[NatureNS] Re: good Nightjar/Whip-poor-will window, and owl route

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Hi Richard=0AWell I wouldn't be getting the prize for the =0Amost honest re=
port this year. I had 3 Barred.=0AOne of the coordinators told me after sev=
eral years=0Aof very low counts - I would get the prize for the most honest=
 report! I think it was a Tshirt!=0ALast evening while watching the ball ga=
me as you were doing the tour, a Barred called in the trees near the house.=
 First I had heard there his year.=0AEnjoy the spring=0APaul=0A=C2=A0=0AOn =
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:52:46 AM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> =
wrote:=0A  =0AHi,=0A=0AFor what it's worth, I saw and photographed a Whip-p=
oor-will at night on Brier Island May 18 2012 (probably a migrant), and the=
re was one that hung around Wolfville Ridge in July 2004. There was a regul=
ar one that could be heard calling at night for several years at Long Lake,=
 HRM, along the road from Spryfield out towards Ketch Harbor, but that hasn=
't been reported recently. Perhaps that's the one James mentioned. Fulton L=
avender also knew of a regular one in what is now Dartmouth crossing in the=
 1980s, when it was a wooded area. Sightings all over NS have declined dram=
atically over recent years. =0A=0ASpeaking of nocturnal birds, last night I=
 did my annual Owl survey, with Rick Whitman, along the Mines Road - a logg=
ing road heading SW from Falmouth. It was a pleasant clear night, with no w=
ind, but we were almost skunked - the only owl we got was a Saw-whet callin=
g in the distance at stop 8 (out of 10),=C2=A0 up in the wooded hills well =
beyond inhabited areas. There was just 1 Woodcock, and the only other notew=
orthy birds were a Kestrel calling before dark, and a couple of singing Her=
mit thrushes (Rick put the details on eBird).=0A=0ARichard=0A=0A=0A=0AOn We=
d, May 7, 2014 at 9:57 AM, James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gmail.com> wrot=
e:=0A=0A =0A>=C2=A0 =0A>=0A>=0A>For Whip-poor-will, the "where-in-the-squar=
e" approach could also be good, where squares in which they were reported i=
n previous years are re-visited. Link to Atlas maps: =0A>=0A>=0A>http://www=
.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp=0A>=0A>(now is under 'Eastern' Whip-poor-will)=0A>=
=0A>=0A>Halifax folks: there appears to be a hotspot in HRM... =0A>=0A>=0A>=
cheers,=0A>James.=0A>=0A>-- =0A>=0A>James Churchill=0A>Kentville, Nova Scot=
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve=
rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Hi Richard</span></=
div><div><span>Well I wouldn't be getting the prize for the </span></div><d=
iv><span>most honest report this year. I had 3 Barred.</span></div><div><sp=
an>One of the coordinators told me after several years</span></div><div><sp=
an>of very low counts - I would get the prize for the most honest report! I=
 think it was a Tshirt!</span></div><div><span>Last evening while watching =
the ball game as you were doing the tour, a Barred called in the trees near=
 the house. First I had heard there his year.</span></div><div><span>Enjoy =
the spring</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span></span>&nbsp;=
</div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"=
font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=
=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida
 Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Ari=
al" size=3D"2"> On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:52:46 AM, Richard Stern &lt;st=
ernrichard@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <div class=3D"y_msg_con=
tainer"><div id=3D"yiv7034921259"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Hi,<=
br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div>For what it's worth, I saw and p=
hotographed a Whip-poor-will at night on Brier Island May 18 2012 (probably=
 a migrant), and there was one that hung around Wolfville Ridge in July 200=
4. There was a regular one that could be heard calling at night for several=
 years at Long Lake, HRM, along the road from Spryfield out towards Ketch H=
arbor, but that hasn't been reported recently. Perhaps that's the one James=
 mentioned. Fulton Lavender also knew of a regular one in what is now Dartm=
outh crossing in the 1980s, when it was a wooded area. Sightings all over N=
S have declined dramatically over recent years. <br clear=3D"none">=0A=0A<b=
r clear=3D"none"></div>Speaking of nocturnal birds, last night I did my ann=
ual Owl survey, with Rick Whitman, along the Mines Road - a logging road he=
ading SW from Falmouth. It was a pleasant clear night, with no wind, but we=
 were almost skunked - the only owl we got was a Saw-whet calling in the di=
stance at stop 8 (out of 10),&nbsp; up in the wooded hills well beyond inha=
bited areas. There was just 1 Woodcock, and the only other noteworthy birds=
 were a Kestrel calling before dark, and a couple of singing Hermit thrushe=
s (Rick put the details on eBird).<br clear=3D"none">=0A=0A<br clear=3D"non=
e"></div>Richard<br clear=3D"none"><div><div><div><div><div class=3D"yiv703=
4921259gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv7034921259gmail_quo=
te">On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 9:57 AM, James Churchill <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofoll=
ow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com">jameslchurc=
hill@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">=0A=0A<blockquote cl=
ass=3D"yiv7034921259gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; paddin=
g-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px;=
 border-left-style: solid;">=0A=0A=0A<u></u>=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A =
=0A<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=0A<span>&nbsp;</sp=
an>=0A=0A=0A<div>=0A  <div>=0A=0A=0A    <div>=0A      =0A      =0A      <di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>For Whip-poor-will, the "w=
here-in-the-square" approach could also be good, where squares in which the=
y were reported in previous years are re-visited. Link to Atlas maps:</div>=
=0A=0A=0A=0A<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.mba-ao=
m.ca/jsp/map.jsp" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect">http://=
www.mba-aom.ca/jsp/map.jsp</a><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>(now is under '=
Eastern' Whip-poor-will)</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Halifax fo=
lks: there appears to be a hotspot in HRM...</div>=0A=0A=0A=0A<div><br clea=
r=3D"none"></div><div>cheers,</div><div>James.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"=
></div>-- <br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">James Churchill<br clear=3D"n=
one">Kentville, Nova Scotia<br clear=3D"none"><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurc=
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