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This must be a Natural Law Party effect.
DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Eric Mills=20
To: Nature NS=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 11:38 AM
Subject: Fw: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove
Eric L. Mills=20
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia=20
Canada
From: Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:37
To: John Kearney
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove=20
I have been fascinated to learn that a simple name change can stop =
anaerobic metabolism in marine sediments.
Eric L. Mills=20
Lower Rose Bay
Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia=20
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=20
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 Street 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 Harbour 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 she 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 talked to her about it for some =
time. At the cove, there is a cut grass pathway 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> wrote:
Hi All,
I=92m surprised and somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that no one =
has answered the questions about the location of Shorebird Cove. I =
haven=92t found any maps using that name for any topographical feature =
in the area of Three-Fathom Harbour. Is it a name that only birders use?
Thanks,
John
From: 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
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom =
Harbour
Located it on Google. I think I've been there once before, just =
didn't realize 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!=20
-ck
On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&Pat <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> =
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 Shorebird 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> =
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 reported by Susann last weekend as well as two very =
young Willets. The complete 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> =
wrote:
Pat McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, that shorebird migration =
was already underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom Harbour. Newly =
arrived shorebirds 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. =20
I've watched, usually with Pat, the arrival of a single Killdeer in =
late April, then display flights and a pair mating on May 31st. From my =
car at the end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer =
sitting and exchanging at the nest, in June. The books give 24 to 28 =
days as the incubation 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 20th, and assumed that a predator had found =
it. Much to our delight, yesterday 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 wind, so when we first saw =
them the adult was brooding the young. Well, brooding 3 of them while =
the 4th tried unsuccessfully to push its way in to join them. We've =
missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer chicks, but these =
juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already almost half the =
size of the adult.
It's great to see some breeding success, since we've seen no =
juvenile Willets so far. Altogether, it's already been a great season =
for watching shorebirds.
Cheers,
Susann Myers =20
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<A title=3DE.Mills@Dal.Ca href=3D"mailto:E.Mills@Dal.Ca">Eric =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 08, 2015 =
11:38=20
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Shorebird=20
Cove</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From: </B>Eric Mills <<A=20
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<DIV><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:37</DIV>
<DIV><B>To: </B>John Kearney</DIV>
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anaerobic=20
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<DIV><B>From: </B>John Kearney</DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, July 8, 2015 11:34</DIV>
<DIV><B>To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</DIV>
<DIV><B>Reply To: </B>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
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FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear=20
Keith and Paul,</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thank=20
you so much for this information and the very specific directions. It =
is very=20
helpful. I can see the two-rail gate across the lane on Google Street=20
view.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I=20
look forward to birding there the next time I travel that =
way.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">John</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"=20
lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" =
lang=3DEN-US>=20
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<B>On=20
Behalf Of </B>Paul Murray<BR><B>Sent:</B> July-08-15 =
11:07<BR><B>To:</B>=20
NatureNS<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Shorebird Cove</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Shorebird Cove - 3 Fathom Harbour:</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Is accessed via a private lane from 3 Fathom =
Harbour Road=20
to the "cove". I believe the property is owned by Suzanne Myers, =
a NS=20
Bird Society member, I think. Anyway, the lane is located about =
half-way=20
along the 3 Fathom Harbour Road which can currently only be accessed =
from the=20
eastern end due to construction on the road a civic site #95. =
The lane=20
is barricaded by a two rail gate which you are able to walk around. =
=20
Suzanne has told me that she does not want the gate opened for access =
via=20
auto-mobile but walking down the lane was OK. I assume the permission =
remains,=20
although I have not talked to her about it for some time. At =
the cove,=20
there is a cut grass pathway along the edge and a makeshift bench to =
sit=20
on. Observation is best if timed with either side of low =
tide.</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Paul Murray</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Dartmouth</P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 10:31 AM, John Kearney =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</A>> wrote:</P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi=20
