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Hi Dennis,
I'm curious to know what difference a functioning sewage treatment plant
has made to the sewer strolls (compared to pre-plant days). Are there
significantly fewer birds, or have they adapted to a less-rich environment?
Thanks
Doug Linzey
On 13/01/2014 8:18 PM, Dennis wrote:
> Hello All,
> Despite an unfavorable weather forecast, Sunday, Jan 11, about 40
> intrepid birders
> gathered at McCormacks Beach in Eastern Passage at 09:00, for "Sewer
> Stroll 1" sponsored by
> Halifax Field Naturalists and The Nova Scotia Bird Society.
> After scanning this area we proceeded south along the harbour to
> Hartlen Pt.,stopping
> at a look-off along the way. From there, we retraced our route
> stopping at the Shearwater
> sewage outfall before checking out Dartmouth Cove and Sullivans Pond.
> It had started to
> drizzle by this point. We tried one more stop at Tufts Cove and ended
> the trip here at about 13:00
> as the weather had deteriorated causing fogged views, glasses, scopes
> and binos.
> I feel fortunate to have accomplished this much of the trip that
> would have also covered Bedford
> and Halifax warerfronts, Pt. Pleasant Park and Herring Cove if the
> weather had allowed. Such are
> the hazards of winter birding in N.S.
> We saw some great birds and from the verbal and e-mail comments I
> have received, the eager
> participants were well satisfied with the results. Some of the
> highlight birds we saw.......
> *McCormacks Beach* - Bald Eagle (imm), Glaucous, Iceland Gulls, Black
> Guillemot, White-Crowned
> sparrow.
> *Look-off *- Wight-winged and black Scoters.
> *Hartlen Pt* - Bald Eagle (adult), Snowy Owl, Rought-legged Hawk,
> Horned Lark, Barrows goldeneye.
> *Shearwater -* Tufted Duck.
> *Sillivans Pond* - Eurasian Widgeon, Glaucous, Black-headed, Lesser
> Blacked (2 Imm) Gulls, Cardinal.
> *Other birds seen -* American Widgeon, Black Duck, Mallard, Greater
> and Lesser Scaup, Common
> Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-brested
> Merganser, Ring-necked
> pheasant, Ring-billed, Herring Gulls, Blue Jay, Crow, Raven,Robin,
> Starling, Song Sparrow.
> These are the birds that I saw myself or heard others say that
> they saw. If anyone on the stroll saw
> any other birds not included above, please let me know so that I and
> add to the official list
> that I will send to N.S.B.S & H.F.N.
> Thanks are due to the more experienced birders who shared their
> knowledge with those less
> knowledgeable. Several new birders told me how much they appreciated this.
> My thanks to all who attended,
> Dennis Hippern
> Cole Harbour
>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Dennis,<br>
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I'm curious to know what difference a functioning sewage treatment
plant has made to the sewer strolls (compared to pre-plant days).
Are there significantly fewer birds, or have they adapted to a
less-rich environment?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Doug Linzey<br>
<br>
On 13/01/2014 8:18 PM, Dennis wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello All,<br>
Despite an unfavorable weather forecast, Sunday, Jan 11,
about 40 intrepid birders<br>
gathered at McCormacks Beach in Eastern Passage at 09:00, for
"Sewer Stroll 1" sponsored by<br>
Halifax Field Naturalists and The Nova Scotia Bird Society.<br>
After scanning this area we proceeded south along the
harbour to Hartlen Pt.,stopping<br>
at a look-off along the way. From there, we retraced our
route stopping at the Shearwater<br>
sewage outfall before checking out Dartmouth Cove and
Sullivans Pond. It had started to <br>
drizzle by this point. We tried one more stop at Tufts Cove
and ended the trip here at about 13:00<br>
as the weather had deteriorated causing fogged views, glasses,
scopes and binos.<br>
I feel fortunate to have accomplished this much of the trip
that would have also covered Bedford<br>
and Halifax warerfronts, Pt. Pleasant Park and Herring Cove if
the weather had allowed. Such are<br>
the hazards of winter birding in N.S.<br>
We saw some great birds and from the verbal and e-mail
comments I have received, the eager<br>
participants were well satisfied with the results. Some of the
highlight birds we saw.......<br>
<b> McCormacks Beach</b> - Bald Eagle (imm), Glaucous,
Iceland Gulls, Black Guillemot, White-Crowned<br>
sparrow.<br>
<b>Look-off </b>- Wight-winged and black Scoters.<br>
<b>Hartlen Pt</b> - Bald Eagle (adult), Snowy Owl,
Rought-legged Hawk, Horned Lark, Barrows goldeneye.<br>
<b>Shearwater -</b> Tufted Duck.<br>
<b>Sillivans Pond</b> - Eurasian Widgeon, Glaucous,
Black-headed, Lesser Blacked (2 Imm) Gulls, Cardinal.<br>
<b>Other birds seen -</b> American Widgeon, Black Duck,
Mallard, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Common<br>
Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye,
Red-brested Merganser, Ring-necked <br>
pheasant, Ring-billed, Herring Gulls, Blue Jay, Crow,
Raven,Robin, Starling, Song Sparrow.<br>
These are the birds that I saw myself or heard others say
that they saw. If