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Cape Breton, which is Morien Bar. This is at Port Morien, along the shore
between Louisbourg and Glace Bay.

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I would suggest driving to Albert Bridge (on the way to Sydney) then taking 
the Brickyard Road on the right to the coast, and from Myra Gut (the mouth 
of the Myra River) where the road ends, following the coastal road  to the 
left long to Morien Bar, a low sandspit off to the right.  If you reach the 
town of Port Morien, you've gone too far.

This site is best at about 3.5 hours before low tide.  Go out to the end of 
the sandbar and scope to the right.  I like to start my surveys about 4.5 
hours before low tide, to see shorebirds roosting along the shore to the 
right and left.  It's a wonderful site, chock-a--block with shorebirds at 
this time of year.  You can see shorebirds at any time between mid and low 
tide.

Let me know if you have other questions, and I'll try to help.

Cheers,
Susann Myers


From: "Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 7:19 PM
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Shorebirds, anywhere

> We have a couple of friends here from England and we are taking off for 
> Cape Breton, initially for Louisburg, in a few days for a few days.  We 
> will be driving round the Cabot Trail.
> Is there anywhere accessible in the general CB area that might provide a 
> useful stop to chance-view shorebird migration, granted that it is still 
> only in the early stages?
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> Steve (Hfx)
>
> ________________________________________
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on 
> behalf of Susann Myers [myerss@eastlink.ca]
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 5:22 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Shorebirds, Three Fathom Harbour
>
> Numbers of small plovers and peeps are beginning to build.   Also one 
> rarity, a Stilt Sandpiper, immediately recognizable from the tilt of its 
> decurved bill.  In light drizzle this morning, between Shorebird Cove and 
> the mudflats off Causeway Road, I counted the following on both sides of 
> the harbour:
>
> Semipalmated Plover        143
> Greater Yellowlegs            5
> Willet                                 31
> Lesser Yellowlegs              10
> Semipalmated Sandpiper    120
> Stilt Sandpiper                    1 adult, moulting out of breeding 
> plumage
> Short-billed Dowitcher        34
>
> Cheers,
> Susann Myers
> 

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