[NatureNS] Wagner's Beach, HRM birds - 9 November

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:02:08 -0400
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9 November 2009
Wagner's Beach, Prospect Peninsula, HRM

I walked the pooch to Wagner's Beach in the early afternoon.  The 
woods were devoid of evident birdlife, but there was more action on 
or near the water.   A few gannets coursed back and forth, a male 
harrier patrolled the barrens, and an American Pipit was flushed from 
the beach rocks, but the real surprise was a flock of 12 White-rumped 
Sandpipers foraging in recently replenished kelp mounds on the 
beach.   This is one of few records of the species for the Prospect 
Peninsula (and the Chebucto Peninsula), and is the largest flock recorded.

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:
http://tinyurl.com/mr627d

White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada  
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9 November 2009<br>
Wagner's Beach, Prospect Peninsula, HRM<br><br>
I walked the pooch to Wagner's Beach in the early afternoon.&nbsp; The
woods were devoid of evident birdlife, but there was more action on or
near the water.&nbsp;&nbsp; A few gannets coursed back and forth, a male
harrier patrolled the barrens, and an American Pipit was flushed from the
beach rocks, but the real surprise was a flock of 12 White-rumped
Sandpipers foraging in recently replenished kelp mounds on the
beach.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is one of few records of the species for the
Prospect Peninsula (and the Chebucto Peninsula), and is the largest flock
recorded.<br><br>
Cheers,<br><br>
Blake<br><br>
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Blake Maybank<br>
maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br>
902-852-2077<br><br>
Editor, &quot;Nova Scotia Birds&quot;<br>
<a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br>
</a>author, &quot;Birding Sites of Nova Scotia&quot;<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 </body>
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