All,</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I=92m=20
surprised and somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that no one has =
answered=20
the questions about the location of Shorebird Cove. I haven=92t found =
any maps=20
using that name for any topographical feature in the area of =
Three-Fathom=20
Harbour. Is it a name that only birders use?</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thanks,</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; =
FONT-SIZE: 11pt">John</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
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FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"=20
lang=3DEN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" =
lang=3DEN-US> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</A> [mailto:<A=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</A>] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>chris=20
kennedy<BR><B>Sent:</B> July-08-15 09:26<BR><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
[NatureNS]=20
Shorebird Migration and Killdeer, Three Fathom Harbour</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal>Located it on =
Google. I=20
think I've been there once before, just didn't realize it. I'm =
gonna=20
check it out Saturday after the market. I've only got 3-4 shorebirds =
on my=20
year list so far in 2015, gotta bolster that #.</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks! </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>-ck</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Ken&Pat =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:kdavis1@eastlink.ca" =
target=3D_blank>kdavis1@eastlink.ca</A>>=20
wrote:</P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>We drove all around that area yesterday, with =
similarly=20
poor results. I don't know whether we were anywhere near Shorebird=20
Cove.</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Pat Davis<BR><BR>Sent from my iPad</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal><BR>On Jul 6, 2015, =
at 4:38 PM,=20
Paul Ruggles <<A href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>cpruggles@eastlink.ca</A>> wrote:</P></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt">
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>I was out at 4 F H today and drove on the road =
that is=20
under repair looking for birds to video. Very little luck. Can you =
please=20
help me to get to Shorebird Cove.</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks, Paul.</P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>On 2015-07-04, at 9:13 AM, chris kennedy =
wrote:</P></DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Where is shorebird cove?</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>-ck</P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Kate Steele =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:katefsteele@gmail.com"=20
target=3D_blank>katefsteele@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Chris and I made a quick trip to Shorebird Cove =
tonight=20
and were pleased to see a very nice variety of shorebird species for =
so=20
early in the year. We were lucky to see the adult and four young =
Killdeer=20
and Ruddy Turnstone reported by Susann last weekend as well as two =
very=20
young Willets. The complete eBird list follows:</P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">American Black =
Duck =20
2<BR>Mallard 4<BR>Green-winged Teal (American) =
13<BR>Common=20
Eider 1<BR>Ring-necked Pheasant 1<BR>Double-crested=20
Cormorant 2<BR>Killdeer 5<BR>Greater Yellowlegs =20
6<BR>Willet 3<BR>Lesser Yellowlegs 15<BR>Ruddy =
Turnstone =20
1<BR>Least Sandpiper 1<BR>Short-billed Dowitcher =
175<BR>Blue=20
Jay 2<BR>Hermit Thrush 1<BR>Black-and-white =
Warbler =20
1<BR>Magnolia Warbler 2<BR>Black-throated Green Warbler =20
1<BR>Savannah Sparrow 1<BR>Nelson's Sparrow 2<BR>Song=20
Sparrow 3<BR>White-throated Sparrow 1<BR>Common =
Grackle =20
1</SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Susann Myers =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca" =
target=3D_blank>myerss@eastlink.ca</A>>=20
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'Calibri','sans-serif'">Pat=20
McKay and I found yesterday, June 27th, that shorebird migration was =
already=20
underway at Shorebird Cove, Three Fathom Harbour. Newly =
arrived=20
shorebirds were:</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">Lesser=20
Yellowlegs - 10</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ruddy=20
Turnstone - 1</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Short-billed =
Dowitcher -=20
3</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">Also=20
present were the local breeders that we've been watching since =
April: =20
Willets, Spotted Sandpipers and most notably a family of =
Killdeer. =20
</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">I've=20
watched, usually with Pat, the arrival of a single Killdeer in late =
April,=20
then display flights and a pair mating on May 31st. From my =
car at the=20
end of the driveway, we've been able to watch the Killdeer sitting =
and=20
exchanging at the nest, in June. The books give 24 to 28 =
days as=20
the incubation time for Killdeer eggs, so I calculated the earliest =
possible=20
hatching date as June 23rd. We were very sad to find the =
nest=20
abandoned on June 20th, and assumed that a predator had found =
it. Much=20
to our delight, yesterday there were an adult Killdeer and 4 =
well-grown=20
downy juveniles out on the mudflats at the cove. The =
temperature was=20
only 14 degrees, with a brisk wind, so when we first saw them the =
adult was=20
brooding the young. Well, brooding 3 of them =
while the 4th=20
tried unsuccessfully to push its way in to join =
them. We've=20
missed the endearing stage of very young Killdeer chicks, but =
these=20
juveniles are still very attractive young birds, already almost half =
the=20
size of the adult.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">It's=20
great to see some breeding success, since we've seen no =
juvenile=20
Willets so far. Altogether, it's already been a great =
season for=20
watching shorebirds.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Calibri','sans-serif'">Cheers,</SPAN></P></DIV>
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'Calibri','sans-serif'">Susann=20
Myers </SPAN></P></DIV>
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