[NatureNS] Re: Green birding

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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:52:30 -0300
From: "Bruce Stevens" <m.bruce.stevens@gmail.com>
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I think html-rich email mangled that last URL (At least it did for me in my
gmail account) as it appeared like this: www.sparroworks.ca/*bigby*.html

Try this with the asterisks removed:

http://www.sparroworks.ca/bigby.html

Bruce

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Hi Barb- I was alerted to it by Laura Ericson with whom I have had some
> interesting discussions on how our lifestyles affect all creatures,
> including the birds and their habitats. I found more info on BIGBY by just
> logging on to the website:  www.sparroworks.ca/*bigby*.html
>  Cheers, Joan
>
>
>
> barb shaw wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>&g