[NatureNS] Baird's and Solitary Sandpipers

From: Andrew Horn <aghorn@dal.ca>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:51:45 -0300
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Hi Ken,

Soras and at least some other rails build platforms for resting, =
brooding, and general hanging out, so that's probably what the adult was =
doing.

Cool to watch,
Andy

On Aug 20, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Ken McKenna wrote:

> =20
> Ken McKenna
> Box 218 Stellarton NS
> B0K 1S0
> 902 752-7644
> Hi all
> Charlie Kendell and I did some birding yesterday Aug 19 at Big I. The =
tide was high most of the day and although I did a shorebird count, I am =
sure many more were left unseen in the salt marsh grasses.
> Highlight was a new bird for Charlie, a Baird's Sandpiper (juv) along =
the Strait side of the east end of the causeway on the upper sand in the =
first 100 m or so of the east end of the causeway.
> On the way out we drove the MacLellans Brook Rd and at the NE end just =
before the intersection of the Sherbrooke Rd.  we saw 4 Solitary =
Sandpipers along with 2 Least and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in a wet area =
along the road
> =20
> The Solitary Sandpiper remains at the McGee Pond half way along the =
Big I. road. A Sora with at least 3 young is also there and has been =
seen for a numbers of weeks. Charlie and I noticed interesting behaviour =
of the adult as it seemed to be carrying nest material into a clump of =
high grass. It made 6-7 trips in with grasses. This seems to be odd =
behaviour as there were young birds present and it seems late in the =
year for nest building.
> =20
> Land birds were not plentiful with the heat of the day. We did note a =
few butterflies- nothing new- Northern Crescent, Clouded Sulphurs, =
Cabbage White and a unid'd largish Fritillary likely Great Spangled.  In =
Egerton we had a Black Swallowtail.
> =20
> Bird results have been posted to eBird.


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<html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://101/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space; ">Hi Ken,<div><br></div><div>Soras and at least some =
other rails build platforms for resting, brooding, and general hanging =
out, so that's probably what the adult was =
doing.</div><div><br></div><div>Cool to =
watch,</div><div>Andy</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 20, 2013, at 11:14 =
AM, Ken McKenna wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div =
bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Ken=
 McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton NS<br>B0K 1S0<br>902 =
752-7644<br></font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi =
all</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Charlie Kendell and =
I did some birding yesterday Aug 19 at Big I. The tide was high most of =
the day and although I did a shorebird count, I am sure many more were =
left unseen in the salt marsh grasses.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Highlight was a new bird for Charlie, a<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Baird's =
Sandpiper</strong><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(juv)=
 along the&nbsp;Strait side of the east end of the causeway on the upper =
sand in the first 100 m or so of the east&nbsp;end of the =
causeway.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">On the way =
out we drove the MacLellans Brook Rd and at the NE end just before the =
intersection of the Sherbrooke Rd.&nbsp; we saw 4<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Solitary =
Sandpipers</strong><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>along with 2 Least and a =
Semipalmated Sandpiper in a wet area along the =
road</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">The<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Solitary =
Sandpiper</strong><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>remains at the McGee Pond =
half way along the Big I. road. A<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Sora<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong>with at =
least&nbsp;3 young is also there and has been seen for a numbers of =
weeks. Charlie and I noticed interesting behaviour of the adult as it =
seemed to be carrying nest material into a clump of high grass. It made =
6-7 trips in with grasses. This seems to be odd behaviour as there were =
young birds present and it seems late in the year for nest =
building.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Land birds were not plentiful with the heat of the day. =
We did note a few butterflies- nothing new- Northern Crescent, Clouded =
Sulphurs, Cabbage White and a unid'd largish Fritillary likely Great =
Spangled.&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">In Egerton we had a Black =
Swallowtail.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Bird results have been posted to =
eBird.</font></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html=
>=

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