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--Apple-Mail-20-271479726 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed At Wolfville Harbour, add a northern harrier and two great blue herons. Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: September 17, 2012 5:30:58 PM ADT > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Cc: Julie Paquet <Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] big tide, shorebirds at Grand Pre/Wolfville > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > SEPT. 17, 2012 - Daytime high tide 2:24 p.m. -- very big tide at > 14.9 metres of amplitude, related to New Moon on Sept. 15 and > Perigee on Sept. 19. When Perigee (vs. Apogee) coincides roughly > with New Moon or Full Moon, predicted tidal amplitudes are big > (high highs and low lows). > > I arrived at The Guzzle (East Point, ne. Grand Pre) at 12:30 p.m., > and I found Rick Whitman there, and we viewed small shorebirds at > the north end of the main dyke. I think Rick got counts of the > various species -- I saw a total of perhaps 100 peeps, including 12 > + semipalmated plovers, 3+ dunlins, mostly semipalmated sandpipers > with some least sandpipers mixed in. It was brightly Sunny and > windy and I found it difficult to follow the flying groups of > peeps. I didn't see any definite white-rumped sandpipers. > > Next I drove around the dykelands, not finding anything reportable > except a single flying northern harrier. Also seaside goldenrod is > splendidly at its best right now along the top edges of salt-marshes. > > Then I drove to Wolfville and checked Wolfville Harbour at about > 1:45 p.m. I could see that the tide was a big one, but I didn't > realize it was still coming in. On the east side of the harbour I > was checking some yellowlegs and got myself trapped at the base of > the old Planters dyke and cut off by water from the real shore. So > I trotted through that water and ended up with very wet shoes and > socks -- live and learn, Jim!! > > Shorebirds in the salt-marsh and along the RR tracks at high tide > were 20+ greater yellowlegs, about 10 peeps, at least half of which > were least sandpipers, and a single lone spotted sandpiper. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail-20-271479726 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> At Wolfville Harbour, add a northern harrier and two great blue herons. = Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 17, 2012 5:30:58 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Julie Paquet <<a = href=3D"mailto:Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca">Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca</a>></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] big tide, shorebirds at = Grand Pre/Wolfville</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>SEPT. 17, 2012</b> - Daytime <b>high tide 2:24 = p.m.</b> -- <b>very big tide at 14.9 metres</b> of amplitude, related to = New Moon on Sept. 15 and Perigee on Sept. 19. When Perigee (vs. = Apogee) coincides roughly with New Moon or Full Moon, predicted tidal = amplitudes are big (high highs and low lows).</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I arrived = at <b>The Guzzle</b> (East Point, ne. Grand Pre) at 12:30 p.m., and I = found Rick Whitman there, and we viewed <b>small shorebirds</b> at the = north end of the main dyke. I think Rick got counts of the various = species -- I saw a total of perhaps 100 peeps, including 12+ = <b>semipalmated plovers</b>, 3+ <b>dunlins</b>, mostly <b>semipalmated = sandpipers</b> with some<b> least sandpipers </b>mixed in. It was = brightly Sunny and windy and I found it difficult to follow the flying = groups of peeps. I didn't see any definite white-rumped = sandpipers.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Next I drove around the<b> dykelands</b>, not finding = anything reportable except a single flying <b>northern = harrier</b>. Also <b>seaside goldenrod</b> is splendidly at its = best right now along the top edges of salt-marshes.</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Then I = drove to Wolfville and checked <b>Wolfville Harbour </b>at about 1:45 = p.m. I could see that <b>the tide</b> was a big one, but I didn't = realize it was <b>still coming in</b>. On the east side of the = harbour I was checking some yellowlegs and got myself trapped at the = base of the old Planters dyke and cut off by water from the real = shore. So I trotted through that water and ended up with very = <b>wet shoes and socks </b>-- live and learn, Jim!!</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Shorebirds in the salt-marsh and along the RR tracks at high = tide were 20+ <b>greater yellowlegs</b>, about 10 <b>peeps</b>, at least = half of which were <b>least sandpipers</b>, and a single lone <b>spotted = sandpiper.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><br></b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</b></font></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-20-271479726--
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