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We have one more species for the WBL which ups our total to 197 and that =
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The new one is a January sighing by Alix d=E2=80=99Entremont of a =
Thayer=E2=80=99s Gull. Of course Alix is one of our best gull experts =
and he has been vetting this bird for two months. Check out his eBird =
submission at the link below=20
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http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=3DS27949146
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Notable WBL Species This Season
American White Pelican (first time on the WBL)
Least Sandpiper (2nd time on the WBL and not since 1976)
Purple Gallinule (2nd time on the WBL)
Ruff (2nd time on the WBL)
Redwing (2nd time on the WBL)
Hermit Warbler (2nd time on the WBL)
American Golden-Plover (3rd time on the WBL)
American Redstart (3rd time on the WBL)
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Notable DoWL Species This Season
Redwing (1st time on the DoWL)
Bullock's Oriole (2nd time on the DoWL)
Red Phalarope (first time on the DoWL as it stands now but presumably =
this will change once I get the spreadsheet correlated with All the =
Birds)
Northern Shoveler (3rd time on the DoWL but all three have been in the =
last 10 years)
Black-legged Kittiwake (3rd time on the DoWL)
Winter Wren (3rd time on the DoWL)
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Missed Core Species
The following are the species we get every year (they are allowed 1 miss =
in the last 18 years) which we do not have on our WBL yet.
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Eastern Meadowlark (the only miss in the last 20 years so it will remain =
a core species next winter)
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Missed 9/10 out 10 Years Species
The following are the non-core species which have made the WBL 9 or 10 =
out of the last 10 winters which we do not have yet.
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Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Gyrfalcon
House Wren
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Missed 8 out 10 Years Species
The following are the species which have made the WBL 8 out of the last =
10 winters which we do not have yet.
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Carolina Wren
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
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Winter Bird List (WBL) runs from Dec 1 =E2=80=93 to Feb 29
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Depth of Winter List (DoWL) is February only
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<http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter> =
http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter
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This has been fun but I=E2=80=99m glad there is not a Spring Birds List =
to maintain! Thanks to all those who tipped me about sightings along the =
way.
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Keith Lowe
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lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We have one more =
species for the WBL which ups our total to 197 and that is also our WBL =
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style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The new one is a January sighing by =
Alix d=E2=80=99Entremont of a Thayer=E2=80=99s Gull. Of course Alix is =
one of our best gull experts and he has been vetting this bird for two =
months. Check out his eBird submission at the link below =
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class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Notable WBL =
Species This Season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>American White =
Pelican (first time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL and not since 1976)</span><span =
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