[NatureNS] Pond Cove, Brier Island shorebirds, plus Greater Shearwater question

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Hi Chris,

I guess the Herring gulls must have been somewhere other than Pond Cove whil=
e I was there yesterday afternoon. There were thousands all over the rest of=
 the Island all w/e as usual - I just didn't do a complete weekend list dor t=
he whole Island for eBird. However that sort of observation shows the proble=
m with partial or incomplete surveys.

I'm afraid I don't have any theories about the Shearwater, unless it was sic=
k or disoriented for some reason. There were very few on yesterday's whale w=
atch off Moores and NW Ledges. I saw a Great cormorant waddling up a drivewa=
y in Westport 3 weeks ago - also very odd, particularly for that species in m=
id- Summer.

Cheers,

Richard

Richard Stern
sternrichard@gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:41 PM, "Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan" <slickdog1@gmail=
.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> =20
> Is it odd that on one day you would see 98 Herring Gulls, and the next onl=
y two? They are usually all over the place.
> =20
> A couple of nights ago some kids in Tiverton at the other end of Long Isla=
nd called to tell me they had a bird that had been "wobbling" in the middle o=
f the road. They didn't know what it was, or what to do with it. I drove up a=
nd discovered they had a Greater Shearwater. I took it down to Beautiful Cov=
e in Freeport, and after checking that its wings and legs weren't broken, an=
d that other than some ruffled feathers on its head, it didn't have any obvi=
ous injuries, I tossed it into the water. I expected that it would immediate=
ly swim out and then take off, as has been my previous experience with a few=
 Shearwaters. Instead, it flapped its wings, then swam back to shore. I caug=
ht it and tried again, but once again it came ashore. The rocks were far too=
 slippery to continue the exercise, so I just wished it well and hoped the c=
oyotes wouldn't be patrolling the beach that night. Early the next morning, t=
here was no sign of it.
> =20
> Any theories as to why it wouldn't head offshore to safety?
> =20
> Chris
> =20
> =20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Stern
> To: NatureNS
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:01 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Pond Cove, Brier Island shorebirds
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> Here are the birds I counted at and then after high tide on Sun. and Mon. a=
t Pond Cove.
>=20
> Jul 31, 2011 12:35 PM - 1:52 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 3.0 kilometer(s)
> 14 species
>=20
> Common Eider  111
> Double-crested Cormorant  10
> Great Blue Heron  8
> Semipalmated Plover  50
> Greater Yellowlegs  5
> Willet  2
> Ruddy Turnstone  10
> Semipalmated Sandpiper  500
> Least Sandpiper  50
> Pectoral Sandpiper  1
> Herring Gull  98
> Great Black-backed Gull  9
> American Crow  2
> Common Yellowthroat  2
>=20
> Aug 1, 2011 2:35 PM - 4:50 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.0 kilometer(s)
> 14 species
>=20
> Common Eider  100
> Northern Harrier  1
> Semipalmated Plover  250
> Killdeer  2
> Greater Yellowlegs  3
> Lesser Yellowlegs  4
> Ruddy Turnstone  5
> Semipalmated Sandpiper  200
> Least Sandpiper  50
> Pectoral Sandpiper  1
> Short-billed Dowitcher  20
> Herring Gull  2
> Great Black-backed Gull  9
> Song Sparrow  1
>=20
> Richard
> --=20
> #################
> Richard Stern,=20
> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> B0P 1T0
>=20
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> ###################

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<html><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Hi Chris,</div><div><br></div><div>I gu=
ess the Herring gulls must have been somewhere other than Pond Cove while I w=
as there yesterday afternoon. There were thousands all over the rest of the I=
sland all w/e as usual - I just didn't do a complete weekend list dor the wh=
ole Island for eBird. However that sort of observation shows the problem wit=
h partial or incomplete surveys.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm afraid I don't=
 have any theories about the Shearwater, unless it was sick or disoriented f=
or some reason. There were very few on yesterday's whale watch off Moores an=
d NW Ledges. I saw a Great cormorant waddling up a driveway in Westport 3 we=
eks ago - also very odd, particularly for that species in mid- Summer.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Richard<br><br><div>Ric=
hard Stern</div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-h=
ighlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: r=
gba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128,=
 180, 0.230469); "><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gm=
ail.com</a></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webk=
it-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill=
-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba=
(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div><br>O=
n Aug 2, 2011, at 3:41 PM, "Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan" &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:slickdog1@gmail.com">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><d=
iv></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>

