[NatureNS] PEI BIrds

From: Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca>
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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644

Hi Angus and all
I too was on PEI last week not really for birding but did a little and =
was at a couple of the same locations as Angus. I had Caspian Terns at =
Grand Tracadie and Pt De Roche. I too found the mudflats in the NP =
difficult to observe because of no pulloff spots for observations( bike =
lanes). There were a lot of bikers so I guess they outweigh birders.=20
Another good shorebird spot not mentioned by Angus is at Rollo Bay with =
an access along a golf course. I was not there this visit, but when the =
tide is right, this can be a great spot.=20
cheers
Ken



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  From: Angus MacLean=20
  To: naturens=20
  Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:55 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] PEI BIrds


  My wife & I spent four days in PEI last week. For those interested in =
shorebirds, this will give them a hint or two where to look.=20
  =20
  We were located near North Rustico & checked out areas from =
Brackley/Covehead to East Point.
  =20
  The Covehead area is not what it once was with oodles of shorebirds. =
The exposed mudflats were too distant to identify such small creatures =
(50-75) although we may have missed low tide. There were ~5 Caspian =
Terns with them along with lots of small terns. There had been a mixed =
flock of Common & Arctic Terns nesting by the bridge years ago so I =
assume this still exists & the terns were from that colony. Now that the =
Park has established bike trails along the length of the road, there is =
no place to park & observe the Bay & marshy area now. (The longer-legged =
waders were always useful to check out there before).
  =20
  At St. Peter's Bay there were lots of mudflats but no birds. (Just =
scanned the area on the way by). Still a good spot to check out further.
  =20
  At the Barrachois just east of Souris, there was a good assortment of =
shorebirds including a number of Golden Plover. There were also ~15 =
Bonaparte Gulls which we would see later on too.
  =20
  At East Point Lighthouse, there were 35 Surf Scoter, #s of Bonaparte =
Gulls passing by, D/C (mainly) & Great Cormorants, 100s of Gannets =
(mostly adults w/ a few imms.) fishing close in to shore (catching =
mackeral, I presume), a flock of Bank Swallow just over the bank (bank =
very unstable so a fence keeps everyone back). This should be a great =
spot in the fall to watch shearwaters & other pelagics come by.
  =20
  We were not on a birding holiday so didn't spend much time on birds. =
Very few butterflies similar to NS.
  =20
  Angus

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<DIV>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0K 1S0<BR>902 =
752-7644<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hi Angus and all</DIV>
<DIV>I too was on PEI last week not really for birding but did a little =
and was=20
at a couple of the same locations&nbsp;as Angus. I had Caspian Terns at =
Grand=20
Tracadie and Pt De Roche. I too found the mudflats in the NP difficult =
to=20
observe because of no pulloff spots for observations( bike lanes). There =
were a=20
lot of bikers so I guess they outweigh birders. </DIV>
<DIV>Another good shorebird spot not mentioned by Angus is at Rollo Bay =
with an=20
access along a golf course. I was not there this visit, but when the =
tide is=20
right, this can be a great spot. </DIV>
<DIV>cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Ken</DIV>
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BIrds</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>My wife &amp; I spent four days in PEI last week. For =
those=20
  interested in shorebirds, this will give them a hint or two where to =
look.=20
  <BR>&nbsp;<BR>We were located near North Rustico &amp; checked out =
areas from=20
  Brackley/Covehead to East Point.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The&nbsp;Covehead area=20
  is&nbsp;not what it&nbsp;once was with oodles of shorebirds. The =
exposed=20
  mudflats were too distant to identify such small creatures (50-75) =
although we=20
  may&nbsp;have missed low tide. There were ~5 Caspian Terns&nbsp;with =
them=20
  along with lots of small terns. There had been a mixed flock =
of&nbsp;Common=20
  &amp; Arctic Terns nesting by the bridge years ago so I assume this =
still=20
  exists &amp; the terns were from that colony.&nbsp;Now that the Park =
has=20
  established bike trails along the length of the road, there is no =
place to=20
  park &amp; observe the Bay &amp; marshy area now. (The longer-legged =
waders=20
  were always useful to check out there before).<BR>&nbsp;<BR>At St. =
Peter's Bay=20
  there were lots of mudflats but no birds. (Just scanned the area on =
the way=20
  by). Still a good spot to check out further.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>At&nbsp;the=20
  Barrachois just east of Souris, there was a good assortment of =
shorebirds=20
  including a number of Golden Plover.&nbsp;There were also ~15=20
  Bonaparte&nbsp;Gulls which we would see later on too.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>At =
East=20
  Point Lighthouse, there were 35 Surf Scoter, #s of Bonaparte Gulls =
passing by,=20
  D/C (mainly) &amp; Great Cormorants, 100s of Gannets (mostly adults w/ =
a few=20
  imms.) fishing close in to shore (catching mackeral, I presume), a =
flock of=20
  Bank Swallow just over the bank (bank very unstable&nbsp;so a fence =
keeps=20
  everyone back). This should be a great spot in the fall&nbsp;to watch=20
  shearwaters &amp; other pelagics&nbsp;come by.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>We were =
not on a=20
  birding holiday&nbsp;so didn't spend much time on birds. Very few =
butterflies=20
  similar to NS.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Angus<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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