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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_39690_23362784.1176750694619 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi Steve, Suzanne etc., I too live on a country property, and started keeping a "yard list" on Jan. 1. I am taking my definition as any bird seen or heard and definitely ID'd (not just a starling) on, over or from the property I own, while standing, sitting or lying on it - excluding the male and female Burmese Jungle Fowl that crow and lay eggs every morning. Richard On 4/16/07, Steve Hawboldt <s.hawboldt@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hello Suzanne, > This sounds like fun. I started keeping a list on Jan.1, but living on a > country property rather than a town or city lot, I am wondering what > constitutes a "yard". Looking forward to your clarification. Thanks. > Sharon Hawboldt > Belleisle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzanne Borkowski" <suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca> > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:01 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Attention NS Bird Society Members! > > > > Hello Members of the N.S. Bird Society! > > > > The 2006 tallies are in! The results will be > > published in your next issue of NS Birds. > > > > For 2007 I'm asking members to keep a yard list! > > > > Rules: Only birds seen (or heard) since Jan.1st 2007 > > count. The boundaries are - anything you can see or > > hear from your yard: flying overhead; landing in your > > neighbour's yard, or across the street - if you can > > see it (with binoculars or scope) or hear it - you can > > count it! > > > > Get out this spring and plant lots of native, > > berry-bearing shrubs, trees, and flowers that attract > > birds. > > Put out a bird bath. Make your yard as attractive as > > possible. Put up feeders if you're so inclined. > > > > Send your tallies in after Dec. 31st, 2007 - and I'll > > let you know who's got the best yard in Nova Scotia. > > > > Cheers; > > Suzanne Borkowski > > President > > Nova Scotia Bird Society > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- ################# Dr.Richard Stern, 70 Exhibition St. Kentville, NS B4N 4K9 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams B0P 1T0 rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca rbstern@xcountry.tv sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_39690_23362784.1176750694619 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>Hi Steve, Suzanne etc.,</div> <div> </div> <div>I too live on a country property, and started keeping a "yard list" on Jan. 1. I am taking my definition as any bird seen or heard and definitely ID'd (not just a starling) on, over or from the property I own, while standing, sitting or lying on it - excluding the male and female Burmese Jungle Fowl that crow and lay eggs every morning. </div> <div> </div> <div>Richard<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve Hawboldt</b> <s.hawboldt@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hello Suzanne,<br>This sounds like fun. I started keeping a list on Jan.1, but living on a<br>country property rather than a town or city lot, I am wondering what <br>constitutes a "yard". Looking forward to your clarification. Thanks.<br>Sharon Hawboldt<br>Belleisle<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Suzanne Borkowski" <<a href="mailto:suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca"> suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca</a>><br>To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:01 PM<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Attention NS Bird Society Members! <br><br><br>> Hello Members of the N.S. Bird Society!<br>><br>> The 2006 tallies are in! The results will be<br>> published in your next issue of NS Birds.<br>><br>> For 2007 I'm asking members to keep a yard list! <br>><br>> Rules: Only birds seen (or heard) since Jan.1st 2007<br>> count. The boundaries are - anything you can see or<br>> hear from your yard: flying overhead; landing in your<br>> neighbour's yard, or across the street - if you can <br>> see it (with binoculars or scope) or hear it - you can<br>> count it!<br>><br>> Get out this spring and plant lots of native,<br>> berry-bearing shrubs, trees, and flowers that attract<br>> birds.<br> > Put out a bird bath. Make your yard as attractive as<br>> possible. Put up feeders if you're so inclined.<br>><br>> Send your tallies in after Dec. 31st, 2007 - and I'll<br>> let you know who's got the best yard in Nova Scotia. <br>><br>> Cheers;<br>> Suzanne Borkowski<br>> President<br>> Nova Scotia Bird Society<br>><br>><br>><br>> __________________________________________________<br>> Do You Yahoo!?<br>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>> http://mail.yahoo.com<br>><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr.Richard Stern, <br>70 Exhibition St.<br>Kentville, NS<br>B4N 4K9 <br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams<br>B0P 1T0<br><br>rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
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