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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_m1R59nefOUJCUMOQKvBXjQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable 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 _________________________________= --Boundary_(ID_m1R59nefOUJCUMOQKvBXjQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16850" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My thanks to all who participated in = this year's=20 count. 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> </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> </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"> <?xml:namespace=20 prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"=20 /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <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"> =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"> </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> <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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> </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"> =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"> </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> <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> <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"> =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> <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> </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> </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> </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> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hans</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </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> --Boundary_(ID_m1R59nefOUJCUMOQKvBXjQ)--
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