[NatureNS] Birding the HRM Eastern Shore - 31 July

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02 August

On Saturday 31 July, Nic Field and I explored the Eastern Shore from 
Martinique Beach to Hartlen Point.   This was more of an orientation 
trip than a targetted outing, and the tide (a Spring tide) was 
adverse for us almost everywhere we went (very high, so most 
shorebird areas were under water), but we knew this would be the case.

Some highlights:

- just before 0800, on Hwy 107, we observed a large concentration of 
shorebirds at the innermost end of Chezzetcook Inlet, at the Head of 
Chezzetcook.   The spring tide had inundated all the mudflats and 
salt marsh in the inlet, and the last bit at the Head was 
disappearing quickly, but we quickly counted 2000+ Short-billed 
Dowitchers, an equal number of Semipalmated Sandpipers, 500+ Lesser 
Yellowlegs, and a half dozen White-rumped Sandpipers.

- a second-summer Bonaparte's Gull was resting on a rock in the 
middle of a small pond between Hwy & and Hwy 107.   This is very 
close to the Head of Chezzetcook, but was still an unexpected 
location to find this species.

- a family of six Boreal Chickadees was very coooperative along the Mines Road.

- when we looked from Lawrencetown Head down into the bay at the 
mouth of the Lawrencetown River (draining Lawrencetown Lake) Nic 
spotted a female Black Scoter with a small flock of Common Eider.

Cheers,

Blake


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

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

Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel

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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02 August<br><br>
On Saturday 31 July, Nic Field and I explored the Eastern Shore from
Martinique Beach to Hartlen Point.&nbsp;&nbsp; This was more of an
orientation trip than a targetted outing, and the tide (a Spring tide)
was adverse for us almost everywhere we went (very high, so most
shorebird areas were under water), but we knew this would be the
case.<br><br>
Some highlights:<br><br>
- just before 0800, on Hwy 107, we observed a large concentration of
shorebirds at the innermost end of Chezzetcook Inlet, at the Head of
Chezzetcook.&nbsp;&nbsp; The spring tide had inundated all the mudflats
and salt marsh in the inlet, and the last bit at the Head was
disappearing quickly, but we quickly counted 2000+ <b>Short-billed
Dowitchers</b>, an equal number of <b>Semipalmated Sandpipers</b>,
<b>500+ Lesser Yellowlegs</b>, and a half dozen <b>White-rumped
Sandpipers</b>.<br><br>
- a second-summer <b>Bonaparte's Gull</b> was resting on a rock in the
middle of a small pond between Hwy &amp; and Hwy 107.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is
very close to the Head of Chezzetcook, but was still an unexpected
location to find this species.<br><br>
- a family of six <b>Boreal Chickadees</b> was very coooperative along
the Mines Road.<br><br>
- when we looked from Lawrencetown Head down into the bay at the mouth of
the Lawrencetown River (draining Lawrencetown Lake) Nic spotted a female
<b>Black Scoter</b> with a small flock of Common Eider.<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>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br>
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br>
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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