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Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi Andy
That sounds like as good an explanation as any. Not often does one get a =
chance to observe Sora action in the open.=20
Thanks for this
Ken
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From: Andrew Horn=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Baird's and Solitary Sandpipers
Hi Ken,
Soras and at least some other rails build platforms for resting, =
brooding, and general hanging out, so that's probably what the adult was =
doing.
Cool to watch,
Andy
On Aug 20, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Ken McKenna wrote:
Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644
Hi all
Charlie Kendell and I did some birding yesterday Aug 19 at Big I. =
The tide was high most of the day and although I did a shorebird count, =
I am sure many more were left unseen in the salt marsh grasses.
Highlight was a new bird for Charlie, a Baird's Sandpiper (juv) =
along the Strait side of the east end of the causeway on the upper sand =
in the first 100 m or so of the east end of the causeway.
On the way out we drove the MacLellans Brook Rd and at the NE end =
just before the intersection of the Sherbrooke Rd. we saw 4 Solitary =
Sandpipers along with 2 Least and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in a wet area =
along the road
The Solitary Sandpiper remains at the McGee Pond half way along the =
Big I. road. A Sora with at least 3 young is also there and has been =
seen for a numbers of weeks. Charlie and I noticed interesting behaviour =
of the adult as it seemed to be carrying nest material into a clump of =
high grass. It made 6-7 trips in with grasses. This seems to be odd =
behaviour as there were young birds present and it seems late in the =
year for nest building.
Land birds were not plentiful with the heat of the day. We did note =
a few butterflies- nothing new- Northern Crescent, Clouded Sulphurs, =
Cabbage White and a unid'd largish Fritillary likely Great Spangled. In =
Egerton we had a Black Swallowtail.
Bird results have been posted to eBird.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Thanks for this</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Ken,
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Soras and at least some other rails build platforms for resting,=20
brooding, and general hanging out, so that's probably what the adult =
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cool to watch,</DIV>
<DIV>Andy</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Charlie Kendell and I did some =
birding=20
yesterday Aug 19 at Big I. The tide was high most of the day and =
although I=20
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marsh grasses.</FONT></DIV>
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the first 100 m or so of the east end of the =
causeway.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On the way out we drove the =
MacLellans Brook Rd=20
and at the NE end just before the intersection of the Sherbrooke =
Rd. =20
we saw 4<SPAN =
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2 Least and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in a wet area along the=20
road</FONT></DIV>
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Sandpiper</STRONG><SPAN =
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I=20
noticed interesting behaviour of the adult as it seemed to be =
carrying nest=20
material into a clump of high grass. It made 6-7 trips in with =
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seems=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
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likely Great=20
Spangled. <SPAN =
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