<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi,</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Is it odd that on one day you would see=
 98 Herring=20
Gulls, and the next only two? They are usually all over the place.</font></d=
iv>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">A couple of nights ago some kids in Tiv=
erton at the=20
other end of Long Island called to tell me they had a bird that had been=20
"wobbling" in the middle of the road. They didn't know what it was, or what t=
o=20
do with it. I drove up and discovered they had a Greater Shearwater. I took i=
t=20
down to Beautiful Cove in Freeport, and after checking that its wings and le=
gs=20
weren't broken, and that other than some ruffled feathers on its head,=20
it&nbsp;didn't have any obvious injuries, I tossed it into the water. I expe=
cted=20
that it would immediately swim out and then take off, as has been my previou=
s=20
experience with a few Shearwaters. Instead, it flapped its wings, then swam b=
ack=20
to shore. I caught it and tried again, but once again it came ashore. The ro=
cks=20
were far too slippery to continue the exercise, so I just wished it well and=
=20
hoped the coyotes wouldn't be patrolling the beach that night. Early the nex=
t=20
morning, there was no sign of it.</font></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Any theories as to why it wouldn't head=
 offshore to=20
safety?</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Chris</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
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ING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b=
>From:</b>=20
  <a title=3D"sternrichard@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com"=
>Richard=20
  Stern</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:01=
=20
  PM</div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Pond Cove, Brie=
r=20
  Island shorebirds</div>
  <div><br></div>Hi,<br><br>Here are the birds I counted at and then after h=
igh=20
  tide on Sun. and Mon. at Pond Cove.<br><br>Jul 31, 2011 12:35 PM - 1:52=20=

  PM<br>Protocol: Traveling<br>3.0 kilometer(s)<br>14 species<br><br>Common=20=

  Eider &nbsp;111<br>Double-crested Cormorant &nbsp;10<br>Great Blue Heron=20=

  &nbsp;8<br>Semipalmated Plover &nbsp;50<br>Greater Yellowlegs=20
  &nbsp;5<br>Willet &nbsp;2<br>Ruddy Turnstone &nbsp;10<br>Semipalmated=20
  Sandpiper &nbsp;500<br>Least Sandpiper &nbsp;50<br>Pectoral Sandpiper=20
  &nbsp;1<br>Herring Gull &nbsp;98<br>Great Black-backed Gull=20
  &nbsp;9<br>American Crow &nbsp;2<br>Common Yellowthroat &nbsp;2<br><br>Aug=
 1,=20
  2011 2:35 PM - 4:50 PM<br>Protocol: Traveling<br>2.0 kilometer(s)<br>14=20=

  species<br><br>Common Eider &nbsp;100<br>Northern Harrier=20
  &nbsp;1<br>Semipalmated Plover &nbsp;250<br>Killdeer &nbsp;2<br>Greater=20=

  Yellowlegs &nbsp;3<br>Lesser Yellowlegs &nbsp;4<br>Ruddy Turnstone=20
  &nbsp;5<br>Semipalmated Sandpiper &nbsp;200<br>Least Sandpiper=20
  &nbsp;50<br>Pectoral Sandpiper &nbsp;1<br>Short-billed Dowitcher=20
  &nbsp;20<br>Herring Gull &nbsp;2<br>Great Black-backed Gull &nbsp;9<br>Son=
g=20
  Sparrow &nbsp;1<br><br clear=3D"all">Richard<br>--=20
  <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port=20=

  Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmai=
l.com">sternrichard@gmail.com<=
/a><br>###################<br></blockquote>
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