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Index of Subjects --001a11355070918e3804fa93d562 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 There were two Semipalmated Plovers at The Guzzle = East Point, N. Grand Pre, this afternoon, May 29th. I got a useful photo of one. You can see the yellow eye-ring. *http://tinyurl.com/lsdh84n <http://tinyurl.com/lsdh84n>* Rick Whitman On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > > Hi all > No flycatchers were braving the 6C weather and NE wind at Big I. this > morning, but there was a nice bit of birding particularly a nice variety > but in small numbers of shorebird. As the tide was falling at the west end > beach (which has a nice big seaweed heap on shore), I noted uncommon spring > Pictou Co birds- *Semipalmated Sandpiper* (1), *Semipalmated Plover *(1) > and *White-rumped Sandpiper *(1) - all were photographed. Also here were > 3 *Gt Yellowlegs*, 2 *Willets* and 1 *Spotted Sandpiper*. A single *American > Pipit* was also on the seaweed. > > There are still more than 100 *Surf Scoter* off the causeway as well as > 20 some *Black Scoter* and 7 *Long-tailed Ducks*. > There were 15 *Common Terns* dive-bombing an imm. *Bald Eagle* in the big > saltmarsh. I think it might be the same eagle that a few days ago, I > photographed from a distance mantling with a *Snowy Owl* beside it. I did > not see the Snowie today. > > I noted 10 warbler species- nothing too unusual, but nice to hear a *Northern > Waterthrush*. *Ovenbird* was the most common warbler with 24 noted. My > tally for the morning was 65 species. > > Nearby at Lismore wharf, I noted what I think is a sub-adult *Lesser > Black-backed Gull* as well *as 4* in fine breeding plumage. There were > also 2 imm *Iceland Gulls* in the mix of 500+ gulls present. > > cheers > Ken > -- Rick Whitman --001a11355070918e3804fa93d562 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">There were two Semipalmated Plovers at The Guzzle =3D East= Point, N. Grand Pre, this afternoon, May 29th. I got a useful photo of one= . You can see the yellow eye-ring.<div><br></div><div><b style=3D"color:rgb= (0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18p= x">http://tinyurl.com/lsdh84n</b= ><br> </div><div><b style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,He= lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><br></b></div><div><span style=3D"color:= rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:= 18px">Rick Whitman</span></div> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat,= May 24, 2014 at 5:21 PM, Ken McKenna <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:kenmcken@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></sp= an> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Ken McKenna<br>Box 218 Stellarton NS<br>B0K=20 1S0<br><a href=3D"tel:902%20752-7644" value=3D"+19027527644" target=3D"_bla= nk">902 752-7644</a><br></font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Hi all</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">No flycatchers were braving the 6C weather=A0=20 and NE wind at Big I. this morning, but there was a nice bit of birding=20 particularly a nice variety but in small numbers of shorebird. As the tide = was=20 falling at the west end beach (which has a nice big seaweed heap on=20 shore),=A0I noted uncommon spring Pictou Co birds- <strong>Semipalmated=20 Sandpiper</strong> (1), <strong>Semipalmated Plover </strong>(1) and=20 <strong>White-rumped Sandpiper </strong>(1) - all were photographed. Also h= ere=20 were 3 <strong>Gt Yellowlegs</strong>, 2 <strong>Willets</strong> and 1=20 <strong>Spotted Sandpiper</strong>. A single <strong>American Pipit</strong= > was=20 also=A0on the seaweed. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">There=A0are still more than 100 <strong>Surf=20 Scoter</strong> off the causeway as well as 20 some <strong>Black=20 Scoter</strong> and 7 <strong>Long-tailed Ducks</strong>. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">There were 15 <strong>Common Terns</strong>=20 dive-bombing an imm. <strong>Bald Eagle</strong> in the big saltmarsh.=A0 I= =20 think it might be the same eagle that a few days ago, I photographed from a= =20 distance mantling with a <strong>Snowy Owl</strong> beside it. I did not se= e the=20 Snowie today. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">I noted 10 warbler species- nothing too unusual,= =20 but nice to hear a <strong>Northern Waterthrush</strong>.=20 <strong>Ovenbird</strong> was the most common warbler with 24 noted. My tal= ly=20 for the morning was 65 species. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Nearby at Lismore wharf, I noted what I think is = a=20 sub-adult <strong>Lesser Black-backed Gull</strong> as well <strong>as=20 4</strong> in fine breeding plumage. There were also 2 imm <strong>Iceland= =20 Gulls</strong> in the mix of 500+ gulls present. </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">cheers</font></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font c= olor=3D"#888888"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Ken</font></div></font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman= <br> </div> --001a11355070918e3804fa93d562--
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