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Blake Maybank's Winter Bird List (WBL) starts today. I'll be tracking the
sightings as they come in and will usually have them updated within a day of
them being reported. I'll primarily be gathering reports from eBird and
NatureNS but I'll also enlist some help to try and get any from NS Bird
Society's Facebook page sightings which don't make to eBird or NatureNS as
well.
I'm not 100% myself so I won't be pulling my weight in finding species in
the beginning but I hope that changes soon. One of the most important keys
to a successful WBL year is to rack up some ticks from finding the hardy
migrants that are still hanging around in the beginning of December. I hope
we can find most of the rarities that have been reported around the province
in the last week or so.
On the next update you'll notice that our WBL has an overall total of 346
species with an average of 197 species per year.
Last year we got off to a great start with 101 on the first day. We may not
hit 101 today but Iet's see if can best last year's total of 202 species.
That 202 was our 5th highest WBL total ever. Some may wonder how we managed
that considering the harshness of the winter but our December was quite tame
and we got our list off to a good start and our winter time Banana Belt of
Yarmouth/Shelburne did not have it nearly as bad as the rest of us.
The last two WBL years were our 2nd and 3rd worst shorebirds years of the
last 20 years at 9 species. I hope we can reverse that unsettling trend.
For those who may be following this for the first time, an X indicates a
species observation of that year and a *X* indicates the species was also
sighted in February which puts it on our Depth of Winter List (DOWL). The
DOWL is a sub list of WBL of February only sightings. Only columns with an X
or *X* count towards the species total as we have a few candidate species on
the list such as Ipswich Sparrow which may get split from Savannah Sparrow
someday but until then they don't count as a species.
http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter
Keith Lowe
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</span>Winter Bird List (WBL) starts today. I’ll be tracking the =
sightings as they come in and will usually have them updated within a =
day of them being reported. I’ll primarily be gathering reports =
from eBird and NatureNS but I’ll also enlist some help to try and =
get any from NS Bird Society’s Facebook page sightings which =
don’t make to eBird or NatureNS as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I’m =
not 100% myself so I won’t be pulling my weight in finding species =
in the beginning but I hope that changes soon. One of the most important =
keys to a successful WBL year is to rack up some ticks from finding the =
hardy migrants that are still hanging around in the beginning of =
December. I hope we can find most of the rarities that have been =
reported around the province in the last week or so.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>On the next =
update you’ll notice that our WBL has an overall total of 346 =
species with an average of 197 species per year. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Last year we =
got off to a great start with 101 on the first day. We may not hit 101 =
today but Iet’s see if can best last year’s total of 202 =
species. That 202 was our 5th highest WBL total ever. Some may wonder =
how we managed that considering the harshness of the winter but our =
December was quite tame and we got our list off to a good start and our =
winter time Banana Belt of Yarmouth/Shelburne did not have it nearly as =
bad as the rest of us. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The last two =
WBL years were our 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> worst shorebirds =
years of the last 20 years at 9 species. I hope we can reverse that =
unsettling trend. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>For those =
who may be following this for the first time, an X indicates a species =
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sighted in February which puts it on our Depth of Winter List (DOWL). =
The DOWL is a sub list of WBL of February only sightings. Only columns =
with an X or *<b>X</b>* count towards the species total as we have a few =
candidate species on the list such as Ipswich Sparrow which may get =
split from Savannah Sparrow someday but until then they don’t =
count as a species. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
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