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On a falling tide, shorebirding was good at the very southern tip of Cape Sable Island, late afternoon & thru supper time. Walking down the *east* side of the tip, we saw 10 Whimbrel, 1 Willet, at least 5 Ruddy Turnstones, about 30 Sanderlings, about 5 Least Sandpipers, about 5 Black-bellied Plover, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, about 5 Semipalmated Plover. As we approached the tip, we could see the flats directly south had dozens of shorebirds but the light was impossible for IDs. As we rounded the tip, the muddier flats on the *west* side were absolutely covered with mixed shorebirds. There were dozens of Sanderlings, Black-bellied Plovers, Greater Yellowlegs, many dozens of Semipalmated Plover & a few Semipalmated Sandpipers. Note the Whimbrel were all in the rockier areas on the east side & at the tip. I don't think you'd see them from the viewing area on the west side. Access to the east side is via a short public road, the last on the left I think. A house right at that corner is having a total roofing job as of today, likely obvious tomorrow at least also. -- Rick Whitman
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