[NatureNS] More Birding By Bicycle, in HRM

Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:14:29 -0300
From: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca>
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Hi Blake and All,

I haven't been on the continuation of the trail east this year but I biked it several times last year and it was then easy negotiable all the way to where the 207 meets the #7 hwy., just past Porters Lake. Then it is only about 200m back on the #7 to Tim Horton !
Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Blake Maybank 
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:05 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] More Birding By Bicycle, in HRM


  Yesterday (Sept. 5) Martine and I hit the biking trails once again.   We chose the Atlantic View Trail, the former section of rail-trail that has been upgraded by the Cole Harbour Trails and Rec Association.

  We started at the trail's western terminus, off the West Lawrencetown Road (this is also the eastern terminus of the Salt Marsh Trail).   We cycled the length of the trail, which ends 10 km east at Causeway Road, which leads to the Fisherman's Preserve at Three Fathom Harbour.

  At this terminus the old rail bed continues to the east, and is called the Blueberry Run, but no work has been done on this stretch, and we gave up on it after less than 1 km -- the trail was too narrow and rough.

  The Atlantic View Trail is a great birding trail, as it passes through an excellent variety of habitats, including West Marsh, Lawrencetown Lake, Porter's Lake, Rocky Run, the marsh beside the start of the Causeway Road, and plenty of forest.   We tallied around 50 bird species during casual birding, nothing very notable, perhaps because the tide was high (very few shorebirds).  There were plenty of wildflowers, as well as numerous dragonflies and butterflies which I did not stop to identify.  

  I cannot recommend this trail too highly.

  Cheers,

  Blake


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  Blake Maybank
  maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
  902-852-2077

  Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
  http://nsbs.chebucto.org

  author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
  http://tinyurl.com/birdingns
  Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
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  White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada 

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Blake and All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I haven't been on the continuation of the trail east this 
year but I biked it several times last year and it was then easy negotiable all 
the way to where the 207 meets the #7 hwy., just past Porters Lake. Then it is 
only about 200m back on the #7 to Tim Horton !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.</FONT></DIV>
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  style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=maybank@ns.sympatico.ca href="mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">Blake 
  Maybank</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:05 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] More Birding By 
  Bicycle, in HRM</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>Yesterday (Sept. 5) Martine and I hit the biking trails once 
  again.&nbsp;&nbsp; We chose the Atlantic View Trail, the former section of 
  rail-trail that has been upgraded by the Cole Harbour Trails and Rec 
  Association.<BR><BR>We started at the trail's western terminus, off the West 
  Lawrencetown Road (this is also the eastern terminus of the Salt Marsh 
  Trail).&nbsp;&nbsp; We cycled the length of the trail, which ends 10 km east 
  at Causeway Road, which leads to the Fisherman's Preserve at Three Fathom 
  Harbour.<BR><BR>At this terminus the old rail bed continues to the east, and 
  is called the Blueberry Run, but no work has been done on this stretch, and we 
  gave up on it after less than 1 km -- the trail was too narrow and 
  rough.<BR><BR>The Atlantic View Trail is a great birding trail, as it passes 
  through an excellent variety of habitats, including West Marsh, Lawrencetown 
  Lake, Porter's Lake, Rocky Run, the marsh beside the start of the Causeway 
  Road, and plenty of forest.&nbsp;&nbsp; We tallied around 50 bird species 
  during casual birding, nothing very notable, perhaps because the tide was high 
  (very few shorebirds).&nbsp; There were plenty of wildflowers, as well as 
  numerous dragonflies and butterflies which I did not stop to identify.&nbsp; 
  <BR><BR>I cannot recommend this trail too 
  highly.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Blake<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
  <P></X-SIGSEP>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Blake 
  Maybank<BR>maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>902-852-2077<BR><BR>Editor, "Nova Scotia 
  Birds"<BR><A href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" 
  eudora="autourl">http://nsbs.chebucto.org<BR><BR></A>author, "Birding Sites of 
  Nova Scotia"<BR><FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" 
  eudora="autourl">http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<BR></A></U></FONT>Downloadable 
  Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<BR><A 
  href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" 
  eudora="autourl">http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</A> <BR><BR>White's Lake, Nova 
  Scotia, Canada </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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