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--1108104203-1504817830-1372993043=:58078 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Clarence Stevens <bird= er_ca@yahoo.com>=0ATo: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> = =0ASent: Thursday, July 4, 2013 9:58:51 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] 6 Reasons = to Go See the Common Myna in Pubnico=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_______________= _________________=0A=0A6 Reasons to Go See the Common Myna =0A=0A=0AReason = # 1. Eye Candy - In the field guides this species is a very distinctive pat= terned species but this is one of those birds that until you see it in real= life, it is hard to appreciate just how beautiful they are. I've seen thou= sands of Common Mynas before and I would have to say this particular bird i= s a very brightly plumaged individual. =0A=0A=0AReason # 2. Incredible Anti= cs - This bird has very quick jerky type movements. In a space of a few min= utes we watched the bird assume several different positions, in rapid succe= ssion. This behaviour gave the bird a almost cartoon-like quality that was = very entertaining to watch. =0A=0A=0AReason # 3. Great Opportunity - For mo= st, if not all Nova Scotia birders, this will be their first opportunity to= see a Common Myna in Nova Scotia, and who knows when the next opportunity = will come along. =0A=0A=0AReason # 4. Very Reliable. - This is a very relia= ble individual. Local residents report that this Common Myna has been seen = daily in the same small area for about the month now. =0A=0A=0AReason # 5. = Very Easy to Find and See. - From Hwy 103, take Exit 31. Turn onto the 335 = and drive though all the West Pubnicos (Upper West, West, Middle West and L= ower West) towards Pubnico Point. Exactly where the pavement ends you will = see a blue house. In all my excitement I did not see a house number but rea= lly you can't miss this house. =0A=0AThis bird in very starling-like in its= behavior, so it spends a good deal of time sitting on the overhead wires, = walking around in the open, (in front of the houses or in the field across = the street) and makes various starling-like sounds. This is a very active b= ird, always doing or saying something. =0A=0A=0AReason # 6 -You may be aski= ng yourself is this bird countable ? - My advice is to go see the bird now = and you can always decide later. However if you do not go and at some later= date it is determined that this particular bird is countable then you are = out of luck. =0A=0ATo further aid you in your decision making process I am = providing the following favourable facts and statements about the status of= Common Myna in North America. =0A=0AFavourable Fact # 1. Ratified as a Cou= ntable species by the ABA since 2008. =0AIn 2008 Common Myna is added to th= e ABA Checklist as a Code 2 Species. The ABA provided the following definit= ion for a code 2 species : =0A=E2=80=9CCode-1 and Code-2: Regularly occurri= ng North American avifauna. Includes regular breeding species and visitors.= There is no firm designation between Code-1 and Code-2 species, except tha= t logically Code-1 species are more widespread and are usually more numerou= s. Code-2 species have a restricted North American range, are more widespre= ad, but occur in lower densities, or are quite secretive making their detec= tion often difficult. We readily acknowledge that some Code-2 species are h= arder to find than some species that have higher codes. =0A=0AFavourable Fa= ct # 2. Common Myna VS Hill Myna =0AThe Common Myna should not be confused = with the closely related Hill Myna which continues to be a popular cage bir= d because of its ability to mimic human speech. Although small numbers of H= ill Mynas have escaped captivity and are now living in parts of Florida and= California their populations are not viable enough to be currently countab= ly in North America. =0A=0AIn regards to these two species an article in th= e magazine 'Birding' September 2011 edition had this to say, =E2=80=9CPerha= ps surprisingly, birders in Florida often confuse Hill Mynas with Common My= nas; Common Myna is a countable species based on the Florida population (Pr= anty, B. 2007b. Status and distribution of Common Myna (Acridotheres tristi= s) in Florida. North American Birds 61:658=E2=80=93665.).=E2=80=9D =0A=0AFa= vourable Fact # 3. Rapidly Expanding Population. =0AIn The Sibley Guide to = Birds, he classifies the status of the Common Myna on page 417 of his guide= as =E2=80=9CRapidly increasing population in southern Florida=E2=80=9D. = =0AIn recent visits to Florida I also observed large flocks of these birds = in central Florida and smaller numbers in northern Florida. =0A=0AFavourabl= e Fact # 4. Other Sightings Outside of Florida =0AIn a very quick internet = search I found the following reports. I am sure that a more thorough search= would turn up additional accounts. =0A=0A1. The longest established Common= Myna population in North America is not in Florida but in Hawaii where the= birds where introduced in 1866 and by the 1970's they had spread to all of= the Southeastern Hawaiian Islands. =0A=0A2. May 2002 a Common Myna is repo= rted from Sapelo Island, Georgia, and is believe to be an early indication = of dispersal from Florida. (Pranty 2008). Pranty also stated at that time t= hat =E2=80=9C Mynas have been found in Florida up to 500 kilometers from th= e Miami area=E2=80=9D. =0A=0A3. Outside of Nova Scotia, the most current my= na report I could find was from June 23, 2013 of a Common Mynah sighted at = Wingfield Park in downtown Reno, Nevada. =0A=0AFavourable Fact # 5. Not Jus= t Another Exotic. =0ABill Pranty the leading expert on Common Mynas in Flor= ida has this to say of behalf on the ABA's decision:=0A=E2=80=9COf the 957 = species currently on the ABA Checklist, 936 (98%) are native to the ABA Are= a or have naturally strayed from other regions. Very few exotic species hav= e been added to the Checklist, and five of these have been removed because = their North American populations have been extirpated. Thus, there is alway= s trepidation when the Committee votes to add another exotic to the ABA Che= cklist. The Common Myna has a moderately large and greatly expanding=0Apopu= lation in Florida, and the species has successfully colonized many temperat= e and tropical areas of the world. Based on these facts, the Committee cons= iders the Common Myna to be established in the ABA Area. Clewiston, Florida= ; 27 April 2008. =C2=A9 Bill Pranty.