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--Apple-Mail=_BC93C0BD-445A-4C4C-B878-028250AD5347 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: 2250+ peeps at Evangeline Beach + 2 peregrine falcons etc. = (long) > Date: July 23, 2014 at 4:31:32 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Julie Paquet = <Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca>, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>, Sue = Abbott <sabbott@bsc-eoc.org>, John Owen <john.owen@ns.sympatico.ca> > Cc: Rick Whitman <rick.whitman@ns.sympatico.ca>, Jim Wolford = <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>, Roy Bishop <rlb@eastlink.ca>, Diana Hamilton = <dhamilto@mta.ca> >=20 > JULY 23, 2014 - I just got off Evangeline Beach after my first real = peep-monitoring walk for this year. Today is very warm/hot and humid = but with a nice breeze, especially on the shoreline from east to west, = about 30 C. Sky is mostly clear but partly cloudy, with very bright = lighting that is hazy. Such conditions, along with my poor eyesight, = make for minimal actual observations of the flying peeps =97 however, I = stop walking often and scan the water with binocs and discover many = flying flocks that way. >=20 > High tide today, a mediocre tide re amplitude, was at 11 a.m. I = started my walk at the public steps by the shorebirds viewing platform = at 12:30 p.m., with the receding tide not very far from shore. I walked = eastward, taking my time with frequent stops and scans, and ended at the = east end of the beach where the salt-marsh got extensive (well west of = The Guzzle). >=20 > 12:30 p.m. =97 a flock of 200 unidentified =91peeps=92 (small = sandpipers and/or plovers) were flying from east to west (towards = Wolfville and mouth of Cornwallis River with extensive mudflats at low = tide); >=20 > 12:47 =97 another flock of 150 peeps, flying, same direction; >=20 > 12:55 =97 250 more peeps, flying, same direction; >=20 > 1:10 =97 east end of beach =97 2 bald eagles (ad. + imm.), in = shoreline trees; >=20 > =97 no =92sea mops=92 of egg-masses of long-finned squids seen today = (but small numbers seen a few days ago at west Evangeline Beach and at = Kingsport). >=20 > 1:10 =97 east end of mud flats, just before the salt marsh =97 I = arrived just in time to see about 500 peeps on the mud at the low tide = line (receding) =97 then very soon a large flying flock of 1000 peeps = arrived from the east, wheeled back and forth, and then I noticed two = flying peregrine falcons =97 there was a lot of very brief action seen, = but no chases witnessed =97 both flocks of peeps flew, split up, wheeled = around, rejoined, and then flew away abruptly and dissppeared, and I = didn=92t even notice the direction of their disappearance. >=20 > Those were the last shorebirds I saw, including on my walk back to the = car, getting there at 2 p.m. >=20 > My ballpark numbers above add up to 2250 minimum number of peeps in = six flocks. However, because of the lighting and my eyesight, plus the = fact that flying flocks were passing by when I started, a conservative = guess might add perhaps at least another 1000 peeps for missed flocks? >=20 > My survey ended with a short walk to the canteen at the parking lot, = for a very well-earned ice-cream cone! >=20 > Now that you know today=92s high tide was 11 a.m., just add 50 minutes = for tomorrow=92s corresponding tide-time, 50 more for Friday, etc. = Better yet, remember for next year to ourchase the very popular Blomidon = Naturalists Society Calendar, which has many attractions beyond the = high-tide-time for every day of the year =97 makes a wonderful gift!! = Photo entries are probably due now to Roy Bishop, Sherman Williams, and = Patrick Kelly, our BNS committee that produces this product and makes it = different and attractive every year. > =97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail=_BC93C0BD-445A-4C4C-B878-028250AD5347 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><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;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>2250+ peeps at = Evangeline Beach + 2 peregrine falcons etc. = (long)</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">July 23, 2014 at = 4:31:32 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Julie Paquet <<a = href=3D"mailto:Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca">Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca</a>>, = Richard Stern <<a = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>>, = Sue