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Hi all:
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An interesting morning at Cherry Hill Beach. First off with Noel and an al=
ready stressed beach environment a new right of way is being established ov=
er the dune area at the end of the beach. There is a huge pit which no nor=
mal vehicle can pass over in the middle of the established right of way. D=
ue to the beaches act, I'm assuming the establishment of a new right of way=
is not legal to bypass the hole as the dune area is already under a state =
of stress there and much has been lost already. Of course with Noel destro=
ying all of the signage none now exists and likely nothing can stand at the=
moment. Nothing against surfers, as most are good when it comes to respec=
ting the beaches they use, but one today had been part of the establishment=
of a new right of way on Cherry Hill and had bypassed the crater and was p=
arked on the cobble where he should not have been able to go. =20
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The good news is two pairs of piping plovers firmly established on Cherry H=
ill Beach. From tracks this pair appear to have been there for some time a=
nd have well scoped the area. The first pair that I saw look like they mig=
ht have a nest established or are very close. The one of the pair was very=
hunch backed and crouched low as I have seen them when a nest is nearby or=
eggs laying is about to begin. =20
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The second pair was even more exciting as I was able to observe and hear so=
mething I have never seen in all of the years that I have been watching the=
se birds. I heard what sounded to me like a willet or greater yellow-legs =
on steroids. I was scanning for this exotic bird that was making the call =
and I suspected what would be a new species for me. I finally focused and =
the callee, which was a male piping plover. He had made a scrape in the mi=
ddle of an upraised dune area and was bobbing his tail up and down in the h=
ole, with wings splayed outwards all the time making the call. He was tryi=
ng to get his mates attention to come and expect the wonderful scrape that =
he had made. =20
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I was also able to start guardian duty by showing two ladies the piping plo=
ver. They knew about the birds and had seen the roped off area, but never =
had seen one of these birds, so it was a great treat from them to observe a=
n actual bird through the scope from a distance.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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Hi all:<BR>
<BR>
An interesting morning at Cherry Hill Beach. First off with Noel and =
an already stressed beach environment a new right of way is being establish=
ed over the dune area at the end of the beach. There is a huge pit wh=
ich no normal vehicle can pass over in the middle of the established right =
of way. Due to the beaches act, I'm assuming the establishment of a n=
ew right of way is not legal to bypass the hole as the dune area is already=
under a state of stress there and much has been lost already. Of cou=
rse with Noel destroying all of the signage none now exists and likely noth=
ing can stand at the moment. Nothing against surfers, as most are goo=
d when it comes to respecting the beaches they use, but one today had been =
part of the establishment of a new right of way on Cherry Hill and had bypa=
ssed the crater and was parked on the cobble where he should not have been =
able to go. <BR>
<BR>
The good news is two pairs of piping plovers firmly established on Cherry H=
ill Beach. From tracks this pair appear to have been there for some t=
ime and have well scoped the area. The first pair that I saw look lik=
e they might have a nest established or are very close. The one of th=
e pair was very hunch backed and crouched low as I have seen them when a ne=
st is nearby or eggs laying is about to begin. <BR>
<BR>
The second pair was even more exciting as I was able to observe and hear so=
mething I have never seen in all of the years that I have been watching the=
se birds. I heard what sounded to me like a willet or greater yellow-=
legs on steroids. I was scanning for this exotic bird that was making=
the call and I suspected what would be a new species for me. I final=
ly focused and the callee, which was a male piping plover. He had mad=
e a scrape in the middle of an upraised dune area and was bobbing his tail =
up and down in the hole, with wings splayed outwards all the time making th=
e call. He was trying to get his mates attention to come and expect t=
he wonderful scrape that he had made. <BR>
<BR>
I was also able to start guardian duty by showing two ladies the piping plo=
ver. They knew about the birds and had seen the roped off area, but n=
ever had seen one of these birds, so it was a great treat from them to obse=
rve an actual bird through the scope from a distance.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr />Sign in now! Windows Live Messenger is giving y=
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