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Hello Dusan, and everybody,
No, you can't enter the breakwater at present. It is still a work in
progress, and on some days there are constant streams of trucks coming
along it to dump infill into the harbour. Of course the birds don't come on
those days. Lately however we have had a longish spell when no work has
been done on it, so the birds have been there. I am lucky enough to have a
telescope, and a condo which has a great view of the breakwater, which is
how I view the birds. However, you can get reasonable looks at it with a
scope or binoculars from the pathway which runs parallel to the railway
tracks starting from Ferry Terminal Park going towards Dartmouth Cove. Hope
that helps!
Pat McKay
On 16 August 2012 23:13, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> **
> Hello Pat,
> are you able to enter the breakwater? It still looks like a
> construction site to me. Or do you observe the birds from the mainland?
> Dusan Soudek
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Pat McKay <ah205@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:12 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] NatureNS Gannets Halifax Harbour
>
>
>
> On 16 August 2012 18:41, <ulli@dunlin.ca> wrote:
>
>> ,Hi Folks,
>>
>> I took the harbour cruise, aka ferry, this morning from Dartmouth to
>> Halifax.
>> There were at least 20 Gannets, both adults and imm., swimming, diving,
>> and flying between
>> Georges Island and the first bridge.
>>
>> Ulli
>>
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> As well as the alive Gannets, I can also see a dead Gannet, which has been
> on the new breakwater built for the King's Wharf development in Downtown
> Dartmouth for the past week.
> This new breakwater is looking like a promising site for birders to keep
> an eye on. Apart from the dead Gannet, there have been flocks of
> Semipalmated Plovers there most days this week. I counted at least 70 of
> this species there on Monday (Aug 13th) and I believe there were more - the
> birds are difficult to see against the stony background when they are
> motionless. The birds seem to use the breakwater as a place to rest up
> around high tide.
> DC Cormorants like to roost on the floating boom at the end of the
> breakwater - there are usually about a dozen birds around most of the time.
> Other species seen around from time to time over the past couple of months
> include, Eider and Black Ducks, Common Terns, Black Guillemot, and of
> course Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls.
>
>
> Pat McKay
>
>
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Hello Dusan, and everybody,<br><br>No, you can't enter the breakwater a=
t present. It is still a work in progress, and on some days there are const=
ant streams of trucks coming along it to dump infill into the harbour. Of c=
ourse the birds don't come on those days. Lately however we have had a =
longish spell when no work has been done on it, so the birds have been ther=
e. I am lucky enough to have a telescope, and a condo which has a great vie=
w of the breakwater, which is how I view the birds. However, you can get re=
asonable looks at it with a scope or binoculars from the pathway which runs=
parallel to the railway tracks starting from Ferry Terminal Park going tow=
ards Dartmouth Cove. Hope that helps!<br>
<br>Pat McKay<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 August 2012 23:13, Du=
san Soudek <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca"=
target=3D"_blank">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex">
<u></u>
<div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
<div><font size=3D"4">Hello Pat,</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"4">=C2=A0=C2=A0 are you able to enter the breakwater? It=
still=20
looks like a construction site to me. Or do you=C2=A0observe the birds from=
the=20
mainland?</font></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">
<div><font size=3D"4">Dusan Soudek</font></div>
</font></span><blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LE=
FT:5px;PADDING-RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px"><div class=3D"im=
">
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20
<a title=3D"ah205@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:ah205@chebucto.ns.ca" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">Pat McKay</a>=20
</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" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>
</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> =
Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:12=20
PM</div>
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] NatureNS Ga=
nnets=20
Halifax Harbour</div>
<div><br></div><br><br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 August 2012 18:41, <span dir=3D"ltr"><=
;ulli@dunlin.ca>=
</span>=20
wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">,Hi Folks,<br><br>I took the harbou=
r cruise, aka ferry,=20
this morning from Dartmouth to Halifax.<br>There were at least 20 Ganne=
ts,=20
both adults and imm., swimming, diving, and flying between<br>Georges I=
sland=20
and the first bridge.<br><span><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Ulli<br></fo=
nt></span></blockquote></div><br>Hello=20
Folks,<br><br>As well as the alive Gannets, I can also see a dead Gannet,=
=20
which has been on the new breakwater built for the King's Wharf devel=
opment in=20
Downtown Dartmouth for the past week. <br>This new breakwater is looking =
like=20
a promising site for birders to keep an eye on. Apart from the dead Ganne=
t,=20
there have been flocks of Semipalmated Plovers there most days this week.=
I=20
counted at least 70 of this species there on Monday (Aug 13th) and I beli=
eve=20
there were more - the birds are difficult to see against the stony backgr=
ound=20
when they are motionless. The birds seem to use the breakwater as a place=
to=20
rest up around high tide. <br>DC Cormorants like to roost on the floating=
boom=20
at the end of the breakwater - there are usually about a dozen birds arou=
nd=20
most of the time. <br>Other species seen around from time to time over th=
e=20
past couple of months include, Eider and Black Ducks, Common Terns, Black=
=20
Guillemot, and of course Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls.<br><br><br=
>Pat=20
McKay<br></div></div></blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br>
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