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This likely is the final update to this winter=E2=80=99s WBL/DoWL. I =
said =E2=80=9Cmaybe final update=E2=80=9D in yesterday=E2=80=99s post =
because Liz Voellinger tipped me about a NS Birds Society Facebook =
discussion about a surprising sighting of our earliest ever (or is it =
the latest) Osprey. Alix checked on this bird and informed earlier today =
that Andrew Hebda confirmed seeing two of them around the Enfield area =
on Feb 19. A few other observers also spotted one or two around Enfield =
at that time.=20
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Our 198 WBL total is one beyond our average and our 149 DoWL total is =
two beyond our average.
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Thanks for the thanks about maintaining the WBL/DoWL this season and =
you=E2=80=99re welcome.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Keith Lowe
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 9:06 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Finale (well maybe final) update to the The Blake =
Maybank Winter Bird List (197, 148)
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We have one more species for the WBL which ups our total to 197 and that =
is also our WBL average.=20
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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> =
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)
Thayer=E2=80=99s Gull (1st in five years)
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)
Osprey (first 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)
=20
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.
=20
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Gyrfalcon
House Wren
=20
=20
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.
=20
Carolina Wren
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
=20
=20
=20
Winter Bird List (WBL) runs from Dec 1 =E2=80=93 to Feb 29
=20
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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vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>This likely is the =
final update to this winter=E2=80=99s WBL/DoWL. I said =E2=80=9Cmaybe =
final update=E2=80=9D in yesterday=E2=80=99s post because Liz Voellinger =
tipped me about a NS Birds Society Facebook discussion about a =
surprising sighting of our earliest ever (or is it the latest) Osprey. =
Alix checked on this bird and informed earlier today that Andrew Hebda =
confirmed seeing two of them around the Enfield area on Feb 19. A few =
other observers also spotted one or two around Enfield at that time. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Our 198 WBL total is one beyond our =
average and our 149 DoWL total is two beyond our =
average.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks for the thanks about =
maintaining the WBL/DoWL this season and you=E2=80=99re =
welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><di=
v style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Keith Lowe<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 04, 2016 =
9:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> =
[NatureNS] Finale (well maybe final) update to the The Blake Maybank =
Winter Bird List (197, 148)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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 =
average. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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 =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=3DS27949146"><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklis=
t?subID=3DS27949146</span></a><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
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 =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Least Sandpiper =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL and not since 1976)</span><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Purple Gallinule =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ruff =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Redwing =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hermit Warbler =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thayer=E2=80=99s =
Gull (1<sup>st</sup> in five years)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>American =
Golden-Plover (3<sup>rd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>American Redstart =
(3<sup>rd</sup> time on the WBL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Notable =
DoWL Species This Season<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Redwing =
(1<sup>st</sup> time on the DoWL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bullock's Oriole =
(2<sup>nd</sup> time on the DoWL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Osprey (first time =
on the DoWL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>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)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Northern Shoveler =
(3<sup>rd</sup> time on the DoWL but all three have been in the last 10 =
years)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Black-legged =
Kittiwake (3<sup>rd</sup> time on the DoWL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Winter Wren =
(3<sup>rd</sup> time on the DoWL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Missed Core =
Species</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Eastern =
Meadowlark</span><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> (the =
only miss in the last 20 years so it will remain a core species next =
winter)<span style=3D'color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Missed 9/10 out 10 =
Years Species<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Blue-winged =
Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Redhead<o:p></o:p></=
span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Gyrfalcon<o:p></o:p>=
</span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>House =
Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Missed =
8 out 10 Years Species<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The =
following are the species which have made the WBL 8 out of the last 10 =
winters which we do not have yet.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Carolina =
Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Black-and-white =
Warbler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yellow-throated =
Warbler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Winter Bird List (WBL) =
runs from Dec 1 =E2=80=93 to Feb 29<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Depth of Winter List =
(DoWL) is February only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-winter=
"><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/index.php/library/the-birds-of-w=
inter</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Keith Lowe<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>
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