[NatureNS] Conrad's Beach, low tide today

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Hi David,

One of our volunteers has been checking Conrads Beach for Piping Plovers
regularly, but none yet.  In fact, plovers have not been seen on any
Halifax-Dartmouth area beach, including Martinique.  We've set up a few
signs at Martinique in hope of reducing trampling through nesting habitat in
case plovers show up.

It's been a slow spring for plovers across Atlantic Canada, so perhaps we'll
have some late breeders show up.

Thanks,
Sue Abbott
Bird Studies Canada

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM, David Schlosberg <
dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

>  At around 4:00 this afternoon the tide was still quite low.  We were
> surprised at how much sand has moved in to the beach recently.  We could
> walk halfway out to Fox Point before hitting much rock, and even after that
> there was a lot of sand between the rocks, so walking was relatively
> painless.  There were about 20 *cormorants* on the point and a large flock
> of ducks in and near the surf off the point.  They were mostly *eiders*,
> but we saw a few *surf scoters* with them.  They were diving so actively
> that we only got glimpses.
> There was a small flock of semi-palmated sandpipers on the shore--only
> five.  We didn't see any piping plovers.  Has anyone else seen them?  There
> were *willets* active in the marsh.
> Jane&Dave Schlosberg
>

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Hi David,<br><br>One of our volunteers has been checking Conrads Beach for =
Piping Plovers regularly, but none yet.=A0 In fact, plovers have not been s=
een on any Halifax-Dartmouth area beach, including Martinique.=A0 We&#39;ve=
 set up a few signs at Martinique in hope of reducing trampling through nes=
ting habitat in case plovers show up.<br>
<br>It&#39;s been a slow spring for plovers across Atlantic Canada, so perh=
aps we&#39;ll have some late breeders show up.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Sue Abbott=
<br>Bird Studies Canada<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 31, 2=
011 at 9:10 PM, David Schlosberg <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ds=
chlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">





<div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">At around 4:00 this afternoon the tide=
 was still=20
quite low.=A0 We were surprised at how much sand has moved in to the beach=
=20
recently.=A0 We could walk halfway out to Fox Point before hitting much roc=
k,=20
and even after that there was a lot of sand between the rocks, so walking w=
as=20
relatively painless.=A0 There were about 20 <b>cormorants</b> on=20
the point and a large flock of ducks in and near the surf off the=20
point.=A0=A0They were mostly <b>eiders</b>, but we saw a few=20
<b>surf scoters</b> with them.=A0 They were diving so actively that=20
we only got glimpses.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">There was a small flock of semi-palmat=
ed sandpipers=20
on the shore--only five.=A0 We didn&#39;t see any piping plovers.=A0 Has=20
anyone else seen them?=A0 There were <b>willets</b> active in the=20
marsh.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Jane&amp;Dave Schlosberg</font></div><=
/div>
</blockquote></div><br>

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