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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_+yhtvQIUFhySDAPu9XhmHA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Elizabeth and others, The 'estimated' population for whatever region is being asked about is based on the results of Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS). There are about 30 in Nova Scotia I believe. 16,000 (individuals not pairs) is not all that large an estimate for Belted Kingfishers really, when you consider a species such as American Robin will get you an estimated population of 3,000,000 for Nova Scotia. Also, it looks to me as though the estimated number is +/- %20. As far as the long term trend goes, you can go directly to the BBS trend analysis page and have a look at the data. It is found at: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/trend/tf06.html Since we're talking about Belted Kingfishers, the trend in Nova Scotia over the last 40 years is -4.67% (p=0.01) All the best, Lance =========================== Lance Laviolette Glen Robertson, Ontario lance.laviolette@lmco.com =========================== ________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Doull Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:59 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Too many kingfishers in Nova Scotia?? Hi all, I was checking / deleting / sorting my old emails and came across Peter deWitt's enquiry, which went unanswered. He was wondering about 16,000 kingfishers in Nova Scotia. My opinion is that the number is pretty too high. If so, we'd see them everywhere just like starlings! Here is Peter's email dated on December 6th below: ............... December 6, 2007 I recently entered a discussion on Kingfisher population in Nova Scotia. Using the website here: http://www.rmbo.org/pif_db/laped/PED3.aspx There is a estimated 16,000 Belted Kingfishers in NS. Would anyone happen to know if there is more reliable estimates? Is there comparisons of Belted Kingfisher populations in NS over the years? Is the population thought to be declining or expanding now? Also, on the HRM website for the coat of arms, it says that the Kingfisher is there as a "symbol of industry", but I could not find out how or where it became a symbol of industry, or if other locations use it for the same symbolic purpose. Any ideas? Cheers, Peter --Boundary_(ID_+yhtvQIUFhySDAPu9XhmHA) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Elizabeth and others,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The 'estimated' population for whatever region is being asked about is based on the results of Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS). There are about 30 in Nova Scotia I believe. 16,000 (individuals not pairs) is not all that large an estimate for Belted Kingfishers really, when you consider a species such as American Robin will get you an estimated population of 3,000,000 for Nova Scotia. Also, it looks to me as though the estimated number is +/- %20.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As far as the long term trend goes, you can go directly to the BBS trend analysis page and have a look at the data. It is found at:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/trend/tf06.html">http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/trend/tf06.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Since we're talking about Belted Kingfishers, the trend in Nova Scotia over the last 40 years is -4.67% (p=0.01) </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>All the best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Lance</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=087022117-19122007><!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>===========================</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Lance Laviolette</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Glen Robertson, Ontario</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>lance.laviolette@lmco.com</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>===========================</FONT></SPAN> </P></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Elizabeth Doull<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, Dece