[NatureNS] Stilt and other shorebirds, Cow Bay, HRM

Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:32:07 -0300
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In addition to photographing the stilt (see NS-RBA photos), I  
attempted to estimate numbers of shorebirds in the saltmarsh behind  
Silver Sands Bch at Cow Bay. Guesstimates were:

       16 angry adult Willets (tried actual count, maybe low)
       140 Lesser Yellowlegs
       8 Greater Yellowlegs
       70 Sht-billed Dowitchers (perhaps 15 of them ss hendersoni)
       13 Least Sandpipers

The saltmarsh is barely accessible now because of greater inundation  
between the beach and the marsh at high tide. Interesting to see what  
appeared to be tiny shoots of dune grass (not Spartina) poking through  
some salty mudflats. A futile attempt, I'm afraid.

Ian McLaren

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