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I would suggest driving to Albert Bridge (on the way to Sydney) then taking the Brickyard Road on the right to the coast, and from Myra Gut (the mouth of the Myra River) where the road ends, following the coastal road to the left long to Morien Bar, a low sandspit off to the right. If you reach the town of Port Morien, you've gone too far. This site is best at about 3.5 hours before low tide. Go out to the end of the sandbar and scope to the right. I like to start my surveys about 4.5 hours before low tide, to see shorebirds roosting along the shore to the right and left. It's a wonderful site, chock-a--block with shorebirds at this time of year. You can see shorebirds at any time between mid and low tide. Let me know if you have other questions, and I'll try to help. Cheers, Susann Myers From: "Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 7:19 PM To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Shorebirds, anywhere > We have a couple of friends here from England and we are taking off for > Cape Breton, initially for Louisburg, in a few days for a few days. We > will be driving round the Cabot Trail. > Is there anywhere accessible in the general CB area that might provide a > useful stop to chance-view shorebird migration, granted that it is still > only in the early stages? > Any suggestions appreciated. > Steve (Hfx) > Steve: Shorebirds, at least some species have already peaked in numbers and some are peaking now. Good locations include Schooner Pond, Morien Bar, Big Glace Bay Lake or Dominion Beach. At all locaionts a scope is a big benefit. From the eBird page for Cape Breton (http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational2/CA-NS-CB?yr=all) you can check the 'hotspots' for Schooner Pond, Morien Bar, Glace Bay Lake and Dominion Beach. Susann Myers is the expert on shorebirds in Cape Breton. When you have questions, please let me know. DBMcC David McCorquodale Georges River, NS
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