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Black-legged kittiwakes are the smallest members of the gull clan. Their commingled cries echo along the Atlantic
coast.
SCOTIAN SHELF: LIFE AT THE EDGE
THE ATLANTIC
coast of Nova Scotia is guarded by nearly four thousand islands, many of which are home to an
impressive diversity of breeding seabirds. East of Cape Sable, a series of long inlets furnishes the most import-
ant waterfowl wintering areas in eastern Canada, sheltering thousands of Canada geese and black ducks, as
well as sixteen other duck species. On Cape Breton's dramatic east coast are two of the most important seabird
