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--></style><!--[if gte ms --089e01419f6861455e051a5da871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Shorebird Cove - 3 Fathom Harbour: Is accessed via a private lane from 3 Fathom Harbour Road to the "cove". I believe the property is owned by Suzanne Myers, a NS Bird Society member, I think. Anyway, the lane is located about half-way along the 3 Fathom Harbour Road which can currently only be accessed from the eastern end due to construction on the road a civic site #95. The lane is barricaded by a two rail gate which you are able to walk around. Suzanne has told me that she does not want the gate opened for access via auto-mobile but walking down the lane was OK. I assume the permission remains, although I have not talked to her about it for some time. At the cove, there is a cut grass pathway along the edge and a makeshift bench to sit on. Observation is best if timed with either side of low tide. Paul Murray Dartmouth On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:31 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca= > wrote: > Hi All, > > I=E2=80=99m surprised and somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that no on= e has > answered the questions about the location of Shorebird Cove. I haven=E2= =80=99t > found any maps using that name for any topographical feature in the area = of > Three-Fathom Harbour. Is it a name that only birders use? > > Thanks, > > John > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *chris kennedy > *Sent:* July-08-15 09:26 > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom > Harbour > > > > Located it on Google. I think I've been there once before, just didn't > realize it. I'm gonna check it out Saturday after the market. I've only g= ot > 3-4 shorebirds on my year list so far in 2015, gotta bolster that #. > > Thanks! > > > > -ck > > > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&Pat <kdavis1@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > We drove all around that area yesterday, with similarly poor results. I > don't know whether we were anywhere near Shorebird Cove. > > Pat Davis > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 6, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > 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 g= et > to Shorebird Cove. > > Thanks, Paul. > > > > On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote: > > > > Where is shorebird cove? > > > > -ck > > > > 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 Turnston= e > reported by Susann last weekend as well as two very young Willets. The > complete eBird list follows: > > > > 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 > > > > 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: > > > > Lesser Yellowlegs - 10 > > Ruddy Turnstone - 1 > > Short-billed Dowitcher - 3 > > > > Also present were the local breeders that we've been watching since > April: Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a family of Killdeer= . > > > > 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. From my car a= t > the end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer sitting an= d > 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 o= ut > 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 w= ay > in to join them. We've missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer > chicks, but these juveniles are still very attractive young birds, alread= y > almost half the size of the adult. > > > > 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 watchin= g > shorebirds. > > > > Cheers, > > Susann Myers > > > > > > > > > > > > > --089e01419f6861455e051a5da871 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Shorebird Cove - 3 Fathom Harbour:<div><br></div><div>Is a= ccessed via a private lane from 3 Fathom Harbour Road to the "cove&quo= t;.=C2=A0 I believe the property is owned by Suzanne Myers, a NS Bird Socie= ty member, I think.=C2=A0 Anyway, the lane is located about half-way along = the 3 Fathom Harbour Road which can currently only be accessed from the eas= tern end due to construction on the road a civic site #95.=C2=A0 The lane i= s barricaded by a two rail gate which you are able to walk around. =C2=A0 S= uzanne has told me that she does not want the gate opened for access via au= to-mobile but walking down the lane was OK. I assume the permission remains= , although I have not talked to her about it for some time. =C2=A0 At the c= ove, there is a cut grass pathway along the edge and a makeshift bench to s= it on.=C2=A0 Observation is best if timed with either side of low tide.</di= v><div><br></div><div>Paul Murray</div><div>Dartmouth</div></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at