[NatureNS] Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom Harbour

From: Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:38:15 -0300
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I was out at 4 F H today and drove on the road that is under repair =
looking for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you please help me to =
get to Shorebird Cove.
Thanks, Paul.

On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:

> Where is shorebird cove?
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> -ck
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> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele <katefsteele@gmail.com> =
wrote:
> Chris and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove tonight and were =
pleased to see a very nice variety of shorebird species for so early in =
the year. We were lucky to see the adult and four young Killdeer and =
Ruddy Turnstone reported by Susann last weekend as well as two very =
young Willets. The complete eBird list follows:
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> American Black Duck  2
> Mallard  4
> Green-winged Teal (American)  13
> Common Eider  1
> Ring-necked Pheasant  1
> Double-crested Cormorant  2
> Killdeer  5
> Greater Yellowlegs  6
> Willet  3
> Lesser Yellowlegs  15
> Ruddy Turnstone  1
> Least Sandpiper  1
> Short-billed Dowitcher  175
> Blue Jay  2
> Hermit Thrush  1
> Black-and-white Warbler  1
> Magnolia Warbler  2
> Black-throated Green Warbler  1
> Savannah Sparrow  1
> Nelson's Sparrow  2
> Song Sparrow  3
> White-throated Sparrow  1
> Common Grackle  1
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> On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
> Pat McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, that shorebird migration =
was already underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom Harbour.  Newly =
arrived shorebirds were:
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> Lesser Yellowlegs - 10
> Ruddy Turnstone  - 1
> Short-billed Dowitcher  - 3
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> Also present were the local breeders that we've been watching since =
April:  Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a family of =
Killdeer.=20
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> I've watched, usually with Pat, the arrival of a single Killdeer in =
late April, then display flights and a pair mating on May 31st.  =46rom =
my car at the end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer =
sitting and exchanging at the nest, in June.  The books give 24 to 28 =
days as the incubation time for Killdeer eggs, so I calculated the =
earliest possible hatching date as June 23rd.  We were very sad  to find =
the nest abandoned on June 20th, and assumed that a predator had found =
it.  Much to our delight, yesterday there were an adult Killdeer and 4 =
well-grown downy juveniles out on the mudflats at the cove.  The =
temperature was only 14 degrees, with a brisk wind, so when we first saw =
them the adult was brooding the young.  Well, brooding 3 of them while =
the 4th tried unsuccessfully to push its way in to join them.  We've =
missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer chicks, but these =
juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already almost half the =
size of the adult.
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> It's great to see some breeding success, since we've seen no juvenile =
Willets so far.  Altogether, it's already been a great season for =
watching shorebirds.
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> Cheers,
> Susann Myers=20
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I was =
out at 4 F H today and drove on the road that is under repair looking =
for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you please help me to get to =
Shorebird Cove.<div>Thanks, Paul.</div><div><br><div><div>On 2015-07-04, =
at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Where is shorebird =
cove?<div><br></div><div>-ck</div></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 =
at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:katefsteele@gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">katefsteele@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chris =
and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove tonight and were pleased to =
see a very nice variety of shorebird species for so early in the year. =
We were lucky to see the adult and four young Killdeer and Ruddy =
Turnstone reported by Susann last weekend as well as two very young =
Willets. The complete eBird list follows:<div><br></div><div><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">American Black Duck&nbsp; =
2</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Mallard&nbsp; 4</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Green-winged Teal =
(American)&nbsp; 13</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Common Eider&nbsp; 1</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ring-necked Pheasant&nbsp; =
1</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Double-crested Cormorant&nbsp; =
2</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Killdeer&nbsp; 5</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Greater Yellowlegs&nbsp; =
6</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Willet&nbsp; 3</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Lesser Yellowlegs&nbsp; =
15</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Ruddy Turnstone&nbsp; 1</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Least Sandpiper&nbsp; 1</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Short-billed Dowitcher&nbsp; =
175</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Blue Jay&nbsp; 2</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px">Hermit Thrush&nbsp; 1</span><br =
style=3D"font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span =