[NatureNS] Nova Scotia Migration Count 2009

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:27:05 -0300
From: Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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Hi all,

My thanks to all who participated in this year's count.  Some of the =
results are astounding and should be a wake up call for all of us.

Here is the summary document for this year's count:

  Nova Scotia Migration Count May 9, 2009
  =20

  The Nova Scotia Migration Count was held on May 9, 2009, as always on =
the second Saturday in May, International Migratory Birds Day.  The =
weather was variable but most everyone in the province had a portion of =
their day under good birding conditions.  557 birders submitted their =
data to record 203 species, which is slightly above average, and over =
74000 individual birds.

  =20

  The rarest bird of this year's count was a Common Teal found and =
photographed by Jeff Ogden at Amherst Marsh.  This is only the second =
record of this species on the twenty year history of the count.  The =
Great Blue Heron numbers were down 44% but as if to make up for this it =
was the best every for the Great Egret with 15 birds counted, smashing =
the previous high of a mere 5 from 2005. Surf and White-wing Scoter =
numbers were down 45% and 80%.  There was only one Sanderling found in =
the entire province, the lowest number in 14 years.  38 Eastern Phoebe =
is a record high count but unfortunately the swallows showed a terrible =
decline; The Tree Swallow was down 56%, the Bank Swallow down 92% with =
only 7 birds reported, the Cliff Swallow down 45% and the Barn Swallow =
down 55%.  The Blue-head Vireo was up 89% representing the best year =
ever on a per observer basis.  The Northern Parula was way up 141% and =
was the the count leader among all the warblers except for the always =
numerous and successful Yellow-rumped Warbler.  Winter Finches were in =
short supply everwhere with numbers way down although this is not =
unusual as they move north earlier in some years.  Tragically the House =
Sparrow continues its decline but on a more positive note the Evening =
Grosbeak's decline seems to be abating.  We all wish this beautiful bird =
success and a future recovery in numbers.

  =20

  The rarest birds this year were the aforementioned Common Teal, one =
White-fronted Goose in Halifax for all to see feeding at the Halifax =
round-a-bout's traffic island and at the head of the North-west Arm, =
four American Oystercatchers on Cape Sable Island and a near record high =
of five Red-bellied Woodpeckers.

  =20

  Lets do this all again on May 8, 2010 for the 21st year.  My thanks to =
all the participants.

  =20

  *All statistical comparisons of the current year are to the previous =
12 year per observer average.


The records themselves can be viewed on the website:
http://www.hanstoom.com/Archive/Projects/NSMC/Records.html

Please inform me of any errors or emissions.

Next year we do it all again on May 8, 2010.

Hans


_________________________________
Hans Toom
Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
Website: http://hanstoom.com=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My thanks to all who participated in =
this year's=20
count.&nbsp; Some of the results are astounding and should be a wake up =
call for=20
all of us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here is the summary document for this =
year's=20
count:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
  <H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Futura Lt BT" =
size=3D4>Nova Scotia=20
  Migration Count May 9, 2009</FONT></H1>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">&nbsp;<?xml:namespace=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT size=3D3>The Nova Scotia =
Migration=20
  Count was held on May 9, 2009, as always on the second Saturday in =
May,=20
  International Migratory Birds Day.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;=20
  </SPAN>The weather was variable but most everyone in the province had =
a=20
  portion of their day under good birding conditions.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>557 birders submitted their =
data to=20
  record 203 species, which is slightly above average, and over 74000 =
individual=20
  birds.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT=20
  size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT size=3D3>The rarest bird =
of this=20
  year=92s count was a Common Teal found and photographed by Jeff Ogden =
at Amherst=20
  Marsh.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This is only the =
second=20
  record of this species on the twenty year history of the count.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The Great Blue Heron numbers =
were down=20
  44% but as if to make up for this it was the best every for the Great =
Egret=20
  with 15 birds counted, smashing the previous high of a mere 5 from =
2005. Surf=20
  and White-wing Scoter numbers were down 45% and 80%.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>There was only one =
Sanderling found in=20
  the entire province, the lowest number in 14 years.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>38 Eastern Phoebe is a =
record high=20
  count but unfortunately the swallows showed a terrible decline; The =
Tree=20
  Swallow was down 56%, the Bank Swallow down 92% with only 7 birds =
reported,=20
  the Cliff Swallow down 45% and the Barn Swallow down 55%.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The Blue-head Vireo was up =
89%=20
  representing the best year ever on a per observer basis.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The Northern Parula was way =
up 141%=20
  and was the the count leader among all the warblers except for the =
always=20
  numerous and successful Yellow-rumped Warbler.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Winter Finches were in short =
supply=20
  everwhere with numbers way down although this is not unusual as they =
move=20
  north earlier in some years.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;=20
  </SPAN>Tragically the House Sparrow continues its decline but on a =
more=20
  positive note the Evening Grosbeak=92s decline seems to be =
abating.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>We all wish this beautiful =
bird=20
  success and a future recovery in numbers.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT=20
  size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT size=3D3>The rarest birds =
this year=20
  were the aforementioned Common Teal, one White-fronted Goose in =
Halifax for=20
  all to see feeding at the Halifax round-a-bout=92s traffic island and =
at the=20
  head of the North-west Arm, four American Oystercatchers on Cape Sable =
Island=20
  and a near record high of five Red-bellied=20
  Woodpeckers.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT=20
  size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT size=3D3>Lets do this all =
again on May=20
  8, 2010 for the 21<SUP>st</SUP> year.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;=20
  </SPAN>My thanks to all the participants.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT=20
  size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT size=3D3>*All statistical =
comparisons=20
  of the current year are to the previous 12 year per observer=20
  average.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The records themselves can be viewed on =
the=20
website:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/Archive/Projects/NSMC/Records.html">http:=
//www.hanstoom.com/Archive/Projects/NSMC/Records.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please inform me of any errors or=20
emissions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Next year we do it all again on May 8,=20
2010.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hans</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>_________________________________<BR>Hans=20
Toom<BR>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR>Website: <A=20
href=3D"http://hanstoom.com">http://hanstoom.com</A>=20
<BR>_________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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