[NatureNS] Young of the year, Three Fathom Harbour today

From: Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:12:00 -0300
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Pat McKay helped me to do my shorebird survey at Three Fathom Harbour =
today.  Hot, humid conditions had me crossing planned activities off the =
list, but we still saw a fair bit.

At Shorebird Cove, a newly-fledged Belted Kingfisher practising its =
fishing technique, without great success, and a flock of young =
Red-winged Blackbirds.

At Dottie's Pond, an Osprey nest with two young still in the nest but =
close to fledging, and a juvenile Spotted Sandpiper.

At the Causeway.a second Osprey nest where 1 young had fledged before we =
arrived at 12:30, and the second fledged while we watched this =
afternoon.  The air was full of encouraging cries all afternoon.  Also =
still more than a dozen juvenile Eastern Willets, 4 of which were very =
young - had just lost the last of their downy plumage.  The range in =
fledging dates for Willets is amazing, and has a lot to do with =
established pairs of adults getting straight down to breeding when they =
arrive in spring, versus newly mated pairs that spend roughly 4 weeks in =
displays before establishing pair bonds.

Cheers,
Susann Myers 
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Pat McKay helped me to do my shorebird =
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a&nbsp;newly-fledged Belted=20
Kingfisher practising its fishing technique, without great success, and =
a flock=20
of young Red-winged Blackbirds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>At Dottie's Pond, an Osprey nest with =
two young=20
still in the nest but close to fledging, and a juvenile Spotted=20
Sandpiper.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>At the Causeway.a second Osprey nest =
where 1 young=20
had fledged before we arrived at 12:30, and the second fledged while we =
watched=20
this afternoon.&nbsp; The air was full of encouraging cries all =
afternoon.&nbsp;=20
Also still more than a dozen juvenile Eastern Willets,&nbsp;4 of which =
were very=20
young - had just lost the last of their downy plumage.&nbsp; The range =
in=20
fledging dates for Willets is amazing, and has&nbsp;a lot to do with =
established=20
pairs of adults getting straight down to breeding when they arrive in =
spring,=20
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establishing pair bonds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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Myers</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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