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Just a minor correction. Flour Cove Road is on Long Island, not Digby =
Neck. =20
Andy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bob McDonald=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 11:22 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] A few days spent on Brier Island
Wendy and I decided to "escape" to Brier for a few days - arrived late =
Wed evening and departed Sat morning.
We spent much of the day Thurs helping MTRI staff carry out a census =
of the endangered Mountain Avens (Geum peckii) in Big Meadow Bog. =
Interestingly, Brier is one of only 2 locations for this plant in Canada =
and has by far the largest number of plants. (Digby Neck is the other =
Canadian location and it is also found in the White Mountains in N.H.) =
The bog has been altered in an attempt to drain it for agricultural =
purposes (this is historical) so the bog is drier now and is being =
overrun by large numbers of woody plants (like blackberry) so it's a =
hard slog into and out of there. Apart from the G. peckii, both Bog =
Goldenrod and Bog Aster were abundant. We had several sightings of =
Northern Harrier and there were many hummingbirds, including at least =
one male, frequenting the Spotted Touch-Me-Not.
At the end of our exhausting day, as we left the runway from which we =
accessed the bog, we spooked a small bird off the gravel road into the =
trees. I paused as others walked on. After a few seconds, the bird flew =
back to the road about 40 m from me. Through the binoculars, it appeared =
to be a Lark Sparrow and I took several rather poor but documentary pics =
- it was indeed a LASP, the highlight of our sojourn to Brier!
Friday morning, we did a long walk from Gull Rock Road around to =
Whipple Point looking for shorebirds in Big Pond and Pond Cove. =
Highlights were two Baird's Sandpipers, and more Least than Semipalm =
Sandpipers. An immature Bald Eagle could be seen at the far end of Big =
Pond. Also noteworthy were 65-70 Grey Seals in Pond Cove (lots of =
racket!).
We did the late afternoon Mariner Cruises pelagic and it was the =
roughest trip I've ever done into the Bay of Fundy. Most of the =
children on board were quite ill and several adults looked pretty green! =
Although the lack of whales disappointed many, the seabirds were good =
with Northern Gannet, Great Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, and both =
phalaropes putting on very good shows. Also noted 2 or 3 Sooty =
Shearwaters, 2 Northern Fulmar, several Puffins, and one unidentified =
tern species. Perched in the trees overlooking the water, we noted =
Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk and another Bald Eagle.
We made lots of stops, for geocaching, short hikes and general =
exploration, on our return. Noteworthy were a Baltimore Oriole at =
Central Grove cemetery along Flour Cove Road on Digby Neck and Peregrine =
Falcon as we walked the new trail at Gullivers Cove. As I scanned the =
110-m cliff at trail end, I noticed what might be a PEFA nest site =
(eyrie?) with another adult bird on a step on the cliff face. I have a =
very poor picture - the bird was likely over 500m away from us. Does =
anyone know if information on possible PEFA nest sites is collected by =
anyone?
Cheers,
Bob McDonald
Halifax
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 03, =
2012 11:22=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] A few days =
spent on=20
Brier Island</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Wendy and I decided to "escape" to Brier for a =
few days=20
- arrived late Wed evening and departed Sat morning.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>We spent much of the day Thurs helping MTRI =
staff carry=20
out a census of the endangered Mountain Avens (<EM>Geum peckii</EM>) =
in Big=20
Meadow Bog. Interestingly, Brier is one of only 2 locations for =
this=20
plant in Canada and has by far the largest number of plants. (Digby =
Neck is=20
the other Canadian location and it is also found in the White =
Mountains in=20
N.H.) The bog has been altered in an attempt to drain it for =
agricultural=20
purposes (this is historical) so the bog is drier now and is being =
overrun by=20
large numbers of woody plants (like blackberry) so it's a hard slog =
into and=20
out of there. Apart from the <EM>G. peckii</EM>, both Bog =
Goldenrod and=20
Bog Aster were abundant. We had several sightings of Northern =
Harrier=20
and there were many hummingbirds, including at least one male, =
frequenting the=20
Spotted Touch-Me-Not.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>At the end of our exhausting day, as we left =
the runway=20
from which we accessed the bog, we spooked a small bird off the gravel =
road=20
into the trees. I paused as