[ValleyNature] shorebirds flying & roosting, Avonport & Wolfville

[James W. Wolford]

AUGUST 18, 2009 - Heather MacDonald reports that FLYING FLOCKS OF  
PEEP SHOREBIRDS were quite spectacular at her home close to Avonport  
Beach at high tide in late morning (high was 11:30 a.m.).  The peak  
numbers were late in coming to our area this year (more "normally" in  
very late July and first week of August), but they seem to have  
stayed quite high now for a couple of weeks.

At 12:30 p.m., an hour after high tide, I was at Wolfville Harbour,  
where SHOREBIRDS ROOSTING below and along the railroad tracks  
included about 30 YELLOWLEGS (mostly greaters?), a few DOWITCHERS  
(very probably short-billed), and perhaps 40 unidentified PEEPS (no  
willets were noted).

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

Jim (James W.) Wolford
91 Wickwire Ave.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4P 1W3

phone 902-542-9204
e-mail <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>

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