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--Boundary_(ID_DkV+HyzXgHQITYxxzSOEkQ) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT JULY 24, 2011 - High tide this morning was 8:03 a.m., according to Blomidon Nat. Soc. calendar. As the tide ebbed from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Pat Hawes and I walked the east end of Evangeline Beach to look for shorebirds/peeps, from the break in the woods that formerly was a boat launch site to the east end of the woods, well west of The Guzzle at the east end (northeasterly point of Grand Pre and Long Island). Because today's high tide was a very low high (only 8.7 metres of amplitude), the tide was quite far out when we arrived, and immediately we saw flying flocks of peeps. As usual, nearly all the flocks were flying from the east (from where?) toward the west, although some of the flocks turned back toward the east in flight before reversing and heading east again. Such makes it impossible to keep track of how many total birds there are and what individual flocks are doing, especially when they land among a feeding flock along the shore. Today there was no accumulation of peeps on the shore at the east end of the beach. Rather, the early flocks started landing at the water's edge at and just east of Jean Merk's home, and then the feeding flocks attracted later-arriving flying flocks from the east. I can only guess at the total number of peeps seen today, probably at least 3000 -- 1500 were feeding in that spot mentioned above, but flocks were always coming and going from there (to where? mostly to the west? or across to Starr's Point?). We also saw 4 bald eagles (2 adults and 2 dark immatures -- quite possibly a family?), plus several gulls and cormorants. No falcons seen, but we bet there are some in the area, both merlins and peregrines. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville --Boundary_(ID_DkV+HyzXgHQITYxxzSOEkQ) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JULY = 24, 2011 - High tide</b> this morning was 8:03 a.m., according to = Blomidon Nat. Soc. calendar. As the tide ebbed from 9:45 to 10:45 = a.m. Pat Hawes and I walked the east end of Evangeline Beach to look for = shorebirds/peeps, from the break in the woods that formerly was a boat = launch site to the east end of the woods, well west of The Guzzle at the = east end (northeasterly point of Grand Pre and Long = Island).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Because<b> today's high tide was a very low high</b> = (only 8.7 metres of amplitude), the tide was quite far out when we = arrived, and immediately we saw flying flocks of peeps. As usual, = <b>nearly all the flocks were flying from the east (from where?) toward = the west, although</b> some of the flocks turned back toward the east in = flight before reversing and heading east again. Such makes it = impossible to keep track of how many total birds there are and what = individual flocks are doing, especially when they land among a feeding = flock along the shore.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Today there was no accumulation of peeps on the shore = at the east end of the beach. Rather, the early flocks started = landing at the water's edge at and just east of Jean Merk's home, and = then the feeding flocks attracted later-arriving flying flocks from the = east.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">I can only guess at the<b> total number of peeps seen = today, probably at least 3000</b> -- 1500 were feeding in that spot = mentioned above, but flocks were always coming and going from there (to = where? mostly to the west? or across to Starr's = Point?).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">We also saw 4 <b>bald eagles</b> (2 adults and 2 dark = immatures -- quite possibly a family?), plus several gulls and = cormorants. <b> No falcons</b> seen, but we bet there are some in = the area, both merlins and peregrines. </font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers = from Jim in Wolfville</font></div> </body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_DkV+HyzXgHQITYxxzSOEkQ)--
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