[NatureNS] Bank Swallows and shorebirds at Grand Pre

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Nancy Roberts Design
Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD

Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6
902 461-9488



On 15-Aug-14, at 10:48 PM, Lois Codling wrote:

> On Monday, Aug. 11 we visited Grand Pre and Evangeline Beach with  
> friends to see the shorebirds.  We walked West from Evangeline along  
> the beach to see the Bank Swallows, and were lucky to find one  
> tunnel in the cliff still occupied.  We saw two juveniles, which  
> seemed to be close to fledging, being fed by adults. There were many  
> tunnels which looked like they had been occupied this year, but were  
> now deserted.  Further along the shore there were some more tunnels,  
> a few of which looked like they had been recently used, but most of  
> which were older.  We had to walk fast to beat the tide back to the  
> stairs at Evangeline!  After that we followed the huge flocks of  
> Peeps by car back and forth from the cottages to East Point, and  
> then to Horton's Landing and back to Evangeline.  Don revised his  
> estimate of numbers of Peeps from an initial 5000 to 8000 after  
> looking at his photos at home.  Still seems like an under-estimate  
> to me!
>
> Lois Codling


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></span></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 15-Aug-14, at 10:48 PM, =
Lois Codling wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On =
Monday, Aug. 11 we visited Grand Pre and Evangeline Beach with friends =
to see the shorebirds. &nbsp;We walked West from Evangeline along the =
beach to see the Bank Swallows, and were lucky to find one tunnel in the =
cliff still occupied. &nbsp;We saw two juveniles, which seemed to be =
close to fledging, being fed by adults. There were many tunnels which =
looked like they had been occupied this year, but were now deserted. =
&nbsp;Further along the shore there were some more tunnels, a few of =
which looked like they had been recently used, but most of which were =
older. &nbsp;We had to walk fast to beat the tide back to the stairs at =
Evangeline! &nbsp;After that we followed the huge flocks of Peeps by car =
back and forth from the cottages to East Point, and then to Horton's =
Landing and back to Evangeline. &nbsp;Don revised his estimate of =
numbers of Peeps from an initial 5000