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--047d7bdc90be71277404e7dbb63c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Jim, All, There was a decent number of shorebirds at East Point aka The Guzzle today, right at high tide. The very strong NW winds, the related waves and a Merlin that was definitely serious made them very flighty. I gave up on careful counts on the more numerous species. My estimates are Semipalmated Sandpiper 250, Dunlin 100, White-rumped Sandpiper 50, Sanderling 10, Least Sandpiper 3 and Semipalmated Plover 8. All spp. were right together on the N side of East Point, until they were scattered to the winds by the Merlin. There are virtually no shorebirds now at Hortonville. Yesterday there were 2 Greater Yellowlegs & IF any Black-bellied Plovers were around, they'd likely be there at high tide. Rick Whitman On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 6:39 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > > *Subject: **[ValleyNature] Evangeline Beach Oct. 2/13 shorebirds etc.* > > *OCT. 2, 2013 - EVANGELINE BEACH *- Today's daytime *high tide was* at > 11:35 a.m. with a low amplitude, and my walk today was too late for > shorebirds but very pleasant indeed. Sunny, breezy, and warm. At the > parking lot it was obvious that the* tourist season* is over, because not > only was the canteen closed (has been so for a few weeks), but most of the > shorebirds signage has been removed for the winter (necessary but too > early) and all the garbage receptacles are gone (also too bad for obvious > reasons). > > I began my walk east from the parking lot two hours after high tide and > returned an hour later. Sightings included only 2 bald eagles, numerous > gulls (herring, ring-billed, gr. black-backed), and one flock of *40 > peeps *flying from east to west along the ebbing water edge. I'm sure > more shorebirds are still around, but I will need better timing to find > out. Perhaps Rick Whitman can let us know about the Hortonville dyke and > Guzzle areas recently? Also there were a few each of *cabbage whites and > sulphur (clouded?) butterflies* flying about the tops of the banks. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca > > > -- Rick Whitman --047d7bdc90be71277404e7dbb63c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Jim, All,<div>There was a decent number of shorebirds a= t East Point aka The Guzzle today, right at high tide. The very strong NW w= inds, the related waves and a Merlin that was definitely serious made them = very flighty. I gave up on careful counts on the more numerous species. My = estimates are Semipalmated Sandpiper 250, Dunlin 100, White-rumped Sandpipe= r 50, Sanderling 10, Least Sandpiper 3 and Semipalmated Plover 8. All spp. = were right together on the N side of East Point, until they were scattered = to the winds by the Merlin.</div> <div>There are virtually no shorebirds now at Hortonville. Yesterday there = were 2 Greater Yellowlegs & IF any Black-bellied Plovers were around, t= hey'd likely be there at high tide.</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 2= , 2013 at 6:39 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto= :jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></= span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div><di= v><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-r= ight:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> <font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font:12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style= =3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] Evangeline Beach Oct. 2/13 sho= rebirds etc.</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"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>OCT. 2, 2013 - EVANGELINE BEACH </b>- To= day's daytime <b>high tide was</b> at 11:35 a.m. with a low amplitude, = and my walk today was too late for shorebirds but very pleasant indeed.=A0 = Sunny, breezy, and warm.=A0 At the parking lot it was obvious that the<b> t= ourist season</b> is over, because not only was the canteen closed (has bee= n so for a few weeks), but most of the shorebirds signage has been removed = for the winter (necessary but too early) and all the garbage receptacles ar= e gone (also too bad for obvious reasons).</font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;min-height:14px"><br><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin= -left:0px"> <font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">I began= my walk east from the parking lot two hours after high tide and returned a= n hour later.=A0 Sightings included only 2 bald eagles, numerous gulls (her= ring, ring-billed, gr. black-backed), and one flock of <b>40 peeps </b>flyi= ng from east to west along the ebbing water edge.=A0 I'm sure more shor= ebirds are still around, but I will need better timing to find out.=A0 Perh= aps Rick Whitman can let us know about the Hortonville dyke and Guzzle area= s recently?=A0 Also there were a few each of <b>cabbage whites and sulphur = (clouded?) butterflies</b> flying about the tops of the banks.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b= r></font></div><div><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font:12.0p= x Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin= -top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> _______________________________________________</div><div style=3D"margin-t= op:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Nature mailing l= ist</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;ma= rgin-left:0px"> <a href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">Nature@b= lomidonnaturalists.ca</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0p= x;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><a href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.= ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca" target=3D"_blank">http:/= /blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca</a><= /div> </blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div= ><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman<br> </div> --047d7bdc90be71277404e7dbb63c--
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