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--Apple-Mail=_E2E92D16-2F62-4FF5-80C0-EA41A099D4D1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: shorebirds + falcons, July 29/15, Evangeline Beach > Date: July 30, 2015 at 4:59:05 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Jim Wolford = <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Cc: Julie Paquet <Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca> >=20 > JULY 29, 2015 - EVANGELINE BEACH: tides are now getting bigger, = today=92s amplitude 11.2 metres, as we approach Full Moon later this = week =97 today=92s high tide was at 11:45 a.m. =97 sunny and warm (26+ = C.) and nearly calm, with no-see-ums still present & hungry =97 I = arrived at the beach=92s canteen area at 12:50, one hour after high = tide. Immediately I noticed a BIG FLOCK OF PEEPS flying about over the = water, well out from shore. This flock of up about 1500 peeps stayed in = the air for at least 25 minutes, and flew west and east and out from = shore, frequently changing shape, breaking up and then rejoining. But I = never noticed where that big flock of peeps finally flew off (probably = to the west?).=20 >=20 > I sat in a chair between the canteen and viewing platform & stairs for = about 1.5 hours as the tide ebbed. As my details will reveal, there = were other substantial flocks of peeps, but doing a count is quite = problematic, with some flocks flying west but other flocks flying east, = and some seen to go in both directions sequentially >=20 > 13:08 - 75 more peeps flew west =97 then add 200 + 100 more, all = flying westward; > 13:18 - the big flock was back out in front of me; > 13:25 - 20 + 20 flying west; > 13:42 - 100 + 250 more + 300, all flying west; > 13:45 - 50 flew EAST, plus a black-bellied plover; > 13:53 - 150 flew west; > 13:55 - 100 flew EAST; > 14:02 - I could very easily have missed the next two items, which were = TWO FALCONS flying by me at very low altitude and heading eastward at = rapid speed just above the beach, but there was nothing for them to = scare up, at least until they got out of sight =97 the first falcon I = saw was a merlin, and just ahead of it was a peregrine falcon; > 14:07 - 600 + 100 peeps flew west; > 14:08 - 400 flew EAST; > 14:11 - 600 flew both ways and then westward, then landed and foraged = (on the flats just to the west); > 14:17 - 75 peeps flew EAST; > 14:22 - 80 flew EAST; > 14:23 - 75 flew EAST; > 14:25 - 25 flew EAST; > 14:30 - I LEFT THE BEACH. >=20 > I drove south, then east, to Jean Merks=92/Peter Jackson=92s long = driveway north to the eastern part of beach, where at 14:45 I could see = a big feeding flock of about 1000 peeps out on the low-tide-zone flats. >=20 > Besides the two large flocks, which totalled 2500 peeps, I added up = the numbers that were seen to fly westward (2600) and those which headed = eastward (700). If these three numbers are totalled, then I saw a = maximum of 5800 peeps plus a black-bellied plover plus one merlin and = one peregrine falcon. Of course, the actual number of peeps present was = probably considerably less than that maximum given. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. --Apple-Mail=_E2E92D16-2F62-4FF5-80C0-EA41A099D4D1 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><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>shorebirds + = falcons, July 29/15, Evangeline Beach</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 30, 2015 at 4:59:05 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>>, 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>Cc: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Julie Paquet <<a = href=3D"mailto:Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca">Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca</a>><br></s= pan></div><br><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 29, 2015 - EVANGELINE BEACH</b>:<b> tides = are now getting bigger</b>, today=92s amplitude 11.2 metres, as we = approach Full Moon later this week =97 today=92s high tide was at 11:45 = a.m. =97 sunny and warm (26+ C.) and nearly calm, with <b>no-see-ums = </b>still present & hungry =97 I arrived at the beach=92s canteen = area at 12:50, one hour after high tide. Immediately I noticed a = <b>BIG FLOCK OF PEEPS </b>flying about over the water, well out from = shore. This flock of up <b>about 1500 peeps</b> stayed in the air = for at least 25 minutes, and flew west and east and out from shore, = frequently changing shape, breaking up and then rejoining. But I = never noticed where that big flock of peeps finally flew off (probably = to the west?). </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I sat in a chair between = the canteen and viewing platform & stairs for about 1.5 hours as the = tide ebbed. As my details will reveal, there were other = substantial flocks of peeps, but doing a count is quite problematic, = with some flocks flying west but other flocks flying east, and some seen = to go in both directions sequentially</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; = min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:08 - 75 more = peeps flew west =97 then add 200 + 100 more, all flying = westward;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:18 - the big flock was = back out in front of me;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:25 - 20 + = 20 flying west;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:42 - 100 + 250 more = + 300, all flying west;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:45 - 50 flew = EAST, plus a<b> black-bellied plover</b>;</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">13:53 - 150 flew west;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">13:55 - = 100 flew EAST;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:02 - I could very = easily have missed the next two items, which were <b>TWO FALCONS</b> = flying by me at very low altitude and heading eastward at rapid speed = just above the beach, but there was nothing for them to scare up, at = least until they got out of sight =97 the first falcon I saw was a = <b>merlin</b>, and just ahead of it was a <b>peregrine = falcon</b>;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:07 - 600 + 100 peeps = flew west;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:08 - 400 flew = EAST;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:11 - 600 flew both ways and = then westward, then landed and foraged (on the flats just to the = west);</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:17 - 75 peeps flew = EAST;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:22 - 80 flew EAST;</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:23 - 75 flew EAST;</div><div style=3D"margin: = 0px;">14:25 - 25 flew EAST;</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">14:30 - I = LEFT THE BEACH.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: = 14px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">I drove south, then east, = to <b>Jean Merks=92/Peter Jackson=92s long driveway </b>north to the = <b>eastern part of beach</b>, where at 14:45 I could see a big = <b>feeding flock of about 1000 peeps</b> out on the low-tide-zone = flats.</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">Besides the two large flocks, which totalled 2500 = peeps,<b> I added up the numbers </b>that were seen to fly westward = (2600) and those which headed eastward (700). If these three = numbers are totalled, then I saw a <b>maximum of 5800 peeps </b>plus a = <b>black-bellied plover</b> plus one <b>merlin</b> and one <b>peregrine = falcon</b>. Of course, the actual number of peeps present was = probably considerably less than that maximum given.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_E2E92D16-2F62-4FF5-80C0-EA41A099D4D1--
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