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--=====================_64373281==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed The following is a belated report from 21 August, from the Salt Marsh Trail, HRM. We cycled the trail during the morning, between 0845 and 1130, starting from the Bissett Road parking area, and going as far as the West Lawrencetown Marsh, then returning. The tide was falling in Cole Harbour on the outward trip, and there was a good amount of mud exposed. Many shorebirds were present near and far, but I could only identify (and count) those closer to the trail, as I was cycling with only my binoculars, with no spotting scope. (The trail surface along the estuary portion of the trail is still in rough shape for bicycles, a result of the significant storm damage from Hurricane Earl last autumn). The wooded portions of the trail were fairly quiet, with only a few flocks of chickadees noted, and just five species of routine warblers. The estuary was more productive. Highlights of the 40 species we encountered included: 45 Great Blue Herons 2 "Western" Willets 1200 Semipalmated Plovers 30 Lesser Yellowlegs 400 Semipalmated Sandpipers 2 Ruddy Turnstones 1 Black-headed Gull (adult) We met Paul Murray on the trail, and he had sighted two Hudsonian Godwits. This is a wonderful trail, and deserves our patronage. But check tide times if you want to see shorebirds. The lag in the inner estuary is roughly 1.5 to 2 hours compared to Halifax Harbour tide times. Cheers, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 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 --=====================_64373281==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> The following is a belated report from 21 August, from the Salt Marsh Trail, HRM.<br><br> We cycled the trail during the morning, between 0845 and 1130, starting from the Bissett Road parking area, and going as far as the West Lawrencetown Marsh, then returning. The tide was falling in Cole Harbour on the outward trip, and there was a good amount of mud exposed. Many shorebirds were present near and far, but I could only identify (and count) those closer to the trail, as I was cycling with only my binoculars, with no spotting scope. (The trail surface along the estuary portion of the trail is still in rough shape for bicycles, a result of the significant storm damage from Hurricane Earl last autumn).<br><br> The wooded portions of the trail were fairly quiet, with only a few flocks of chickadees noted, and just five species of routine warblers. The estuary was more productive.<br><br> <b>Highlights</b> of the 40 species we encountered included:<br><br> <b>45 Great Blue Herons<br> 2 "Western" Willets<br> 1200 Semipalmated Plovers<br> 30 Lesser Yellowlegs<br> 400 Semipalmated Sandpipers<br> 2 Ruddy Turnstones<br> 1 Black-headed Gull (adult)<br><br> </b>We met Paul Murray on the trail, and he had sighted two <b>Hudsonian Godwits</b>.<br><br> This is a wonderful trail, and deserves our patronage. But check tide times if you want to see shorebirds. The lag in the inner estuary is roughly 1.5 to 2 hours compared to Halifax Harbour tide times.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br> </a>902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_64373281==.ALT--
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