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Thanks Randy. I=E2=80=99m also tracking day 1 species. Was the =
Dickcissel a Dec 1 or a Dec 2 observation?
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Randy Lauff
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:21 PM
To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Blake Maybank's Winter Bird List reminder
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There is a Dickcissel in Ant. Co. - near Seabright.
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The flycatcher at Marilyn O'Brien's place was last seen on the last day =
of November.
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Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
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On 1 December 2015 at 08:42, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com =
<mailto:mythos25@live.com> > wrote:
Blake Maybank=E2=80=99s Winter Bird List (WBL) starts today. =
I=E2=80=99ll be tracking the sightings as they come in and will usually =
have them updated within a day of them being reported. I=E2=80=99ll =
primarily be gathering reports from eBird and NatureNS but I=E2=80=99ll =
also enlist some help to try and get any from NS Bird Society=E2=80=99s =
Facebook page sightings which don=E2=80=99t make to eBird or NatureNS as =
well.
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I=E2=80=99m not 100% myself so I won=E2=80=99t 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.
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On the next update you=E2=80=99ll notice that our WBL has an overall =
total of 346 species with an average of 197 species per year.=20
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Last year we got off to a great start with 101 on the first day. We may =
not hit 101 today but Iet=E2=80=99s see if can best last year=E2=80=99s =
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.=20
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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.=20
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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=E2=80=99t =
count as a species.=20
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http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter
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Keith Lowe
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks Randy. I=E2=80=99m also tracking day =
1 species. Was the Dickcissel a Dec 1 or a Dec 2 =
observation?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
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class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Lauff<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, =
2015 4:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS =
<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Blake =
Maybank's Winter Bird List reminder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>There =
is a Dickcissel in Ant. Co. - near Seabright.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>The flycatcher at Marilyn O'Brien's place was last =
seen on the last day of November.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Randy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way =
in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On 1 =
December 2015 at 08:42, Keith Lowe <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com" =
target=3D"_blank">mythos25@live.com</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid =
#CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:black'>Blake Maybank=E2=80=99s </span>Winter Bird List =
(WBL) starts today. I=E2=80=99ll be tracking the sightings as they come =
in and will usually have them updated within a day of them being =
reported. I=E2=80=99ll primarily be gathering reports from eBird and =
NatureNS but I=E2=80=99ll also enlist some help to try and get any from =
NS Bird Society=E2=80=99s Facebook page sightings which don=E2=80=99t =
make to eBird or NatureNS as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I=E2=80=99m =
not 100% myself so I won=E2=80=99t 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 =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On the next =
update you=E2=80=99ll 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 =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Last year =
we got off to a great start with 101 on the first day. We may not hit =
101 today but Iet=E2=80=99s see if can best last year=E2=80=99s 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 =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 *<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=E2=80=99t =
count as a species. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a =
href=3D"http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter=
" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds=
-of-winter</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
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style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
style=3D'color:#888888'>Keith =
Lowe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p =
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