[NatureNS] Second Highest Big Year Birding Record Ever, set in Nova Scotia !!

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 13:13:06 -0400
From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
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Well, can birding be exciting, or what ? Today, between about 9:30 &
10 AM, John Vanderpoel of Colorado saw his 732nd species this year in
North America. It was, obviously, our Pink-footed Goose, discovered on
Oct. 22 by Eric Mills & Dave Currie. With his sighting of Eurasian
Tree Sparrow & Gray Partridge on Sunday & Monday of this week, in the
mid-west, he had tied the second highest total of 731. So it was our
PFGO that put him over the top. I could describe watching all the
flocks arrive, to two rather separate locations, that did not include
the PFGO, but arrive it did about 9:30. On the final descent for
landing, the PFGO was actually leading the flock !

The final observations of the PFGO were made from the front yard of
John Robertson, who has been reporting the bird to Dave for at least
the past two days, when there were no other reports. Dave Currie, John
Robertson & myself hosted John Vanderpoel today. Dave is the main host
& he & John will be out birding for the rest of today. Tomorrow, John
goes after a Barnacle Goose in Massachusetts.

PLEASE do NOT post anything to John's blog until he has a chance to
update it himself, late today. But you may want to read it for the
rest of the year:

http://www.bigyear2011.com/

Good Luck John !!

Rick Whitman

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