Report created by Paul Martin, Shorebird Counter and Educator for the Shorebird Conservation and Education Project with the Saint John Naturalists Club.
Start time: 1:30 pm
High tide: 5:44 pm (6.7 M)
Finish time: 7:00 pm
Weather:
Start: 23°C, Partly Sunny, Wind: 17 km/h West
Finish: 18°C, scattered cloud, Wind: 11 km/h SSW
Marsh (1:30 pm) View Full eBird Checklist
Birds 17 Species: Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Great Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gull, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Savannah Sparrow, American Crow, Northern Harrier, Baird’s Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Great Egret, Bald Eagle, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Least Sandpiper
Beach (6:40 pm) View Full eBird Checklist
Birds 5 Species: Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow, Sanderling
Disturbances to Birds:
Marsh: Northern Harrier took a small peep, also saw it go down in 2 other places. There were 2 Northern Harriers on the Marsh. A Bald Eagle took a duck out on the marsh, and the Merlin was flying fast and low over marsh and river.
Beach: The Peregrine was flying across fast and going high and power diving every once in a while. I was watching it while I was on the Marsh.
Today was my last day for the year in the field. With the numbers of shorebirds low and nearly non-existent on the beach, I chose to focus on the marsh and see what the activity was from low tide to high tide. I witnessed more movement of the birds of prey. I heard but did not see many species of shorebirds without being able to ID species. I did hear Dunlins and peeps but did not see any, so did not record numbers.
People Engaged: 1
Total People on Beach: 2
Dogs leashed: 0
Dogs unleashed: 0
Fisherman: 1
Counter/Educator: Paul Martin
The Shorebird Conservation and Education Project is supported by our funders: the NB Wildlife Trust Fund, the NB Environmental Trust Fund, and Birds Canada.