[NatureNS] Voting for national bird of Canada

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:31:07 +0000 (UTC)
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I have no idea what the final criteria would be but I hope the reduced list=
 would be based on some of the following:1. Not a provincial or territorial=
 bird already2. Cannot be hunted3.=C2=A0Relatively common4. Easily Identifi=
able to non-birdwatching=C2=A0citizens5. Seen through out much of=C2=A0Cana=
da.=C2=A0I added this to my submission as well.=C2=A0Rob=C2=A0=C2=A0Confide=
nce is the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation=20

     On Monday, January 19, 2015 12:25 AM, N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com> w=
rote:
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 =C2=A0Hello all,=C2=A0
Just in case you have not heard about the Canadian Geographic's campaign to=
 help designate an official bird for Canada by 2017 - our sesquicentennial,=
you can make a suggestion and vote here: =C2=A0

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/
Not to influence you, but I have been swayed by some of our top birders to =
vote for the Gray Jay (which used to be called the Canada Jay and still is =
in French and Latin) - also known as the Whisky Jack. Everyone knows it, =
=C2=A0it is intelligent, not to mention hardy, friendly, playful, etc. etc.=
...
You can read David Bird's and others comments and vote here:
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/bird.asp?name=3DGray-jay&id=
=3D1026#essay
Nancy Robinson




   
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lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5085">I hav=
e no idea what the final criteria would be but I hope the reduced list woul=
d be based on some of the following:</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0=
_1_1421674861283_5084">1. Not a provincial or territorial bird already</div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5086">2. Cannot be hunte=
d</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5083">3.&nbsp;Rela=
tively common</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5082">=
4. Easily Identifiable to non-birdwatching&nbsp;citizens</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5096">5. Seen through out much of&nbsp=
;Canada.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5081">&nbsp=
;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5080">I added this=
 to my submission as well.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674=
861283_5087">&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_=
5097">Rob&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5079"></div><div=
 id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5095">&nbsp;</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1=
_1421674861283_5089"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1421674861283_5088">Confidence=
 is the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation</div></d=
iv> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style=3D"display: block=
;" class=3D"yahoo_quoted"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvet=
ica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <=
div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, =
Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=
=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Monday, January 19, 2015 12:25 AM, N Robinson &lt=
;nrobbyn@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div class=3D"y_=
msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv8976456601"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>&nbsp;Hello =
all,&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Just in case you have not heard about t=
he Canadian Geographic's campaign to help designate an official bird for Ca=
nada by 2017 - our sesquicentennial,</div><div>you can make a suggestion an=
d vote here: &nbsp;<br></div><div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www=
.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/</a></div><div><br></div><div>N=
ot to influence you, but I have been swayed by some of our top birders to v=
ote for the Gray Jay (which used to be called the Canada Jay and still is i=
n French and Latin) - also known as the Whisky Jack. Everyone knows it, &nb=
sp;it is intelligent, not to mention hardy, friendly, playful, etc. etc....=
</div><div><br></div><div>You can read David Bird's and others comments and=
 vote here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.canadiangeograph=
ic.ca/nationalbird/bird.asp?name=3DGray-jay&amp;id=3D1026#essay" rel=3D"nof=
ollow" target=3D"_blank">http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nationalbird/bird=
.asp?name=3DGray-jay&amp;id=3D1026#essay</a></div><div><br></div><div>Nancy=
 Robinson</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style=3D"font-size: 13px;" t=
ype=3D"cite"></blockquote></div></div></div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </=
div>  </div> </div></body></html>
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