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Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia
Canada
From: Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:37
To: John Kearney
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove
I have been fascinated to learn that a simple name change can stop anaerobi=
c metabolism in marine sediments.
Eric L. Mills
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia
Canada
From: John Kearney
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:34
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove
Dear Keith and Paul,
Thank you so much for this information and the very specific directions. It=
is very helpful. I can see the two-rail gate across the lane on Google Str=
eet view.
I look forward to birding there the next time I travel that way.
John
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Paul Murray
Sent: July-08-15 11:07
To: NatureNS
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove
Shorebird Cove - 3 Fathom Harbour:
Is accessed via a private lane from 3 Fathom Harbour Road to the "cove". I=
believe the property is owned by Suzanne Myers, a NS Bird Society member, =
I think. Anyway, the lane is located about half-way along the 3 Fathom Har=
bour Road which can currently only be accessed from the eastern end due to =
construction on the road a civic site #95. The lane is barricaded by a two=
rail gate which you are able to walk around. Suzanne has told me that sh=
e does not want the gate opened for access via auto-mobile but walking down=
the lane was OK. I assume the permission remains, although I have not talk=
ed to her about it for some time. At the cove, there is a cut grass pathw=
ay along the edge and a makeshift bench to sit on. Observation is best if =
timed with either side of low tide.
Paul Murray
Dartmouth
On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:31 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca=
<mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
Hi All,
I=92m surprised and somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that no one has an=
swered the questions about the location of Shorebird Cove. I haven=92t foun=
d any maps using that name for any topographical feature in the area of Thr=
ee-Fathom Harbour. Is it a name that only birders use?
Thanks,
John
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [=
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>]=
On Behalf Of chris kennedy
Sent: July-08-15 09:26
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom Harb=
our
Located it on Google. I think I've been there once before, just didn't rea=
lize it. I'm gonna check it out Saturday after the market. I've only got 3-=
4 shorebirds on my year list so far in 2015, gotta bolster that #.
Thanks!
-ck
On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&Pat <kdavis1@eastlink.ca<mailto:kdavis1=
@eastlink.ca>> wrote:
We drove all around that area yesterday, with similarly poor results. I don=
't know whether we were anywhere near Shorebird Cove.
Pat Davis
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 6, 2015, at 4:38 PM, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca<mailto:cpru=
ggles@eastlink.ca>> wrote:
I was out at 4 F H today and drove on the road that is under repair looking=
for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you please help me to get to Sho=
rebird Cove.
Thanks, Paul.
On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy wrote:
Where is shorebird cove?
-ck
On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele <katefsteele@gmail.com<mailto:=
katefsteele@gmail.com>> wrote:
Chris and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove tonight and were pleased to=
see a very nice variety of shorebird species for so early in the year. We =
were lucky to see the adult and four young Killdeer and Ruddy Turnstone rep=
orted by Susann last weekend as well as two very young Willets. The complet=
e eBird list follows:
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal (American) 13
Common Eider 1
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Killdeer 5
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Willet 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 15
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 175
Blue Jay 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Nelson's Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 1
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca<mailto:my=
erss@eastlink.ca>> wrote:
Pat McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, that shorebird migration was al=
ready underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom Harbour. Newly arrived shor=
ebirds were:
Lesser Yellowlegs - 10
Ruddy Turnstone - 1
Short-billed Dowitcher - 3
Also present were the local breeders that we've been watching since April: =
Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a family of Killdeer.
I've watched, usually with Pat, the arrival of a single Killdeer in late Ap=
ril, then display flights and a pair mating on May 31st. From my car at th=
e end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer sitting and ex=
changing at the nest, in June. The books give 24 to 28 days as the incubat=
ion time for Killdeer eggs, so I calculated the earliest possible hatching =
date as June 23rd. We were very sad to find the nest abandoned on June 20t=
h, and assumed that a predator had found it. Much to our delight, yesterda=
y there were an adult Killdeer and 4 well-grown downy juveniles out on the =
mudflats at the cove. The temperature was only 14 degrees, with a brisk wi=
nd, so when we first saw them the adult was brooding the young. Well, broo=
ding 3 of them while the 4th tried unsuccessfully to push its way in to joi=
n them. We've missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer chicks, bu=
t these juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already almost hal=
f the size of the adult.
It's great to see some breeding success, since we've seen no juvenile Wille=
ts so far. Altogether, it's already been a great season for watching shore=
birds.
Cheers,
Susann Myers
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