[NatureNS] A day at Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct

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Glad you enjoyed your day. Keith=0AIt is a beautiful place.=0AYou might not=
e the "Adjunct" part of the name =0Ahas been dropped. It is now simply=0AKe=
jimkujik=A0 Seaside - but still a lovely spot.=0AEnjoy the spring=0APaul=0A=
On Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:24:43 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote=
:=0A  =0AI had a great day of hiking and pretty good day of birding at Keji=
mkujik =0ASeaside Adjunct this morning. I left the city 5:15 am and started=
 =0Abirding at 7:05. I only managed 16 species in 3 hours (plus 1 hour 15 =
=0Areturning) but it was a fabulous day to be at the coast. There was =0Ano=
thing out of the ordinary except for perhaps the sheer number of =0ASavanna=
h Sparrows at different spots. At one spot in particular, on the =0Amotoriz=
ed trail behind the dunes about 3/4 to the end of the beach it =0Aseemed li=
ke I was surrounded by dozens of them all zip, zip, zeeaing =0Aintermittent=
ly all around me.=0A=0AI think I was a bit unlucky in the marsh because it =
looked like a great =0Ahabitat but I only saw 2 Green-winged Teal and 14 Bu=
fflehead. If only =0Athere were trails going back to all the ponds behind t=
he front ones--I =0Abet it would be an amazing place.=0A=0AI would have had=
 several more species but being the rookie I am I missed =0Aidentifying qui=
te a few. 2 raptors on the way to the beach in the =0Amorning and on that s=
ame walk down I heard quite a few Dark-eyed, swamp, =0Achipping, orange-cro=
wned, palm sparblers--how long does it take before =0Ayou can distinguish b=
etween all them! I don't know what they were but =0Atheir sound did seem le=
ss musical than a junco. At one point on the =0Atrail behind the dunes it s=
eemed like I was being followed by some =0AYellow-rumped Warblers but I cou=
ldn't confirm it. Also at the very end =0Aof the beach I saw a black bird f=
ly over with rusty wings. I don't think =0Ait was a Rusty Blackbird though.=
 It was flying with 2 or 3 stiff wings =0Abeats then coasting for a second =
or two and continued that pattern. I =0Aalso missed some birds whose sounds=
 I didn't recognize and where in =0Asensitive habitat where I couldn't get =
any closer. I was surprised I did =0Anot see a single shore bird--they must=
 have no taste for aesthetics.=0A=0AI would definitely go there again but n=
ext time I would chose not to go =0Aall the way to the end of the beach and=
 explore trails going to the =0Asouth end peninsula instead. Though Birding=
 Sites of NS mentions that =0Asome of the beach will be closed for the Pipi=
ng Plovers sometime around =0Athe end of April and I'm not sure how much of=
 the place gets closed down.=0A=0AOn the main path to the beach, there is a=
 bird migration monitoring site =0Asetup by Acadia University. The antenna =
at this site is broken and bent =0Aover so that the top is nearly touching =
the ground. It has Phil Taylor's =0Acontact name and number on it. Does Phi=
l Taylor monitor this feed? If =0Aso, I can email a pic of the site. Let me=
 know if I should call the =0Anumber to find out what email to send the pic=
 to.=0A=0AKeith Lowe=0AHalifax
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve=
rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Glad you enjoyed yo=
ur day. Keith</span></div><div><span>It is a beautiful place.</span></div><=
div><span>You might note the "Adjunct" part of the name </span></div><div><=
span>has been dropped. It is now simply</span></div><div><span>Kejimkujik&n=
bsp; Seaside - but still a lovely spot.</span></div><div><span>Enjoy the sp=
ring</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" st=
yle=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, san=
s-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helve=
tica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> =
<div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Sunday, April 20, 201=
4 10:24:43 PM, Keith Lowe &lt;mythos25@live.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </di=
v>  <div class=3D"y_msg_container">I had a great day of hiking and pretty g=
ood day of
 birding at Kejimkujik <br>Seaside Adjunct this morning. I left the city 5:=
15 am and started <br>birding at 7:05. I only managed 16 species in 3 hours=
 (plus 1 hour 15 <br>returning) but it was a fabulous day to be at the coas=
t. There was <br>nothing out of the ordinary except for perhaps the sheer n=
umber of <br>Savannah Sparrows at different spots. At one spot in particula=
r, on the <br>motorized trail behind the dunes about 3/4 to the end of the =
beach it <br>seemed like I was surrounded by dozens of them all zip, zip, z=
eeaing <br>intermittently all around me.<br><br>I think I was a bit unlucky=
 in the marsh because it looked like a great <br>habitat but I only saw 2 G=
reen-winged Teal and 14 Bufflehead. If only <br>there were trails going bac=
k to all the ponds behind the front ones--I <br>bet it would be an amazing =
place.<br><br>I would have had several more species but being the rookie I =
am I missed <br>identifying quite a few. 2 raptors on the way to the
 beach in the <br>morning and on that same walk down I heard quite a few Da=
rk-eyed, swamp, <br>chipping, orange-crowned, palm sparblers--how long does=
 it take before <br>you can distinguish between all them! I don't know what=
 they were but <br>their sound did seem less musical than a junco. At one p=
oint on the <br>trail behind the dunes it seemed like I was being followed =
by some <br>Yellow-rumped Warblers but I couldn't confirm it. Also at the v=
ery end <br>of the beach I saw a black bird fly over with rusty wings. I do=
n't think <br>it was a Rusty Blackbird though. It was flying with 2 or 3 st=
iff wings <br>beats then coasting for a second or two and continued that pa=
ttern. I <br>also missed some birds whose sounds I didn't recognize and whe=
re in <br>sensitive habitat where I couldn't get any closer. I was surprise=
d I did <br>not see a single shore bird--they must have no taste for aesthe=
tics.<br><br>I would definitely go there again but next time I would
 chose not to go <br>all the way to the end of the beach and explore trails=
 going to the <br>south end