[NatureNS] Cherry Hill Beach, Four Shorebirds + Bonaparte's Gull

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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:57:59 -0400
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Bernard Forsythe & I went to Cherry Hill Beach today to give his
winter list for this year a final boost. We raised it to an all time
record of 126 today. We were there on a falling tide until about 2
hours before low tide. The tidal flat was covered & there were no
shorebirds at first. At the extreme tip, a rocky point, we found 1
Purple Sandpiper. We later found one more at the rocky point just off
the parking area. We found 3 Black-bellied Plovers and 2 Ruddy
Turnstones on the main tidal flat at the NW end. Back on the
ocean-facing beach, about in the middle, we found 6 Sanderlings. There
were 2 Northern Harriers-- 1 beautiful juvenile & 1 male. At the tidal
flats a nonbreeding adult Bonaparte's Gull flew past us several times.
We could see the small, true black bill, the well-defined ear spot,
and the markedly small size compared to a Ring-billed Gull which was,
conveniently, chasing it.

Canada Geese, Ducks, Common Loons & Horned Grebes Green Bay to Cherry
Hill were as expected.

I photographed all 4 species of shorebirds just because it's Feb.
27th. I had better photos of all last fall, frankly.

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-January-March-2012/20950511_VD8zMC#!i=1728226821&k=xk3ddhQ

Rick Whitman

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