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on 6/18/08 8:01 AM, Joan Czapalay at joancz@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> A Green Birding Year would be a great initiative for the NSBS, Suzanne.
> It extends the "yard list" and helps the planet. Have you signed on to
> the BIGBY site? It's fun to read the postings. Cheers, Joan
>
> Suzanne Borkowski wrote:
>> This is a great idea, Richard!
>>
>> The Bird Society is always looking for suggestions on
>> friendly competitions that raise awareness of birds.
>>
>> We could make 2009 "Green Birding Year".
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Suzanne Borkowski
>> President
>> Nova Scotia Bird Society
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Perhaps, to promote it, people could have a friendly
>>> competition like last
>>> year's Yard List one - who can see the most species
>>> in NS over 1 year (say
>>> Jan 1 - Dec 31) counting only birds seen as in
>>> Joan's e-mail below.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/17/08, Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> BIGBY may have been discussed on naturens earlier
>>>>
>>> and I missed it, but it
>>>
>>>> is a great concept to share.
>>>> BIGBY : Big Green Big Year is for birders who are
>>>>
>>> trying to go carbon
>>>
>>>> neutral. You count birds only while walking,
>>>>
>>> biking or working in your yard
>>>
>>>> this year. Taking public transit to a local spot
>>>>
>>> is a special category. This
>>>
>>>> is hard on a lister like me, but I am working
>>>>
>>> towards it. I can bird in my
>>>
>>>> Halifax neighbourhood ( Point Pleasant Park is a
>>>>
>>> healthy walk) but I have to
>>>
>>>> drive to get to my summer place in Port Greville.
>>>>
>>> Once there I can walk to
>>>
>>>> my favourite birding spots, and even cover a
>>>>
>>> square for the atlas.
>>>
>>>> I was up before 5 am last Sunday and walked until
>>>>
>>> after 8am. I was pleased
>>>
>>>> to find Spruce Grouse, Veery, Swainson's Thrush
>>>>
>>> and Robin, Merlin,
>>>
>>>> Nighthawk, both Vireos, Alder Flycatchers, Song,
>>>>
>>> White-throated and Vesper
>>>
>>>> Sparrows, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia,
>>>>
>>> Black-throated Green,
>>>
>>>> Chestnut-sided, Black and White, Redstart and
>>>>
>>> Yellow warblers within six km
>>>
>>>> of home. Green birding is a good idea that seems
>>>>
>>> to be catching on world
>>>
>>>> wide.
>>>> Cheers, Joan
>>>> http://www.sparroworks.ca/bigby.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> #################
>>> Dr.Richard Stern,
>>> 70 Exhibition St.
>>> Kentville, NS, Canada
>>> B4N 4K9
>>>
>>> Richard Stern,
>>> 317 Middle Dyke Rd.
>>> Port Williams, NS, Canada
>>> B0P 1T0
>>>
>>> rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
>>> rbstern@xcountry.tv
>>> sternrichard@gmail.com
>>> ###################
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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Dear Joan,
Just finished reading the several responses to the idea of 'green
birding' when someone asked about subscribing to NatureNS. As I
usually delete E-mails I was fortunate enough not to have done so
with yours! I am hoping you will be able to tell me about the
process. I joined quite awhile ago and can't answer just how to
go about it. Thanks...hope you will be able to help.
Sincerely, Barb Shaw
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