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

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Good work by you Keith. Let me extend my thanks, i certainly enjoy the
updates.

-Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:

> The Blake Maybank Winter Birds List  (WBL) and the 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 seven short of our
> record 205 species in 2012/13.
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> We had 180 species by the end of December. We added 14 more in January an=
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> We ticked 154 species on the DoWL which is a record for 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 missed species th=
is
> evening and I did find two species that got by me. I missed American
> Kestrel (multiple observers) and I also missed the Lincoln=E2=80=99s Spar=
row found
> by Ervin Olsen on Feb 11, CSI. I=E2=80=99ll need a new tact if I do this =
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> 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 pr=
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> Thanks to those who passed on sightings from Facebook or noticed if I
> missed something,  especially the multiple tips from Alix d=E2=80=99Entre=
mont,
> Chris Peters, Liz Voellinger and Rick Whitman and to Dave Currie for the
> advice on request.  And also thanks very much to Peter Brannon who kept t=
he
> website spreadsheeets updated when he could have spent more time stalking
> waders in the marshes of Florida.
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> www.nsbirdsociety.ca /Library / Winter Birds
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>  Keith Lowe
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Good work by you Keith. Let me extend my thanks, i ce=
rtainly enjoy the updates.<br><br></div>-Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth<br></di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 1, =
2017 at 8:48 PM, Keith Lowe <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mythos2=
5@live.com" target=3D"_blank">mythos25@live.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><b=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Blake Maybank Winter Birds List=C2=A0 (WBL) and =
the Depth of Winter List (DoWL) concluded at the end of February. We finish=
ed with 199 species on the WBL, which is two species beyond our average and=
 seven short of our record 205 species
 in 2012/13. </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We had 180 species by the end of December. We added =
14 more in January and 5 more in February.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We ticked 154 species on the DoWL which is a record =
for us and 7 species beyond our average, though with this year has now bump=
ed up our average DoWL by one to 148 species. I did a double check of the m=
issed species this evening and I did
 find two species that got by me. I missed American Kestrel (multiple obser=
vers) 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 t=
o prevent these misses.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99ll try to find the time to mine more stats=
 from the data and present them later.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks to those who passed on sightings from Faceboo=
k or noticed if I missed something, =C2=A0especially the multiple tips from=
 Alix d=E2=80=99Entremont, Chris Peters, Liz Voellinger and Rick Whitman an=
d to Dave Currie for the advice on request.=C2=A0 And
 also thanks very much to Peter Brannon who kept the website spreadsheeets =
updated when he could have spent more time stalking waders in the marshes o=
f Florida.</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://www.nsbirdsociety.ca" target=3D"_blank">www.nsbirdsoci=
ety.ca</a> /Library / Winter Birds</p><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D=
"#888888">
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