=E2=80=9D =0A=0ACountable or not, I thi= nk it would be well worth anyone's while to go to see the Pubnico Point Com= mon Myna. =0A=0ADad and I wish to express Special Thanks to to Johnny & San= dra Nickerson for providing us with additional details as to where to look = for the bird and to Ronnie D'Entremont & Sharon for being on site and liter= ally pointing to the bird so we could effortlessly enjoy Dad's 400th lifer = for Nova Scotia. Congrats to Dad on a landmark sighting which=C2=A0appears = countable unless proven otherwise. - Cheers, Clarence Stevens II.=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 PS I rarely check this email account so any replies sent to this addres= s may not reach me until months later.=C2=A0I am best reached by phone.=C2= =A0 :-) --1108104203-1504817830-1372993043=:58078 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN= style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><BR class=3Dyui-cursor></SPAN></div> <div><BR></div> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; P= ADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PAD= DING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; B= ORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=3Dhr contentEditable= =3Dfalse readonly=3D"true"></DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><B><SPAN style= =3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Clarence Stevens <birder_ca@yaho= o.com><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> "naturens@= chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-= WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, July 4, 2013 9:58:51 PM<BR><B><SPA= N style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [NatureNS] 6 Reasons to G= o See the Common Myna in Pubnico<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"RIGHT: auto" class=3Dy_msg_container><BR> <DIV style=3D"RIGHT: auto" id=3Dyiv909625047> <DIV style=3D"RIGHT: auto"> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-s= erif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV><SPAN><BR class=3Dyiv909625047yui-cursor></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV style=3D"RIGHT: auto" dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; P= ADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PAD= DING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; B= ORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=3Dyiv909625047hr></DIV= > <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm" align=3Dleft><FONT col= or=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt= " size=3D1><B>6 Reasons to Go See the Common Myna <VAR id=3Dyiv909625047yui= -ie-cursor></VAR></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 1. Eye Candy </B>- In the field= guides this species is a very distinctive patterned species but this is on= e of those birds that until you see it in real life, it is hard to apprecia= te just how beautiful they are. I've seen thousands of Common Mynas before = and I would have to say this particular bird is a very brightly plumaged in= dividual. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 2. Incredible Antics</B> - This= bird has very quick jerky type movements. In a space of a few minutes we w= atched the bird assume several different positions, in rapid succession. Th= is behaviour gave the bird a almost cartoon-like quality that was very ente= rtaining to watch. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 3. Great Opportunity </B>- For = most, if not all Nova Scotia birders, this will be their first opportunity = to see a Common Myna in Nova Scotia, and who knows when the next opportunit= y will come along. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 4. Very Reliable</B>. - This is= a very reliable individual. Local residents report that this Common Myna h= as been seen daily in the same small area for about the month now. </FONT><= /FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 5. Very Easy to Find and See.</= B> - From Hwy 103, take Exit 31. Turn onto the 335 and drive though all the= West Pubnicos (Upper West, West, Middle West and Lower West) towards Pubni= co Point. Exactly where the pavement ends you will see a blue house. In all= my excitement I did not see a house number but really you can't miss this = house. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>This bird in very starling-like in its beha= vior, so it spends a good deal of time sitting on the overhead wires, walki= ng around in the open, (in front of the houses or in the field across the s= treet) and makes various starling-like sounds. This is a very active bird, = always doing or saying something. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 6 -You may be asking yourself i= s this bird countable ?</B> - My advice is to go see the bird now and you c= an always decide later. However if you do not go and at some later date it = is determined that this particular bird is countable then you are out of lu= ck. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>To further aid you in your decision making = process I am providing the following favourable facts and statements about = the status of Common Myna in North America. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm" align=3Dleft><FONT col= or=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt= " size=3D1><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%">Favourable Fact # 1. Ratified as a Countable species by the ABA since 2= 008. </SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">In 2008 Common Myna is added to the ABA Checklist as = a Code 2 Species. The ABA provided the following definition for a code 2 sp= ecies : </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transpare= nt scroll repeat 0% 0%">=E2=80=9C<FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT sty= le=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>Code-1 and Code-2: Regularly occurring North= American avifauna. Includes regular breeding species and visitors. There i= s no firm designation between Code-1 and Code-2 species, except that logica= lly Code-1 species are more widespread and are usually more numerous. Code-= 2 species have a restricted North American range, are more widespread, but = occur in lower densities, or are quite secretive making their detection oft= en difficult. We readily acknowledge that some Code-2 species are harder to= find than some species that have higher codes. