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--Apple-Mail-150-756077678 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Sounds like a good description of the MARBLED GODWIT, eh? Thanks, David et al.! Begin forwarded message: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-150-756077678 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <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? Thanks, David et = al.!<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = 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 <<a = href=3D"mailto:dermott@ns.sympatico.ca">dermott@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = 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 = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = 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"> = </span>godwit seen</b></font></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; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, James W. Wolford = wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">From: "James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></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 = 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"> </span>Oct 17 = 2012</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </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"> </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 = 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; = 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"> </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 = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">--<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></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"> </span>David Dermott , Wolfville = Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada</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; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-150-756077678--
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