[NatureNS] A few days spent on Brier Island

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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 05:02:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Not to worry Bob a=A0great post=0A- it is the kind that make Nature NS wort=
h reading.=0AA small mistake by my standards - LOL!=0AHave a great day=0APa=
ul=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Bob McDonald <bobathom=
e@eastlink.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Monday, September 3, =
2012 10:48:21 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] A few days spent on Brier Island=
=0A =0A=0A =0AWhoops, my mistake; should have had the map sitting in =0Afro=
nt of me while I wrote.=A0 Thanks, Andy.=0A=A0=0A----- Original Message ---=
-- =0A>From: Andy  Moir/Christine Callaghan =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
 =0A>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 1:49  PM=0A>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] A=
 few days spent  on Brier Island=0A>=0A>=0A>Just a minor correction.=A0 Flo=
ur Cove Road is on  Long Island, not Digby Neck.=A0 =0A>Andy=0A>----- Origi=
nal Message ----- =0A>>From: Bob  McDonald =0A>>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
 =0A>>Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 11:22  AM=0A>>Subject: [NatureNS] A =
few days spent on  Brier Island=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>Wendy and I decided to "escap=
e" to Brier for a few  days - arrived late Wed evening and departed Sat mor=
ning.=0A>>=A0=0A>>We spent much of the day Thurs helping MTRI staff  carry =
out a census of the endangered Mountain Avens (Geum peckii)  in Big Meadow =
Bog.=A0 Interestingly, Brier is one of only 2 locations for  this plant in =
Canada and has by far the largest number of plants. (Digby  Neck is the oth=
er Canadian location and it is also found in the White  Mountains in N.H.) =
The bog has been altered in an attempt to drain it for  agricultural purpos=
es (this is historical) so the bog is drier now and is  being overrun by la=
rge numbers of woody plants (like blackberry) so it's a  hard slog into and=
 out of there.=A0 Apart from the G. peckii,  both Bog Goldenrod and Bog Ast=
er were abundant.=A0 We had several  sightings of Northern Harrier and ther=
e were many hummingbirds, including at  least one male, frequenting the Spo=
tted Touch-Me-Not.=0A>>At the end of our exhausting day, as we left the  ru=
nway from which we accessed the bog, we spooked a small bird off the  grave=
l road into the trees. I paused as others walked on. After a few  seconds, =
the bird flew back to the road about 40 m from me.=A0Through the  binocular=
s, it appeared to be a Lark Sparrow and I took  several rather poor but doc=
umentary pics - it was indeed a LASP, the  highlight of our sojourn to Brie=
r!=0A>>=A0=0A>>Friday morning, we did a long walk from Gull Rock Road  arou=
nd to Whipple Point looking for shorebirds in Big Pond and Pond  Cove.=A0 H=
ighlights were two Baird's Sandpipers, and more Least than  Semipalm Sandpi=
pers.=A0 An immature Bald Eagle could be seen at the far  end of Big Pond. =
Also noteworthy were 65-70 Grey Seals in Pond Cove (lots of  racket!).=0A>>=
=A0=0A>>We did the late afternoon Mariner Cruises pelagic and  it was the r=
oughest trip I've ever done into the Bay of Fundy.=A0 Most of  the children=
 on board were quite ill and several adults looked pretty  green!=A0 Althou=
gh the lack of whales disappointed many, the seabirds  were good with North=
ern Gannet, Great Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, and  both phalaropes p=
utting on very good shows.=A0 Also noted 2 or 3 Sooty  Shearwaters, 2 North=
ern Fulmar, several Puffins, and one unidentified tern  species.=A0 Perched=
 in the trees overlooking the water, we noted Great  Blue Heron, Osprey, Re=
d-tailed Hawk and another Bald Eagle.=0A>>=A0=0A>>We made lots of stops, fo=
r geocaching, short hikes and  general exploration, on our return.=A0 Notew=
orthy were a Baltimore Oriole  at Central Grove cemetery along Flour Cove R=
oad on Digby Neck and Peregrine  Falcon as we walked the new trail at Gulli=
vers Cove.=A0 As I scanned the  110-m cliff at trail end, I noticed what mi=
ght be a PEFA nest site (eyrie?)  with another adult bird on a step on the =
cliff face.=A0 I have a very  poor picture - the bird was likely over 500m =
away from us.=A0 Does anyone  know if information on possible PEFA nest sit=
es is collected by  anyone?=0A>>=A0=0A>>Cheers,=0A>>Bob McDonald=0A>>Halifa=
x =0A>No virus found in this  message.=0A>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=0A>V=
ersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus =0A  Database: 2437/5245 - Release Date: 09/03/=
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mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Not to wor=
ry Bob a</span><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; ">&nbsp;great =
post</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-f=
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parent; font-style: normal; "><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;=
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l; "><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; ">A small mistake by my =
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