[NatureNS] kayaking on big tide, godwit seen, Wolfville Harbour

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Sounds like a good description of the MARBLED GODWIT, eh?  Thanks,  
David et al.!

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> From: David Dermott <dermott@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: October 18, 2012 11:07:18 AM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] kayaking on big tide,	Wolfville Harbour -   
> godwit seen
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, James W. Wolford wrote:
>
>>> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>>> Date: October 17, 2012 6:36:14 PM ADT
>>> Subject: [NatureNS] update on big tide, shorebirds, Wolfville  
>>> Harbour - no godwit seen
>>> OCT. 17, 2012 - VERY HIGH HIGH TIDE in Wolfville Harbour at 2:45  
>>> p.m. -- today I counted 14 greater yellowlegs, 1 spotted  
>>> sandpiper, but no godwit and no small sandpipers or plovers.
>
>     Oct 17 2012
>  Sheila McCurdy, Gisela Westphalen and I paddled from Wolfville  
> Harbour
> to Port Williams on one of the highest tides on the year. We launched
> from the east side of the harbour (where the dyke road starts) at
> 1:20 PM. We saw a flock of about 10 greater yellowlegs across the  
> harbour.
> Near the harbour mouth we saw 9 great blue herons.
>
>   We reached Port Williams at high tide at 2:45, paddled up Terry's  
> Creek
> past the Port Pub parking lot to Stars Point Road. We also paddled  
> under the Rt 358 bridge. Along the way we saw more great blue  
> herons, red tailed hawks and numerous ducks.
>
>
>    Returning to Wolfville Harbour at 4 PM, we saw 10 greater  
> yellowlegs together with one much larger, light brown shorebird  
> which we assumed was the godwit. They were perched on the grassy  
> bank where we were about to land the kayaks.
>
> -- 
>
>  David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
>
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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sounds like a good description =
of the MARBLED GODWIT, eh? &nbsp;Thanks, David et =
al.!<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">David Dermott &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dermott@ns.sympatico.ca">dermott@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</f=
ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 18, 2012 11:07:18 AM =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] kayaking on big =
tide,<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	=
</span>Wolfville Harbour -<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; =
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14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; ">On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, James W. Wolford =
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<blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px; ">From: "James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</div=
><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Date: October 17, 2012 6:36:14 PM ADT</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: [NatureNS] update on big tide, shorebirds, =
Wolfville Harbour - no godwit seen</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">OCT. 17, 2012 =
- VERY HIGH HIGH TIDE in Wolfville Harbour at 2:45 p.m. -- today I =
counted 14 greater yellowlegs, 1 spotted sandpiper, but no godwit and no =
small sandpipers or plovers.</div> </blockquote></blockquote><div =
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2012</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Sheila McCurdy, Gisela =
Westphalen and I paddled from Wolfville Harbour</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">to Port Williams on one of the highest tides on the =
year. We launched</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">from the east side of the =
harbour (where the dyke road starts) at</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1:20 PM. =
We saw a flock of about 10 greater yellowlegs across the =
harbour.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Near the harbour mouth we saw 9 =
great blue herons.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>We reached Port Williams =
at high tide at 2:45, paddled up Terry's Creek</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">past the Port Pub parking lot to Stars Point Road. =
We also paddled under the Rt 358 bridge. Along the way we saw more great =
blue herons, red tailed hawks and numerous ducks.</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Returning to =
Wolfville Harbour at 4 PM, we saw 10 greater yellowlegs together with =
one much larger, light brown shorebird which we assumed was the godwit. =
They were perched on the grassy bank where we were about to land the =
kayaks.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div =
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Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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