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # 2. Common Myna VS Hill Myna</B> = </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">The Common Myna should not be confused with the close= ly related Hill Myna which continues to be a popular cage bird because of i= ts ability to mimic human speech. Although small numbers of Hill Mynas have= escaped captivity and are now living in parts of Florida and California th= eir populations are not viable enough to be currently countably in North Am= erica. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">In regards to these two species an article in the mag= azine <B>'Birding' September 2011 edition</B> had this to say, =E2=80=9CPer= haps surprisingly, birders in Florida often confuse Hill Mynas with Common = Mynas; Common Myna is a countable species based on the Florida population (= Pranty, B. 2007b. Status and distribution of Common Myna (Acridotheres tris= tis) in Florida. North American Birds 61:658=E2=80=93665.).=E2=80=9D </SPAN= ></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm" align=3Dleft><FONT col= or=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt= " size=3D1><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%">Favourable Fact # </SPAN>3. Rapidly Expanding Population. </B></FONT></= FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">In The Sibley Guide to Birds, he classifies the statu= s of the Common Myna on page 417 of his guide as =E2=80=9CRapidly increasin= g population in southern Florida=E2=80=9D. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DI= V> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">In recent visits to Florida I also observed large flo= cks of these birds in central Florida and smaller numbers in northern Flori= da. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # </B><B>4. Other Sightings Outsid= e of Florida</B> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">In a very quick internet search I found the following= reports. I am sure that a more thorough search would turn up additional ac= counts. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%; RIGHT: auto">1. The longest established Common Myna population in North= America is not in Florida but in Hawaii where the birds where introduced i= n 1866 and by the 1970's they had spread to all of the Southeastern Hawaiia= n Islands. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%">2. May 2002 a Common Myna is reported from Sapelo Isl= and, Georgia, and is believe to be an early indication of dispersal from Fl= orida. (Pranty 2008). Pranty also stated at that time that =E2=80=9C Mynas = have been found in Florida up to 500 kilometers from the Miami area=E2=80= =9D. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%; RIGHT: auto">3. Outside of Nova Scotia, the most current myna report I = could find was from June 23, 2013 of a Common Mynah sighted at Wingfield Pa= rk in downtown Reno, Nevada. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent= scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # </B><B>5. Not Just Another Exoti= c.</B> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%; RIGHT: auto">Bill Pranty the leading expert on Common Mynas in Florida = has this to say of behalf on the ABA's decision:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><SPAN = style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; RIGHT: auto">=E2= =80=9C<FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D= "FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>Of the 957 species currently on the ABA Checklist= , 936 (98%) are native to the ABA Area or have naturally strayed from other= regions. Very few exotic species have been added to the Checklist, and fiv= e of these have been removed because their North American populations have = been extirpated. Thus, there is always trepidation when the Committee votes= to add another exotic to the ABA Checklist. The Common Myna has a moderate= ly large and greatly expanding</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%; RIGHT: auto">population in Florida, and the species has successfully co= lonized many temperate and tropical areas of the world. Based on these fact= s, the Committee considers the Common Myna to be established in the ABA Are= a. Clewiston, Florida; 27 April 2008. =C2=A9 Bill Pranty.=E2=80=9D </SPAN><= /FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN st= yle=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Countable or not, = I think it would be well worth anyone's while to go to see the Pubnico Poin= t Common Myna. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a= lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG= HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT = style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% = 0%; RIGHT: auto">Dad and I wish to express Special Thanks to to Johnny &= ; Sandra Nickerson for providing us with additional details as to where to = look for the bird and to Ronnie D'Entremont & Sharon for being on site = and literally pointing to the bird so we could effortlessly enjoy Dad's 400= <SUP>th</SUP> lifer for Nova Scotia. Congrats to Dad on a landmark sighting= which appears countable unless proven otherwise. - Cheers, Clarence S= tevens II.  = ; &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp;  = ; &n= bsp; &nb sp; = &nb= sp; = PS I rarely check this email account so any replie= s sent to this address may not rea<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR>ch me until= months later. I am best reached by phone. :-)</SPAN></FONT></FO= NT></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV><= /DIV></DIV></div></body></html> --1108104203-1504817830-1372993043=:58078--
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