Bay Trail is a recent discovery for us -- it is 36 km lo=
ng=2C stretching from the western end of the BLT trail=2C east to the start=
of the Aspotogan Rail-Trail. We cycled the stretch between French Villag=
e Station and Boutlier's Point=2C finishing with a nice lunch at the Bike a=
nd Bean Cafe.
It was my first bike ride of the summer=2C and in my haste to ensure I had =
all the proper biking gear I forgot my binoculars. Fortunately most of the=
birds were in curious flocks accompanying chickadees=2C and it seems (in m=
y experience) that when you "pish" to lure in birds=2C and you are astride =
a bicycle=2C that the birds approach more closely=2C as you present a diffe=
rent shape than if standing. Most birds were so close I didn't need binoc=
ulars.
There was a good variety of warblers on offer=2C including an Ovenbird=2C 5=
Black-throated Blues=2C 2 Bay-breasteds=2C 2 Blackpolls=2C 6 "Baypolls" (m=
y binoculars were needed if I wished to determine the species)=2C a Blackbu=
rnian=2C and many other more routine warblers. The only real surprise was =
a sighting of two Warbling Vireos in one busy flock. =20
I am increasingly enjoying birding by bicycle=2C and am curious is anyone e=
lse partakes of this pleasure. There is plenty of opportunity for bike bir=
ding in HRM=2C as the network of bike trails (mostly rails to trails) is ex=
tended yearly.
Cheers=2C
Blake
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Blake Maybank
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
902-852-2077
Editor=2C "Nova Scotia Birds"
http://nsbs.chebucto.org
author=2C "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
http://tinyurl.com/birdingns
Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d=20
White's Lake=2C Nova Scotia=2C Canada
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Hello Blake=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B Harrison Lewis always said that the bicycle was the ideal =
vehicle for birding=2C so you've got a good precedent to follow. He did tak=
e his binoculars=2C though. =3B Might not be that =3Bideal in a hur=
ricane ...<BR>
<BR>Cheers=2C<BR><BR>
<DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia <BR><BR>"In nature=
's infinite book of secrecy <BR>A little I can read." - William Shakespeare=
=2C 1607. =3B<BR><BR> =3B</DIV>
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Date: Sat=2C 22 Aug 2009 16:04:14 -0300<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>F=
rom: maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] St. Margaret's Bay Trai=
l sightings<BR><BR>22 August 2009<BR><BR>The St. Margaret's Bay Trail is a =
recent discovery for us -- it is 36 km long=2C stretching from the western =
end of the BLT trail=2C east to the start of the Aspotogan Rail-Trail. =
=3B =3B We cycled the stretch between French Village Station and Boutli=
er's Point=2C finishing with a nice lunch at the Bike and Bean Cafe.<BR><BR=
>It was my first bike ride of the summer=2C and in my haste to ensure I had=
all the proper biking gear I forgot my binoculars. =3B Fortunately mos=
t of the birds were in curious flocks accompanying chickadees=2C and it see=
ms (in my experience) that when you "pish" to lure in birds=2C and you are =
astride a bicycle=2C that the birds approach more closely=2C as you present=
a different shape than if standing. =3B =3B Most birds were so clo=
se I didn't need binoculars.<BR><BR>There was a good variety of warblers on=
offer=2C including an Ovenbird=2C 5 Black-throated Blues=2C 2 Bay-breasted=
s=2C 2 Blackpolls=2C 6 "Baypolls" (my binoculars were needed if I wished to=
determine the species)=2C a Blackburnian=2C and many other more routine wa=
rblers. =3B The only real surprise was a sighting of two Warbling Vireo=
s in one busy flock. =3B <BR><BR>I am increasingly enjoying birding by =
bicycle=2C and am curious is anyone else partakes of this pleasure. =3B=
There is plenty of opportunity for bike birding in HRM=2C as the network o=
f bike trails (mostly rails to trails) is extended yearly.<BR><BR>Cheers=2C=
<BR><BR>Blake<BR><BR>
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--<BR>Blake Maybank<BR>maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>902-852-2077<BR><BR>Edito=
r=2C "Nova Scotia Birds"<BR><A href=3D"http://nsbs.chebucto.org/">http://ns=
bs.chebucto.org<BR><BR></A>author=2C "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<BR><FON=
T color=3D#0000ff><U><A href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns">http://tinyur=
l.com/birdingns<BR></A></U></FONT>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside =
front and back covers:<BR><A href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mr627d">http://tiny=
url.com/mr627d</A> <BR><BR>White's Lake=2C Nova Scotia=2C Canada<BR><br /><=
hr />Stay on top of things=2C check email from other accounts! <a href=3D'h=
ttp://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9671350' target=3D'_new'>Check it out.</a>=
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