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--001a11c23aea22c6d204f8cee9bd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 hi folks, I think it was Andy Horn that first advertised these a few years back and just throwing this out there in case he is currently in the field etc... Based on moon phase and migratory timing,* May 7th (tonight) to May 21* is the one of the best windows for detecting Nightjars and Whip-poor-wills in Canada. The next is 5-19 June. After moonrise is best. MOONRISE times for halifax can be seen here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=286&month=5&year=2014&obj=moon&afl=-11&day=1 According to eBird online maps (which might not be totally up to date yet) whip-poor-will have been reported as far northeast as Bangor Maine (yesterday morning). Here are some instructions for standardized surveys: http://www.nightjars.org/participate/survey-instructions/ For Whip-poor-will, the "where-in-the-square" approach could also be good, where squares in which they were reported in previous years are re-visited. Link to Atlas maps: http://www.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp (now is under 'Eastern' Whip-poor-will) Halifax folks: there appears to be a hotspot in HRM... cheers, James. -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com (902) 681-2374 --001a11c23aea22c6d204f8cee9bd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>hi folks,=A0</div><div>I think it was Andy Horn that = first advertised these a few years back and just throwing this out there in= case he is currently in the field etc...</div><div><br></div><div>Based on= moon phase and migratory timing,<b> May 7th (tonight) to May 21</b> is the= one of the best windows for detecting Nightjars and Whip-poor-wills in Can= ada. The next is 5-19 June. After moonrise is best.</div> <div><br></div><div>MOONRISE times for halifax can be seen here:</div><div>= <a href=3D"http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=3D286&= ;month=3D5&year=3D2014&obj=3Dmoon&afl=3D-11&day=3D1">http:/= /www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=3D286&month=3D5&ye= ar=3D2014&obj=3Dmoon&afl=3D-11&day=3D1</a><br> </div><div><br></div><div>According to eBird online maps (which might not b= e totally up to date yet) whip-poor-will have been reported as far northeas= t as Bangor Maine (yesterday morning).</div><div><br></div><div>Here are so= me instructions for standardized surveys:</div> <a href=3D"http://www.nightjars.org/participate/survey-instructions/">http:= //www.nightjars.org/participate/survey-instructions/</a><br clear=3D"all"><= div><br></div><div>For Whip-poor-will, the "where-in-the-square" = approach could also be good, where squares in which they were reported in p= revious years are re-visited. Link to Atlas maps:</div> <div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp">http://ww= w.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp</a><br></div><div>(now is under 'Eastern' = Whip-poor-will)</div><div><br></div><div>Halifax folks: there appears to be= a hotspot in HRM...</div> <div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>James.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><di= v dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailt= o:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a= ><br> (902) 681-2374<br><br><br><br></div> </div> --001a11c23aea22c6d204f8cee9bd--
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