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Hi Lynne, Everyone, I don't like to see the story go too far today until John can update his blog. It's really his story but he knew I would post within NS. It's pure chance, of course, that #732 was here. It's great fun, but beyond that ? It's well known that NS is a great place for birding. The continent's shape & major weather system patterns pretty much ensure that. Folks like Ian McLaren are the experts on this. I'm watching a Mourning Cloak butterfly as I type this. Rick. On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Lynne Perry <perry.lynne@hotmail.com> wrote: > Wow......impressive for Nova Scotia tourism. Is it okay if I share this? > Lynne Perry, former executive director of South Shore Tourism Association. > >> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 13:13:06 -0400 >> Subject: [NatureNS] Second Highest Big Year Birding Record Ever, set in >> Nova Scotia !! >> From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> 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 > -- Rick Whitman
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