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Index of Subjects --_1c48acb1-86c7-483e-a944-fd2c3c9ac50c_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went warblerless today=2C if that is a word. Anyhow=2C I made a run to V= olgler's Cove=2C Cherry Hill Beach and Broad Cove. I was only able to come= up with 32 species=2C most of which were seen at Cherry Hill Beach. It wa= s a pleasant surprise to run into Fred Dobson and his wife. Many of you wi= ll know Fred from his previously living in Nova Scotia. They are now in Va= ncouver. I did not see much more than Fred and his wife had at Cherry Hill= . I was surprised to find fewer shorebirds and fewer species than I had se= en at Conrad's Island last weekend. Usually Cherry Hill is better for both= species and numbers. A merlin partrolling probably did not help maters an= d made accurate counting of the shorebirds present somewhat of a challenge.= Fred had mentioned the merlin to me as well as most other shorebird speci= es that I did see. =20 Semi-palmated plover 145 Sanderling 33 Least Sandpiper 11 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Rudyturnstone 9 Bairds Sandpiper 2 White-rumped Sandpiper 2 Black-bellied Plover 13 Whimbrel 10 Semi-palmated Sandpiper 4 =20 At Broad Cove Beach =20 Semi-palmated Plover 40 Least Sandpiper 4 Solitary Sandpiper 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 (I really tried to make it into a long-billed=2C b= ut it just did not work out as such. There were some features that would h= ave been close to long-billed=2C but I finally ruled long-billed out.) I fi= nd different books very confusing as to field marks between these two speci= es. I finally looked at photos online and it was definitely short-billed o= n the basis of the wing pattern and strong white showing in the feathers. = The photos for the long-billed that I looked at did not show a strong black= and white contrast on the back and side. What they say about the feathers= along the side in the books does not seem to me to be cut and dry for the = id. At least on the basis of the photos that I looked at online. The wint= er plumage for these two species I admit is a challenge for me. =20 =20 James R. Hirtle Bridgewater =20 = --_1c48acb1-86c7-483e-a944-fd2c3c9ac50c_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"= 6">I went warblerless today=2C if that is a word. =3B Anyhow=2C I made = a run to Volgler's Cove=2C Cherry Hill Beach and Broad Cove. =3B I was = only able to come up with 32 species=2C most of which were seen at Cherry H= ill Beach. =3B It was a pleasant surprise to run into Fred Dobson and h= is wife. =3B Many of you will know =3BFred from his previously livi= ng in Nova Scotia. =3B They are now in Vancouver. =3B I did not see= much more than Fred and his wife had at Cherry Hill. =3B I was surpris= ed to find fewer shorebirds and fewer species than I had seen at Conrad's I= sland last weekend. =3B Usually Cherry Hill is better for both species = and numbers. =3B A merlin partrolling probably did not help maters and = made accurate counting of the shorebirds present somewhat of a challenge.&n= bsp=3B Fred had mentioned the merlin =3Bto me as well as =3Bmost ot= her shorebird species that I did see.</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" siz= e=3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Semi-palmated= plover 145</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Sanderling 33</fon= t><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Least Sandpiper 11</font><BR><font= color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Greater Yellowlegs 2</font><BR><font color=3D= "#000000" size=3D"6">Rudyturnstone 9</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size= =3D"6">Bairds Sandpiper 2</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Whit= e-rumped Sandpiper 2</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Black-bel= lied Plover 13</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Whimbrel 10</fo= nt><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Semi-palmated Sandpiper 4</font><= BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><font color=3D"#00= 0000" size=3D"6">At Broad Cove Beach</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size= =3D"6"></font> =3B<BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Semi-palmated = Plover 40</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Least Sandpiper 4</f= ont><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Solitary =3BSandpiper 2</fon= t><BR><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Short-billed Dowitcher 1 (I really= tried to make it into a long-billed=2C =3Bbut it just did not work out= as such. =3B There were some features that would have been close to lo= ng-billed=2C but I finally ruled long-billed out.) =3BI find different = books very confusing as to field marks between these two species. =3B I= finally looked at photos online and it was definitely short-billed on the = basis of the wing pattern and strong white showing in the feathers. =3B= The photos for the long-billed that I looked at did not show a strong blac= k and white contrast on the back and side. =3B What they say about the = feathers along the side in the books does not seem to me to be cut and dry = for the id. =3B At least on the basis of the photos that I looked at on= line. =3B The winter plumage for these two species I admit is a challen= ge for me. =3B </font><BR> =3B<BR><font size=3D"6">James R. Hirtle<= /font><BR><font size=3D"6">Bridgewater</font><BR><font color=3D"#000000" si= ze=3D"6"><br id=3D"FontBreak"></font> =3B<BR> </div></body> </html>= --_1c48acb1-86c7-483e-a944-fd2c3c9ac50c_--
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