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Things are changing - and they're changing quick. Back in 2012 when 'All th=
e Birds of Nova Scotia' by Ian McLaren was published, the Cory's Shearwater=
was considered *almost annual* in warmer waters off our Atlantic coast. Si=
nce then, 2014 was considered an exeptional year with a one-day count of 57=
Cory's on a pelagic out of Sambro on Sep 16.
http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/2014/12/corys-shearwaters-in-2014-record-=
year.html
On Sep 7 2015, David Bell & Morgan Brown reported 396 Cory's from Sable Isl=
and.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S24941422
In Aug 2016, Alvan Buckley observed the 2nd Cory's ever reported from land =
for Newfoundland at Long Point. He then recorded 41 Cory's on the ferry fro=
m Channel-Port Aux basques to Sydney, Cape Breton, an unprecedented number =
for Newfoundland waters.
http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2016/08/corys-shearwater-invading-newfoundl=
and.html
On Sep 29, 2016, Mark noticed a few Cory's from Daniel's Head, Cape Sable I=
sland, and then a bunch of us headed to Baccaro to see if viewing was bette=
r there... it was! This seawatch gave me my first Cory's sighting from land=
. We estimated at least 40 Cory's:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31819787
On Oct 1, 2016, I setup my scope at Daniel's Head and did one sweep across =
the horizon and counted 65 Cory's.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31834057
I left Daniel's Head and a few of us went out to Cape Sable where the real =
fun began. There were HUNDREDS of Cory's! They outnumbered the Great Shearw=
aters by at least 10:1.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31847585
I spoke with Mark Dennis this morning (Oct 2, 2016) who reported good numbe=
rs of shearwaters off of Daniel's Head, CSI, but most were too far to ID. D=
avid Bell seawatched from 7:30 am to 9 am and numbers of birds moving throu=
gh were low.
When good numbers of Cory's were being seen out of Cape Sable Island and Ba=
ccaro, the winds came from the North through to the East and the tide was r=
ising. On Oct 1, 2016, the shearwater activity calmed once the tide reached=
its max and started to fall. Once this happened, large rafts of Cory's wer=
e visible from Cape Sable, but the birds weren't moving around.
Given the Cory's Shearwater's preference for warm waters, and the fact that=
the Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming regions in the world's oce=
ans, we can hypothesize that the recent high numbers of Cory's is linked to=
the region's sea surface temperature anomalies.
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/2/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/GOM-Fall-2015-Final=
.pdf
This is likely another example of a 'canary in the coal mine', among all th=
e other subtle and obvious hints that the natural world is providing us. Th=
ings are changing.
Alix Arthur d'Entremont
BSc Geomatics Engineering
292 Abbott's Harbour Road
Middle West Pubnico
Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
Canada B0W 2M0
Phone: +1 902 762 2082
Mobile: +1 902 307 0373
e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com
Bird Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/
Website http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/
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<p>Things are changing - and they're changing quick. Back in 2012 when 'All=
the Birds of Nova Scotia' by Ian McLaren was published, the Cory's Shearwa=
ter was considered *almost annual* in warmer waters off our Atlantic coast.=
Since then, 2014 was considered
an exeptional year with a one-day count of 57 Cory's on a pelagic out of S=
ambro on Sep 16.</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/2014/12/corys-shearwaters-i=
n-2014-record-year.html" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" id=3D"LPlnk552901" previewre=
moved=3D"true" style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca=
/2014/12/corys-shearwaters-in-2014-record-year.html</a><br>
</p>
<br>
<p>On Sep 7 2015, David Bell & Morgan Brown reported 396 Cory=
's from Sable Island.<br>
<a href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S24941422" class=3D"OWAAut=
oLink" id=3D"LPlnk920496" previewremoved=3D"true">http://ebird.org/ebird/vi=
ew/checklist/S24941422</a><br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In Aug 2016, Alvan Buckley observed the 2nd Cory's ever reported from la=
nd for Newfoundland at Long Point. He then recorded 41 Cory's on the ferry =
from Channel-Port Aux basques to Sydney, Cape Breton, an unprecedented=
number for Newfoundland waters.</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2016/08/corys-shearwater-inva=
ding-newfoundland.html" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" id=3D"LPlnk297662" previewrem=
oved=3D"true">http://alvanbuckley.blogspot.ca/2016/08/corys-shearwater-inva=
ding-newfoundland.html</a><br>
<br>
</p>
<p>On Sep 29, 2016, Mark noticed a few Cory's from Daniel's Head, Cape Sabl=
e Island, and then a bunch of us headed to Baccaro to see if viewing was be=
tter there... it was! This seawatch gave me my first Cory's sighting from l=
and. We estimated at least 40 Cory's:<br>
<a href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31819787" class=3D"OWAAut=
oLink" id=3D"LPlnk264725" previewremoved=3D"true">http://ebird.org/ebird/vi=
ew/checklist/S31819787</a><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>On Oct 1, 2016, I setup my scope at Daniel's Head and did one sweep acro=
ss the horizon and counted 65 Cory's.</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31834057" class=3D"OWA=
AutoLink" id=3D"LPlnk924689" previewremoved=3D"true">http://ebird.org/ebird=
/view/checklist/S31834057</a><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>I left Daniel's Head and a few of us went out to Cape Sable where the re=
al fun began. There were HUNDREDS of Cory's! They outnumbered the Grea=
t Shearwaters by at least 10:1. </p>
<p><a href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31847585" class=3D"OWA=
AutoLink" id=3D"LPlnk458480" previewremoved=3D"true">http://ebird.org/ebird=
/view/checklist/S31847585</a><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>I spoke with Mark Dennis this morning (Oct 2, 2016) who reported good nu=
mbers of shearwaters off of Daniel's Head, CSI, but most were too far to ID=
. David Bell seawatched from 7:30 am to 9 am and numbers of birds moving th=
rough were low.<br>
<br>
When good numbers of Cory's were being seen out of Cape Sable Island and Ba=
ccaro, the winds came from the North through to the East and the tide =
was rising. On Oct 1, 2016, the shearwater activity calmed once the tide re=
ached its max and started to fall. Once
this happened, large rafts of Cory's were visible from Cape Sable, but the=
birds weren't moving around.<br>
<br>
Given the Cory's Shearwater's preference for warm waters, and the fact that=
the Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming regions in the world's oce=
ans, we can hypothesize that the recent high numbers of Cory's<span st=
yle=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "Apple Colo=
r Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI S=
ymbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">&nb=
sp;is
linked to the region's sea surface temperature anomalies</span>.</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://www.gulfofmaine.org/2/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/GOM-F=
all-2015-Final.pdf" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" id=3D"LPlnk102317" previewremoved=
=3D"true">http://www.gulfofmaine.org/2/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/GOM-Fall-=
2015-Final.pdf</a><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>This is likely another example of a 'canary in the coal mine', amon=
g all the other subtle and obvious hints that the natural world is providin=
g us. Things are changing.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
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<p><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"><strong>Alix Arthur d'Entremont</strong></=
span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">BSc Geomatics Engineering</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"><br>
</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:9pt">292 Abbott's Harbour Road </span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Middle West Pubnico</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Canada B0W 2M0</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"><br>
</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Phone: +1 902 762 2082</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Mobile: +1 902 307 0373</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Bird Photography <a class=3D"OWAAutoLink" hre=
f=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/" id=3D"LPNoLP">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Website <a class=3D"OWAAutoLink" href=3D"http=
://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/" id=3D"LPNoLP">
http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/</a></span></p>
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