[NatureNS] Final update to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird List (199)(154)

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And a big thank you to you Keith for all your effort and updates on NatureNS=
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Nancy

Sent from my iPad

> On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:48 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:
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> The Blake Maybank Winter Birds List  (WBL) and the Depth of Winter List (D=
oWL) concluded at the end of February. We finished with 199 species on the W=
BL, which is two species beyond our average and seven short of our record 20=
5 species in 2012/13.
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> We had 180 species by the end of December. We added 14 more in January and=
 5 more in February.
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> We ticked 154 species on the DoWL which is a record for us and 7 species b=
eyond our average, though with this year has now bumped up our average DoWL b=
y one to 148 species. I did a double check of the missed species this evenin=
g and I did find two species that got by me. I missed American Kestrel (mult=
iple observers) and I also missed the Lincoln=E2=80=99s Sparrow found by Erv=
in Olsen on Feb 11, CSI. I=E2=80=99ll need a new tact if I do this again nex=
t year to prevent these misses.
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> I=E2=80=99ll try to find the time to mine more stats from the data and pre=
sent them later.
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> Thanks to those who passed on sightings from Facebook or noticed if I miss=
ed something,  especially the multiple tips from Alix d=E2=80=99Entremont, C=
hris Peters, Liz Voellinger and Rick Whitman and to Dave Currie for the advi=
ce on request.  And also thanks very much to Peter Brannon who kept the webs=
ite spreadsheeets updated when he could have spent more time stalking waders=
 in the marshes of Florida.
> www.nsbirdsociety.ca /Library / Winter Birds
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>  Keith Lowe
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Blake Maybank Winter Birds List&nbsp; (WBL) and t=
he Depth of Winter List (DoWL) concluded at the end of February. We finished=
 with 199 species on the WBL, which is two species beyond our average and se=
ven short of our record 205 species
 in 2012/13. </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We had 180 species by the end of December. We added 1=
4 more in January and 5 more in February.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We ticked 154 species on the DoWL which is a record f=
or us and 7 species beyond our average, though with this year has now bumped=
 up our average DoWL by one to 148 species. I did a double check of the miss=
ed species this evening and I did
 find two species that got by me. I missed American Kestrel (multiple observ=
ers) and I also missed the Lincoln=E2=80=99s Sparrow found by Ervin Olsen on=
 Feb 11, CSI. I=E2=80=99ll need a new tact if I do this again next year to p=
revent these misses.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99ll try to find the time to mine more stats f=
rom the data and present them later.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks to those who passed on sightings from Facebook=
 or noticed if I missed something, &nbsp;especially the multiple tips from A=
lix d=E2=80=99Entremont, Chris Peters, Liz Voellinger and Rick Whitman and t=
o Dave Currie for the advice on request. &nbsp;And
 also thanks very much to Peter Brannon who kept the website spreadsheeets u=
pdated when he could have spent more time stalking waders in the marshes of =
Florida.</p>
<p>www.nsbirdsociety.ca /Library=
 / Winter Birds</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;Keith Lowe<o:p></o:p></p>
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