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--Apple-Mail-AED7C3B5-569D-4224-B3DE-DEED1769072A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii An afternoon visit to Martinique Beach today produced huge numbers of shoreb= irds in foggy and windy conditions. I found 10 species of shorebird includin= g a lone Baird's Sandpiper in a massive mixed flock. The complete list is be= low.=20 The easternmost (last) half km or so of beach was covered by a huge mixed sp= ecies flock composed of greater than 80% Semipalmated Plovers. There were al= so good numbers of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Sanderlings present, with les= ser numbers of the other species. I find estimating numbers of birds in huge= flocks to be challenging but the four of us in my group all agreed that the= re had to be at least 5000 shorebirds present in this flock, if not as many a= s 8-10 thousand. It was an impressive sight! Graham Williams Longwood, Florida In NS till Aug 19 Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply@ebird.org > Date: August 12, 2012 11:22:37 PM ADT > To: grahamevanwilliams@gmail.com > Subject: eBird Report - Martinique Beach Provincial Park, Aug 12, 2012 >=20 > Martinique Beach Provincial Park, Halifax, CA-NS > Aug 12, 2012 1:15 PM - 4:00 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 2.0 mile(s) > 22 species >=20 > American Black Duck 3 > Common Eider 4 > Common Merganser 15 Seen in lagoon area along roadside shortly before= entering the park proper. > Double-crested Cormorant 8 > Black-bellied Plover 6 On mudflat just inside park entrance. > Semipalmated Plover 4000 About 100 were on mudflat just inside park e= ntrance. The rest were in a huge mixed flock of shorebirds resting on the ea= sternmost half km of beach. The four of us agreed upon a conservative estima= te of at least 5000 shorebirds in the flock on that stretch of beach. Greate= r than 80% of them were semipalmated plovers. > Willet 1 On muddy shore opposite of parking lot 8. > Whimbrel 1 On rocks at very eastern end of beach. > Sanderling 200 Scattered along the entire beachfront. Many were mixed= in the massive flock of other shorebirds. > Semipalmated Sandpiper 1000 About 15 were on mudflat just inside park= entrance. The rest were in a huge mixed flock of shorebirds resting on the e= asternmost half km of beach. The four of us agreed upon a conservative estim= ate of at least 5000 shorebirds in the flock on that stretch of beach. Great= er than 80% of them were semipalmated plovers. > Least Sandpiper 100 A few were on the mudflat just inside park entran= ce. The rest were in a huge mixed flock of shorebirds resting on the eastern= most half km of beach. The four of us agreed upon a conservative estimate of= at least 5000 shorebirds in the flock on that stretch of beach. Greater tha= n 80% of them were semipalmated plovers. > White-rumped Sandpiper 25 Mixed in the massive flock on the beach. > Baird's Sandpiper 1 Mixed in the massive flock on the beach. Juvenile= plumage. Associating with a few white-rumps and semipalmated sandpipers for= a convenient comparison. Buffy breast, black legs, long wings, straight bil= l, approx same size as white-rumps. > Short-billed Dowitcher 6 On mudflat just inside park entrance. > Ring-billed Gull 2 > Herring Gull 15 > Great Black-backed Gull 4 > Common Tern 2 > American Crow 2 > Barn Swallow 2 > Savannah Sparrow 1 > Song Sparrow 3 >=20 > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) --Apple-Mail-AED7C3B5-569D-4224-B3DE-DEED1769072A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>An afternoon visit to Mart= inique Beach today produced huge numbers of shorebirds in foggy and windy co= nditions. I found 10 species of shorebird including a lone Baird's Sandpiper= in a massive mixed flock. The complete list is below. </div><div><br><= /div><div>The easternmost (last) half km or so of beach was covered by a hug= e mixed species flock composed of greater than 80% Semipalmated Plovers. The= re were also good numbers of Semipalmated Sandpipers and Sanderlings present= , with lesser numbers of the other species. I find estimating numbers of bir= ds in huge flocks to be challenging but the four of us in my group all agree= d that there had to be at least 5000 shorebirds present in this flock, if no= t as many as 8-10 thousand. It was an impressive sight!</div><div><br></div>= <div>Graham Williams</div><div>Longwood, Florida</div><div>In NS till Aug 19= <br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></di= v><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:do-not-reply= @ebird.org">do-not-reply@ebird.org</a><br><b>Date:</b> August 12, 2012 11:22= :37 PM ADT<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:grahamevanwilliams@gmail.com">gra= hamevanwilliams@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>eBird Report - Martiniqu= e Beach Provincial Park, Aug 12, 2012</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></d= iv><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><span>Martinique Beach Provincial Park, Ha= lifax, CA-NS</span><br><span>Aug 12, 2012 1:15 PM - 4:00 PM</span><br><span>= Protocol: Traveling</span><br><span>2.0 mile(s)</span><br><span>22 species</= span><br><span></span><br><span>American Black Duck 3</span><br><span>= Common Eider 4</span><br><span>Common Merganser 15 &= nbsp; Seen in lagoon area along roadside shortly before entering the pa= rk proper.</span><br><span>Double-crested Cormorant 8</span><br><span>= Black-bellied Plover 6 On mudflat just inside p= ark entrance.</span><br><span>Semipalmated Plover 4000 &nb= sp; About 100 were on mudflat just inside park entrance. The rest were i= n a huge mixed flock of shorebirds resting on the easternmost half km of bea= ch. The four of us agreed upon a conservative estimate of at least 5000 shor= ebirds in the flock on that stretch of beach. Greater than 80% of them were s= emipalmated plovers.</span><br><span>Willet 1 = On muddy shore opposite of parking lot 8.</span><br><span>Whimbrel 1 &= nbsp; On rocks at very eastern end of beach.</span><br><spa= n>Sanderling 200 Scattered along the entire be= achfront. Many were mixed in the massive flock of other shorebirds.</span><b= r><span>Semipalmated Sandpiper 1000 About 15 w= ere on mudflat just inside park entrance. The rest were in a huge mixed floc= k of shorebirds resting on the easternmost half km of beach. The four of us a= greed upon a conservative estimate of at least 5000 shorebirds in the flock o= n that stretch of beach. Greater than 80% of them were semipalmated plovers.= </span><br><span>Least Sandpiper 100 A few wer= e on the mudflat just inside park entrance. The rest were in a huge mixed fl= ock of shorebirds resting on the easternmost half km of beach. The four of u= s agreed upon a conservative estimate of at least 5000 shorebirds in the flo= ck on that stretch of beach. Greater than 80% of them were semipalmated plov= ers.</span><br><span>White-rumped Sandpiper 25  = ;Mixed in the massive flock on the beach.</span><br><span>Baird's Sandpiper &= nbsp;1 Mixed in the massive flock on the beach. Juve= nile plumage. Associating with a few white-rumps and semipalmated sandpipers= for a convenient comparison. Buffy breast, black legs, long wings, straight= bill, approx same size as white-rumps.</span><br><span>Short-billed Dowitch= er 6 On mudflat just inside park entrance.</sp= an><br><span>Ring-billed Gull 2</span><br><span>Herring Gull 15<= /span><br><span>Great Black-backed Gull 4</span><br><span>Common Tern &= nbsp;2</span><br><span>American Crow 2</span><br><span>Barn Swallow &n= bsp;2</span><br><span>Savannah Sparrow 1</span><br><span>Song Sparrow &= nbsp;3</span><br><span></span><br><span>This report was generated automatica= lly by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)</span><b= r></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-AED7C3B5-569D-4224-B3DE-DEED1769072A--
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