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Dear Keith and Paul,
Thank you so much for this information and the very specific directions. =
It is very helpful. I can see the two-rail gate across the lane on =
Google Street view.
I look forward to birding there the next time I travel that way.
John
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Murray
Sent: July-08-15 11:07
To: NatureNS
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove
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Shorebird Cove - 3 Fathom Harbour:
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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.
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Paul Murray
Dartmouth
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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 =
one 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
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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
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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 =
got 3-4 shorebirds on my year list so far in 2015, gotta bolster that #.
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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 =
get to Shorebird Cove.
Thanks, Paul.
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On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:
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Where is shorebird cove?
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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. From 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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