Abbott <<a = href=3D"mailto:sabbott@bsc-eoc.org">sabbott@bsc-eoc.org</a>>, John = Owen <<a = href=3D"mailto:john.owen@ns.sympatico.ca">john.owen@ns.sympatico.ca</a>>= ;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Rick Whitman <<a = href=3D"mailto:rick.whitman@ns.sympatico.ca">rick.whitman@ns.sympatico.ca<= /a>>, Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>, = Roy Bishop <rlb@eastlink.ca>,= Diana Hamilton <<a = href=3D"mailto:dhamilto@mta.ca">dhamilto@mta.ca</a>><br></span></div><b= r><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>JULY 23, 2014</b> - I just got off = <b>Evangeline Beach</b> after my first real<b> peep-monitoring walk = </b>for this year. Today is very warm/hot and humid but with a = nice breeze, especially on the shoreline from east to west, about 30 = C. Sky is mostly clear but partly cloudy, with very bright = lighting that is hazy. Such conditions, along with my poor = eyesight, make for minimal actual observations of the flying peeps =97 = however, I stop walking often and scan the water with binocs and = discover many flying flocks that way.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">High tide = today, a mediocre tide re amplitude, was at 11 a.m. I started my = walk at the public steps by the shorebirds viewing platform at 12:30 = p.m., with the receding tide not very far from shore. I walked = eastward, taking my time with frequent stops and scans, and ended at the = east end of the beach where the salt-marsh got extensive (well west of = The Guzzle).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">12:30 p.m. =97 a flock of = 200 unidentified <b>=91peeps=92 </b>(small sandpipers and/or plovers) = were <b>flying from east to west </b>(towards Wolfville and mouth of = Cornwallis River with extensive mudflats at low tide);</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">12:47 =97 another flock of 150 peeps, flying, same = direction;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">12:55 =97 250 more peeps, = flying, same direction;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">1:10 =97 east end of beach = =97 2 <b>bald eagles</b> (ad. + imm.), in shoreline trees;</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">=97 <b>no =92sea mops=92 of egg-masses of long-finned squids</b> = seen today (but small numbers seen a few days ago at west Evangeline = Beach and at Kingsport).</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">1:10 =97 east end of mud = flats, just before the salt marsh =97 I arrived just in time to see = about 500 peeps on the mud at the low tide line (receding) =97 then very = soon a large flying flock of 1000 peeps arrived from the east, wheeled = back and forth, and then I noticed two flying <b>peregrine falcons</b> =97= there was a lot of very brief action seen, but no chases witnessed =97 = both flocks of peeps flew, split up, wheeled around, rejoined, and then = flew away abruptly and dissppeared, and I didn=92t even notice the = direction of their disappearance.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Those were the = last shorebirds I saw, including on my walk back to the car, getting = there at 2 p.m.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">My ballpark numbers above = add up to <b>2250 minimum number of peeps in six flocks</b>. = However, because of the lighting and my eyesight, plus the fact that = flying flocks were passing by when I started, a conservative guess might = add perhaps at least another 1000 peeps for missed flocks?</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">My survey ended with a short walk to the canteen at the parking = lot, for a very well-earned ice-cream cone!</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Now that = you know <b>today=92s high tide</b> was 11 a.m., just add 50 minutes for = tomorrow=92s corresponding tide-time, 50 more for Friday, etc. = Better yet, remember for next year to ourchase the very popular = <b>Blomidon Naturalists Society Calendar,</b> which has many attractions = beyond the high-tide-time for every day of the year =97 makes a = wonderful gift!! Photo entries are probably due now to Roy Bishop, = Sherman Williams, and Patrick Kelly, our BNS committee that produces = this product and makes it different and attractive every year.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97=97</div>= <div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_BC93C0BD-445A-4C4C-B878-028250AD5347--
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