[NatureNS] Birding the Chester Connector Rail-Trail

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From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:13:30 -0300
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Hi,

Liz and I were in Hubbards on Saturday, so we cycled the part of that trail
that goes from Hubbards to East River. Hardly saw any birds - a few
Chickadees, Y-RWAs, Flickers, and a calling C.Loon, but it certainly has
potential, and I would think that early morning in early June it should be
excellent.

Richard

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> wrote:

> 26 August 2012
>
> Yesterday Martine and I cycled a new rail-trail (for us), the eastern-most
> section of the Chester Connector.  This runs from East River at the base of
> the Aspotogan Peninsula, then loops north (and under) Hwy 103, goes around
> Labrador Lake, passes under 103 again, and returns to near Hwy #3 just
> south of Goat Lake.  This looked like the "wildest" and most interesting
> part of this little-publicised rail-trail, which is why we chose it.
>
> The trail at either end has been properly finished, but the rest is quite
> a bit short of the quality of, say, the BLT Trail, the St. Margaret's Bay
> Trail, or the Salt Marsh Trail.  Still, slow and steady got us through.
>
> Most breeding birds had departed, and the forests were quite quiet, with
> only three chickadee flocks, only one of which was "carrying" migrant
> warblers.  But the scenery made it worthwhile, as well as the solitude.  We
> encountered no-one else on the trail.
>
> The only sighting of note was of two Solitary Sandpipers along the edge of
> the un-named creek that flows into the north end of Goat Lake.  For James
> Hirtle's Lunenburg County notes this was roughly 600 metres north of Hwy
> 103 on the rail-trail, north of Goat Lake.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Blake
>
> --
> Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com>
> White's Lake, Nova Scotia
> My Blog:  *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com>
>
>
>
>
>


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sternrichard@gmail.com
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Hi,<div><br></div><div>Liz and I were in Hubbards on Saturday, so we cycled=
 the part of that trail that goes from Hubbards to East River. Hardly saw a=
ny birds - a few Chickadees, Y-RWAs, Flickers, and a calling C.Loon, but it=
 certainly has potential, and I would think that early morning in early Jun=
e it should be excellent.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 2=
7, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Blake Maybank <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:b=
maybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bmaybank@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrot=
e:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font size=3D"4"><font face=3D"tahoma,sans-s=
erif">26 August 2012<br><br>Yesterday Martine and I cycled a new rail-trail=
 (for us), the eastern-most section of the Chester Connector.=A0 This runs =
from East River at the base of the Aspotogan Peninsula, then loops north (a=
nd under) Hwy 103, goes around Labrador Lake, passes under 103 again, and r=
eturns to near Hwy #3 just south of Goat Lake.=A0 This looked like the &quo=
t;wildest&quot; and most interesting part of this little-publicised rail-tr=
ail, which is why we chose it.<br>



<br>The trail at either end has been properly finished, but the rest is qui=
te a bit short of the quality of, say, the BLT Trail, the St. Margaret&#39;=
s Bay Trail, or the Salt Marsh Trail.=A0 Still, slow and steady got us thro=
ugh.=A0 <br>



<br>Most breeding birds had departed, and the forests were quite quiet, wit=
h only three chickadee flocks, only one of which was &quot;carrying&quot; m=
igrant warblers.=A0 But the scenery made it worthwhile, as well as the soli=
tude.=A0 We encountered no-one else on the trail.<br>



<br>The only sighting of note was of two Solitary Sandpipers along the edge=
 of the un-named creek that flows into the north end of Goat Lake.=A0 For J=
ames Hirtle&#39;s Lunenburg County notes this was roughly 600 metres north =
of Hwy 103 on the rail-trail, north of Goat Lake.<br>



<br>Cheers,<br><br>Blake<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br =
clear=3D"all"></font></span></font></font><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font colo=
r=3D"#888888"><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.=
com" target=3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a><br>



White&#39;s Lake, Nova Scotia<br>




</font><font size=3D"4">My Blog:=A0 <a href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" tar=
get=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: Life</b></a><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:=
16px;min-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;m=
in-height:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-hei=
ght:16px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16=
px"></span><span style=3D"padding-right:16px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></=
span><br>



<br></font><br>
<br><div></div><div></div><div></div><br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b=
r>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.=
com</a><br>

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