Sauble’s Piping Plovers: Thoughts and Reflections on the 2018 Season
On July 17th, our 2 surviving Piping Plover chicks were almost 5 weeks old, and were spending time inside the perimeter ropes at the...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 14, 2018
- 2 min
2 Fledglings Almost Ready to Leave Sauble Beach
As of today, there are 2 chicks from the North nest left on the beach with their Dad, Mr. Blue Bands. They were 4 weeks old on Wed.,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 30, 2018
- 4 min
Updates from Sauble Beach
As we head into the extra hot, extra busy Canada Day weekend, we have 7 Piping Plovers on Sauble Beach. Gulls have been relentless, and...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 18, 2018
- 3 min
Beach Babies!
On Wed., June 13, sometime during the afternoon rainstorm, 4 brand new little Piping Plovers hatched in Nest 1 at the North end of Sauble...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
Waiting for Little Ones...and a Surprise Visit from One of Last Year’s Chicks
Things are fairly quiet on the beach these days, with Piping Plovers taking turns incubating eggs and feeding along the shore. At the...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 23, 2018
- 4 min
Piping Plovers of Sauble Beach 2018
A new season of Piping Plover activity has begun on Sauble Beach! As of today, there are 6 birds on the shoreline in various states of...
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Merri-Lee M.
- May 2, 2018
- 2 min
Northern Harriers ... and Friends
In the late Winter and early Spring, we were treated to visits from Northern Harriers. These stunning birds stayed around the farm for...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Apr 26, 2018
- 2 min
April Ice Storm: Return of the Snow Birds
A nasty snow/hail/ice storm in mid-April brought in flocks of “Snow Birds” that had been absent for nearly a month. At first it seemed...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Apr 12, 2018
- 3 min
Birds of Early April
Well, Spring has officially arrived, and on the afternoon of April 4, when I started this blog, it was snowing so hard outside the window...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Mar 21, 2018
- 5 min
Birds of Late Winter
The last of the "Snow Birds” (Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs) have departed for their Northern breeding grounds, it...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Feb 21, 2018
- 2 min
"Snow Birds" of February
The bitter days of late January and early February brought in large numbers of Winter visitors. At one time we estimated that there were...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min
Winter Birds
“The presence of the Snow Bunting makes manifest the depth of Winter, even as the buds of the Lilac proclaim the Creator’s promise of...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Aug 30, 2017
- 6 min
Stories from the Beach: Sauble 2017
Sauble Beach has undergone dramatic physical changes over the past few years. High water levels (approximately 3 feet higher this year...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
Flag Boy and the Sauble Seven: Piping Plover Chicks ar
It feels so good to be able to say this: 7 Piping Plover chicks are nearly ready to fly from Sauble Beach and begin their long journey...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 13, 2017
- 3 min
We Have Lift-off!
The 4 Sauble chicks from Nest 1 have begun to test their flying abilities, and all 8 little wings seem to be in good working order! The...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 10, 2017
- 3 min
Piping Plovers and Canada Day
It was a busy weekend on Sauble Beach as people celebrated Canada Day and the end of another school year. Fireworks were set off on...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jul 5, 2017
- 5 min
Piping Plover Chick Update
Good news! 7 Piping Plover chicks have officially made it through the Canada Day Weekend on Sauble Beach. Somehow, these 7 little birds...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 24, 2017
- 4 min
Piping Plover Chicks Are Hatching!
As of today, there are 3 nests of Piping Plovers that have hatched on Sauble Beach. I was there on Monday evening and Tuesday morning,...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 6, 2017
- 6 min
Birds of the Huron Fringe
Every year in May, bird lovers gather in and around MacGregor Point Provincial Park to bear witness to the miracle that is spring...
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Merri-Lee M.
- Jun 1, 2017
- 3 min
Fourth PIPL Nest on Sauble ...... and Other Plovers on the Beach
Finally! The elusive fourth pair of Piping Plovers on Sauble Beach co-operated on Sunday afternoon, and posed for a few pictures. Of...
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