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Index of Subjects --0016363ba3e2f75418048ed0b49b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, Needless to say I was intrigued by this post, as after a number of tries, I was able to finally track down Black Oystercatchers in Klootchman Park, West Vancouver, when I was there a number of years ago. This species is rare even in its normal habitat of rocky shores on the far west coast, and migrates to rocky shores farther south on the far west coast. While nothing is impossible, it seems pretty unlikely that a flock would show up on Debert Beach! Indeed, I'd be surprised if there were any records east of the Rockies. I checked the web site listed here, but couldn't find an audio file to listen to. However, there are audio files on Bird of North America Online (need a subscription), and on the Iphone app Ibird Pro, and I found one here - http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/999/overview/Black_Oystercatcher.aspx , that can be listened to. To me, if it's a bird, the nearest would be Whimbrel, or possibly a number of different shorebirds. I suppose another remote possibility would be Eurasian oystercatchers, which have a high pitched short whistle, and I believe there are 1 or 2 records as vagrants for Eastern N.America, or American oystercatchers, of which a few pairs are regular on CSI, and a recent report from Canso. A mystery indeed! Richard On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca>wrote: > At 02:57 PM 26/08/2010, Gayle wrote: > > Received an email from friends of mine, that recently heard, what they > believe to be, numerous Black Oystercatchers at the Debert Beach. They sent > to me, also, an audio example, also, so will gladly forward it to anyone > that might be interested. > > > I thought I'd clarify the situation. The observers, Peter May and Kim > Forster, heard something calling at dusk along the Debert Beach at low tide, > from the area where the salt marsh grass meets Fundy mud. They didn't see > what was calling (though presumed it was a bird), and were not able to make > a sound recording. Upon searching the internet for a similar call they > settled upon Black Oystercatcher as the bird with the call most similar to > what they heard. Here is the web page with the call: > > * http://tinyurl.com/2dsa4hs* > > And that is where the mystery rests. They have not heard the call again, > but are open to ideas. > > Cheers, > > Blake > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > 902-852-2077 > > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > http://nsbs.chebucto.org > > Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club > * http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel* > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > * http://tinyurl.com/birdingns > *Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: > http://tinyurl.com/mr627d > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada > -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0016363ba3e2f75418048ed0b49b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>Needless to say I was intrigued by this post, as after a number = of tries, I was able to finally track down Black Oystercatchers in Klootchm= an Park, West Vancouver, when I was there a number of years ago.=A0 This sp= ecies is rare even in its normal habitat of rocky shores on the far west co= ast, and migrates to rocky shores farther south on the far west coast. Whil= e nothing is impossible, it seems pretty unlikely that a flock would show u= p on Debert Beach! Indeed, I'd be surprised if there were any records e= ast of the Rockies. I checked the web site listed here, but couldn't fi= nd an audio file to listen to. However, there are audio files on Bird of No= rth America Online (need a subscription), and on the Iphone app Ibird Pro, = and I found one here - <a href=3D"http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/999/over= view/Black_Oystercatcher.aspx">http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/999/overvie= w/Black_Oystercatcher.aspx</a> , that can be listened to. <br> <br>To me, if it's a bird, the nearest would be Whimbrel, or possibly a= number of different shorebirds. <br><br>I suppose another remote possibili= ty would be Eurasian oystercatchers, which have a high pitched short whistl= e, and I believe there are 1 or 2 records as vagrants for Eastern N.America= , or American oystercatchers, of which a few pairs are regular on CSI, and = a recent report from Canso.<br> <br>A mystery indeed!<br><br>Richard<br><br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te">On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Blake Maybank <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a= href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></s= pan> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde= r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div class=3D"im"> At 02:57 PM 26/08/2010, Gayle wrote:<br> <blockquote type=3D"cite">Received an email from friends of mine, that recently heard, what they believe to be, numerous Black Oystercatchers at the Debert Beach. They sent to me, also, an audio example, also, so will gladly forward it to anyone that might be interested.</blockquote><br></div> I thought I'd clarify the situation.=A0=A0 The observers, Peter May and Kim Forster, heard something calling at dusk along the Debert Beach at low tide, from the area where the salt marsh grass meets Fundy mud.=A0 They didn't see what was calling (though presumed it was a bird), and were not able to make a sound recording.=A0=A0 Upon searching the internet for a similar call they settled upon Black Oystercatcher as the bird with the call most similar to what they heard.=A0 Here is the web page with the call:<br><br> <b><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2dsa4hs" target=3D"_blank"> http://tinyurl.com/2dsa4hs</a></b> <br><br> And that is where the mystery rests.=A0 They have not heard the call again, but are open to ideas.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <p> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --<br> Blake Maybank<br> <a href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.symp