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--=====================_28343140==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 10 April 2011 This morning Martine and I hiked along the road to Lower Prospect, south of the village of Terence Bay. The tide was fairly low, and there was a lot of kelp exposed on the small beach at the inner end of Wreck Cove. East Coast Outfitters, a sea kayaking business, is on the other side of the road from the beach. There were, as expected, a few Song Sparrows eating kelp flies, but among the kelp we also found three Ipswich Sparrows, and these were completely unexpected, and the first I've encountered anywhere along the "Peggy's Cove loop", the western half of the Chebucto Peninsula. (Hans Toom has had regular sightings of migrant Ispwich Sparrows along the eastern coastline of Chebucto Peninsula, at Sandy Cove and Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park, but the habitat there is much more suitable). I had neglected to bring my camera, of course, as I was not expecting anything untoward. The feeding area is quite limited, and very close to the road, so if the birds linger for a day or so they should provide some lovely viewing opportunities. Other species were more expected. A couple of Fox Sparrows were on territory, and I saw my first Double-crested Cormorant of the spring. It flew over Wreck Cove to Woody Island, where there is a cormorant colony. A great way to top off a wonderful Sunday. Cheers, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 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 --=====================_28343140==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> 10 April 2011<br><br> This morning Martine and I hiked along the road to Lower Prospect, south of the village of Terence Bay. The tide was fairly low, and there was a lot of kelp exposed on the small beach at the inner end of Wreck Cove. East Coast Outfitters, a sea kayaking business, is on the other side of the road from the beach. <br><br> There were, as expected, a few Song Sparrows eating kelp flies, but among the kelp we also found three <b>Ipswich Sparrows</b>, and these were completely unexpected, and the first I've encountered anywhere along the "Peggy's Cove loop", the western half of the Chebucto Peninsula. (Hans Toom has had regular sightings of migrant Ispwich Sparrows along the eastern coastline of Chebucto Peninsula, at Sandy Cove and Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park, but the habitat there is much more suitable).<br><br> I had neglected to bring my camera, of course, as I was not expecting anything untoward. The feeding area is quite limited, and very close to the road, so if the birds linger for a day or so they should provide some lovely viewing opportunities.<br><br> Other species were more expected. A couple of Fox Sparrows were on territory, and I saw my first Double-crested Cormorant of the spring. It flew over Wreck Cove to Woody Island, where there is a cormorant colony.<br><br> A great way to top off a wonderful Sunday.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br> </a>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>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br> 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 </body> </html> --=====================_28343140==.ALT--
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