[NatureNS] Winter Birds List Status Update

From: Christopher <cpetershfx@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:31:12 -0400
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Hi Keith,

What is the start date and end date for the Winter Bird List?

Chris Peters


On Dec 19, 2014, at 8:57 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:

> As of this writing we are at 183 species for the Winter Bird List =
(WBL). It appears it won=92t be long before we surpass last year=92s =
total of 187 species for the 3 months.
> =20
> Some families are doing better than others. We are behind in geese, =
tubenoses and shorebirds. We have 8 species of shorebirds to date and =
while I believe we should surpass the 11 we got during last year=92s =
brutal winter, we may need some magic mudflats to equal the 19 of the =
winter before last. Conversely our WBL is leading the country with 13 =
warbler species (including chat) and we already have more than we had =
had in our last 3 WBL. We also observed 29 of the 30 listed duck species =
within the first week. We are missing the King Eider but it has been 3 =
years since it has made the list.
> =20
> The following is a list of missing species so far this season =
categorized by the amount of times they appeared in our 8 previous WBL
> =20
> The following species have been on 8 of our last 8 WBL
> Killdeer
> Ruddy Turnstone
> Mew Gull
> Brown Thrasher
> =20
> The following species have been on 7 of our last 8 WBL
> Sandhill Crane
> Red Knot
> American Woodcock
> Long-eared Owl
> =20
> The following species have been on 6 of our last 8 WBL
> Cooper's Hawk
> Yellow-throated Warbler
> Field Sparrow
> Indigo Bunting
> =20
> The following species have been on 5 of our last 8 WBL
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Long-billed Dowitcher
> Eastern Bluebird (on our previous 5 WBL)
> =20
> The following species have been on 4 of our last 8 WBL
> Great Shearwater
> Black Vulture (but only once in the last 5 WBL)
> Greater White-fronted Goose
> King Eider (but not on our previous 2 WBL)
> Nashville Warbler
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak
> Yellow-headed Blackbird


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after-white-space;"><div>Hi Keith,</div><div><br></div><div>What is the =
start date and end date for the Winter Bird =
List?</div><div><br></div><div>Chris =
Peters</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Dec 19, 2014, at 8:57 PM, =
Keith Lowe &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com">mythos25@live.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" =
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">As of this writing we are at 183 species for =
the Winter Bird List (WBL). It appears it won=92t be long before we =
surpass last year=92s total of 187 species for the 3 =
months.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Some families are doing better =
than others. We are behind in geese, tubenoses and shorebirds. We have 8 =
species of shorebirds to date and while I believe we should surpass the =
11 we got during last year=92s brutal winter, we may need some magic =
mudflats to equal the 19 of the winter before last. Conversely our WBL =
is leading the country with 13 warbler species (including chat) and we =
already have more than we had had in our last 3 WBL. We also observed 29 =
of the 30 listed duck species within the first week. We are missing the =
King Eider but it has been 3 years since it has made the =
list.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">The following is a list of =
missing species so far this season categorized by the amount of times =
they appeared in our 8 previous WBL<o:p></o:p></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: =
12pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">The following species have been on 8 of our =
last 8 WBL<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm =
0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;"><b>Killdeer<o:p></o:p></b></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;"><b>Ruddy Turnstone</b><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
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style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Mew Gull<o:p></o:p></b></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Brown Thrasher<o:p></o:p></b></div><div =
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Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size: =
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