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h our start in 1968, but I realize that some have had longer runs&l --001a113e8d3a7dec4605600222ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Wayne, I plan to take part in the day's counting, but we have a family invitation for that evening, so I may have to get my list to you before you do the formal count at the get-together, somehow. Richard On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 3:49 PM Wayne P. Neily <Neilyornis@hotmail.com> wrote: > The 50th annual Kingston, NS, Christmas Bird Count (XBC) will be held > Saturday, December 23. Most of our regular observers have been notified of > this already and will get more details as soon as these are prepared. > There is still room for more keen birders if you want to join this historic > effort and a great chance for a few young or beginning birders to get out > with more experienced ones. > > The 12-km radius circle, centred at Bridge and Main in Kingston, extends > from Aylesford to Lower Middleton, and from Margaretsville to South > Tremont. > > Anyone with a bird feeder living in that area can help by observing for > all or part of that day (especially if your feeder is not visible from the > road) and by notifying the compiler in advance if you have any uncommon or > unknown species coming to it. > > Contact Wayne Neily ASAP so that we can assure no duplication of counts - > Neilyornis@hotmail.com or 902-765-2455. We usually have about 100 > observers, so do not wait to be called; I am getting older and slower, and > may not have time to call you. I need to get confirmation of your > intention to observe that day by the 18th, so that maps showing what > feeders are being observed can get to the field party leaders on time. > > > While most of you will have heard that this is the 118th XBC overall, from > the first one in 1900 organized by Frank Chapman and published in > *Bird-Lore*, the predecessor of *Audubon*, this one makes me reflect on > the count's history in NS. Fifty years seems like a long run for us, > with our start in 1968, but I realize that some have had longer runs > here - indeed, my first one was in 1964, when Peter Smith and I walked up > from Acadia onto the Ridge in the Wolfville count, which likely has the > longest database, having been started by Robie Tufts in 1915, although some > later years were missed. > > > Only one count from the Maritimes was run in 1900, William Moore's Scotch > Lake, NB, one, and there were no more here until 1913, when Chesley Allen > and Harrison Lewis organized the first NS count at Yarmouth. It was > closely followed by Wolfville, but there were no others established until > 1942, when Robie's brother Harold Tufts started the Port Mouton one. > > Fourth in NS was Windsor, started in 1943 by J. C. & R. Morrow, and > called West Hants in recent years. > > Fifth was Halifax, organized by Willet Mills in 1944, later called > Halifax (west), which might have the longest run of comparable data, if it > had not been for the tragic decision about 25 years ago to combine the two > Halifax counts. > > Sixth was the first Cape Breton Island one, Port Hood, established by > Austin Cameron in 1945, and those were all until the 1950s. > > Harrison Lewis returned to NS in 1952, and started the 7th, Sable River, > later called West Middle Sable. > > Fourteen more valid count areas were established between 1955 and 1960 > (plus five that overlapped earlier ones), thanks to the founding of the > Nova Scotia Bird Society, but those must await another note. > > > Cheers, > > Wayne Neily > > Tremont, NS > > > > -- Richard stern sternrichard@gmail.com Sent from Gmail Mobile On my iPhone --001a113e8d3a7dec4605600222ea Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Wayne,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">I plan to tak= e part in the day's counting, but we have a family invitation for that = evening, so I may have to get my list to you before you do the formal count= at the get-together, somehow.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div = dir=3D"auto">Richard</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div>On Sun, Dec 1= 0, 2017 at 3:49 PM Wayne P. Neily <<a href=3D"mailto:Neilyornis@hotmail.= com">Neilyornis@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"> <div> <div id=3D"m_1179188178251192874divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"color:rgb(0,= 0,0);font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,"EmojiFont","A= pple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Sego= e UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:12pt"> <p></p> <div> <p style=3D"margin-top:0.18cm;margin-bottom:0.18cm"></p> <div> <p style=3D"margin-top:0.18cm;margin-bottom:0.18cm"><font size=3D"3">The 50= th annual Kingston, NS, Christmas Bird Count (XBC)=C2=A0will be held Saturd= ay, December 23.=C2=A0 Most of our regular observers have been notified of = this already=C2=A0and will get more details as soon as these are prepared.=C2=A0 There is still room for more keen birder= s if=C2=A0you want to join this historic effort and a great chance for a fe= w=C2=A0young or beginning=C2=A0birders to get out with more experienced one= s.=C2=A0</font></p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0.18cm;margin-bottom:0.18cm"><font size=3D"3"><span>= =C2=A0The 12-km radius circle, centred=C2=A0at Bridge and Main in Kingston,= =C2=A0extends from Aylesford to Lower Middleton, and from Margaretsville to= South Tremont. </span>=C2=A0</font></p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0.18cm;margin-bottom:0.18cm"><font size=3D"3">=C2=A0= <font size=3D"3">Anyone with a bird feeder living in that area can help by = observing for all or part of that day (especially if your feeder is not vis= ible from the road) and by notifying the compiler in advance if you have any uncommon or unknown species coming to = it.</font></font></p> <p style=3D"margin-top:0.18cm;margin-bottom:0.18cm"><font size=3D"3"><font = size=3D"3"><font size=3D"3"><font size=3D"3">=C2=A0Contact Wayne Neily ASAP= so that we can assure no duplication of counts - <a href=3D"mailto:Neilyor= nis@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Neilyornis@hotmail.com</a> or 902-765-24= 55.=C2=A0 We usually have about 100 observers, so do not wait to be called; I am getting older and slower, and ma