[NatureNS] Hartlen Pt,, HRM, this morning - shorebirds gone, not much

Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:57:04 -0300
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All:

Hartlen Point was a different place this morning compared with  
Sunday.The shorebirds have emigrated. AM. GOLDEN-PLOVER and WHIMBREL  
are long-distance migrants, and they probably took off over water with  
clearing skies (when?). The only shorebird that I found on the golf  
course was a GREATER YELLOWLEGS (near a pond). Interestingly, about  
140 SEMI-P PLOVERS (hop-and-stop migrants) and 40 SEMI-P SANDPIPERS   
were on the flats at Eastern Passage.

Of some interest was a group of 9 BLUE-WINGED TEAL on the pond  
immediately east of the clubhouse. They probably came from further  
west with clearing weather.
Unlike Hans Toom, I found Back Cove rather quiet. Managed to swish out  
about 4 RED-EVED VIREOS, 6-7 BLACKPOLL, a BLACK & WHITE, and a BL-THR.  
GREEN WARBLER, all probably migrants, and some quasi-residet  
YELLOWTHROATS. Only a few A. ROBIN.

Hans has noted before that migratory arrivals on the two sides of the  
harbour sometimes seem to be out of phase, and it appeared so today.

BTW, I forgot to note that on Sunday, after the fog lifted in a.m.,  
hundreds of gulls, mostly Ring-billed, became airborne between HP and  
E. Passage, gobbling up an apparent wide swarming of (large, black)  
flying ants.

Cheers, Ian

Ian McLaren


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