[NatureNS] Kingston Xmas Bird Count

From: "Wayne P. Neily" <neilyornis@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:52:29 -0400
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Hello everyone,
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  This is just a quick note to thank all the observers on yesterday's Kings=
ton XBC.  It will be some time before I get final numbers, but it was a ver=
y good day, and we had 63 species at the compiling session, with some to be=
 checked, and most feeder reports still to come.  Highlights included remar=
kable numbers of northern birds, including Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Shr=
ikes, Snow Buntings, and the winter finches, an excellent variety of our re=
gular coastal species, and local winter rarities such as Harlequin Duck, Bl=
ack-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Belted Kingfisher, Pine Warbler, and Hoary=
 Redpoll.  Total number of observers (one of the best measures of a count's=
 success) will be close to last year's 116.  Special thanks to Barb & Pat G=
iffin for hosting the compilation social (any suggestions for a better name=
 for it?).
=20
   Thanks to all feeder observers who have reported your summaries by e-mai=
l, telephone, or through notes delivered to the compiling session.  I shall=
 be replying individually as time permits, but, unless you are mailing them=
 to me, delivering them or dropping them in my mailbox, please keep your re=
ports in a safe place intil I get around to pick them up.  I should get mos=
t of them  within a week, but will try to avoid bothering anyone on Christm=
as Eve or Christmas Day.  Feel to contact me on those days if you wish.
=20
  Special thanks to all who read the instructions carefully and completed t=
he report forms and rare bird reports accordingly.  That makes the task of =
compiler much easier and ensures that we have a good archive of information=
 that may be of value not only in planning future counts, but in any studie=
s of local bird populations.  Also special thanks to those observers from o=
utside the count area who contributed their own time and travel costs to he=
lp give us very good field coverage.  The weather co-operated, and  everyon=
e seems to have enjoyed the day.
Best wishes of  the season,
=20
Wayne Neily Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia Compiler
Kingston Christmas Bird Count"Beauty is truth, and truth beauty," - John Ke=
ats, 1820.=20
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Hello everyone,<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp; This is just a quick note to thank all the observers on yesterday's =
Kingston XBC.&nbsp; It will be some time before I get final numbers, but it=
 was a very good day, and we had 63 species at the compiling session, with =
some to be checked, and most feeder reports still to come.&nbsp; Highlights=
 included remarkable numbers of northern birds, including Rough-legged Hawk=
s, Northern Shrikes, Snow Buntings, and the winter finches, an excellent va=
riety of our regular coastal species, and local winter rarities such as Har=
lequin Duck, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Belted Kingfisher, Pine War=
bler, and Hoary Redpoll. &nbsp;Total number of observers (one of the best m=
easures of a count's success) will be&nbsp;close to last year's 116.&nbsp; =
Special thanks to Barb &amp; Pat Giffin for hosting the compilation social =
(any suggestions for a better name for it?).<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks to all feeder observers&nbsp;who have reported your sum=
maries by e-mail, telephone, or through notes delivered to the compiling se=
ssion.&nbsp; I shall be replying individually as time permits, but, unless =
you are mailing them to me, delivering them or dropping them in my mailbox,=
 please keep your reports in a safe place intil I get around to pick them u=
p.&nbsp; I should get most of them&nbsp; within a week, but will try to avo=
id bothering anyone on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.&nbsp; Feel to contac=
t me on those days if you wish.<BR>
&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp; Special thanks to all who read the instructions carefully and comple=
ted the report forms and rare bird reports&nbsp;accordingly.&nbsp; That mak=
es the task of compiler much easier and ensures that we have a good archive=
 of information that may be of value not only in planning future counts, bu=
t in any studies of local bird populations.&nbsp; Also special thanks to th=
ose observers from outside the count area who contributed their own time an=
d travel costs to&nbsp;help give us very good field coverage.&nbsp; The wea=
ther co-operated, and&nbsp;&nbsp;everyone seems to have enjoyed the day.<BR=
><BR>
Best wishes of&nbsp; the season,<BR>
<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV>Wayne Neily <BR>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia <BR>Compiler</DIV>
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