[NatureNS] Correction to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird List

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Thanks for checking Susann, not a good winter for boreal birds

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From: susann myers<mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:58 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Correction to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird List (2=
04,144)

Hi, Keith.

I checked with some birders in Cape Breton, in the area where Pine Grosbeak=
s were found on the Louisbourg Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16.  They haven't =
seen any continuing through the winter, let alone in February.

Cheers,
Susann Myers

On 02/27/18 08:12 AM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:
Oops, I have to make another withdraw. Pine Grosbeak is one of those birds =
that I have a very hard time distinguishing and I can never put them in by =
sound myself. Nancy=92s recording did sound kind of lively to me and that s=
hould have clued me in to the fact they were Purple Finch but it didn=92t. =
I had sent the checklist link to Chris Pepper for confirmation but he didn=
=92t get back to me before I posted the update but he informed me later the=
y were Purple Finch. I know from birding with Chris that he can identify Pi=
ne Grosbeak if one makes a peep with 500 meters of him or 1k if there is no=
 wind!

With only two days left, Pine Grosbeak is our biggest miss on the DoWL and =
Ruddy Duck our biggest miss on the WBL.

We picked up 1.5 species for the DoWL which brings us to 144, 11 short of o=
ur record breaking DoWL last year. The half species was Rick Whitman notici=
ng that the photographed Savanah Sparrow that Robert and Sandi Keereweer at=
 Grand Pr=E9 on the 19th was an Ipswich, which Ian confirmed.


Addition(s) to the WBL and DoWL

Addition(s) to the DoWL
Hermit Thrush =96 Rita Viau, Lower Sackville. Nicely photographed and still=
 looking quite chipper.

Here are some of our biggest misses far followed by how many times the spec=
ies has made the DoWL in the 10 years it had been tracked. Note that the Do=
WL was not tracked in 2009/10 so I=92m not counting that year.
Baltimore Oriole (9 out of 10)
American Coot (9 out of 10)
Swamp Sparrow (8 out of 10)
Dickcissel (8 out of 10)
Ruddy Turnstone  (7 out of 10)

The Winter Bird List (WBL) counts species from December, January and Februa=
ry and are noted by a =93X=94 in the column on the spreadsheet.
The Depth of Winter List (DoWL) counts species from February only and are n=
oted with =93*X*=94.

NatureNS does not allow me to link to our winter bird page directly but you=
 can find it following the directions at the link below where you can view =
and/or download the WBL spreadsheet. The downloaded version contains more y=
ears of data.

There may be a short delay before the spreadsheet gets uploaded but for mor=
e info or to view the WBL list or to download the full version of the WBL s=
preadsheet, visit our Winter Birds page under Library at http://nsbirdsocie=
ty.ca/

Keith Lowe







































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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks for checking Susann, not a good winter for bo=
real birds</p>
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<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:58 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.=
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [NatureNS] Correction to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird =
List (204,144)</p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi, Keith.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I checked with some birders in Cape Breton, in the a=
rea where Pine Grosbeaks were found on the Louisbourg Christmas Bird Count =
Dec. 16.&nbsp; They haven't seen any continuing through the winter, let alo=
ne in February.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Susann Myers<br>
<br>
On 02/27/18 08:12 AM, <b>Keith Lowe </b>&lt;mythos25@live.com&gt; wrote:<o:=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">Oops, I have to make another withdraw. Pine Grosbeak is one of tho=
se birds that I have a very hard time distinguishing and I can never put th=
em in by sound myself. Nancy=92s recording
 did sound kind of lively to me and that should have clued me in to the fac=
t they were Purple Finch but it didn=92t. I had sent the checklist link to =
Chris Pepper for confirmation but he didn=92t get back to me before I poste=
d the update but he informed me later
 they were Purple Finch. I know from birding with Chris that he can identif=
y Pine Grosbeak if one makes a peep with 500 meters of him or 1k if there i=
s no wind!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">With only two days left, Pine Grosbeak is our biggest miss on the =
DoWL and Ruddy Duck our biggest miss on the WBL.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">We picked up 1.5 species for the DoWL which brings us to 144, 11 s=
hort of our record breaking DoWL last year. The half species was Rick Whitm=
an noticing that the photographed Savanah
 Sparrow that Robert and Sandi Keereweer at Grand Pr<span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">=E9 on the=
 19<sup>th</sup> was an Ipswich, which Ian confirmed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans=
-serif;color:#222222">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b><u>Addition(s) to the WBL and DoWL</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b><u>Addition(s) to the DoWL</u></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b><span style=3D"color:black">Hermit Thrush
</span>=96 </b>Rita Viau, Lower Sackville. Nicely photographed and still lo=
oking quite chipper.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">Here are some of our biggest misses far followed by how many times=
 the species has made the DoWL in the 10 years it had been tracked. Note th=
at the DoWL was not tracked in 2009/10
 so I=92m not counting that year.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b><span style=3D"color:black">Baltimore Oriole</span></b><span st=
yle=3D"color:black"> (9 out of 10)</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>American Coot</b> (9 out of 10)</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>Swamp Sparrow</b> (8 out of 10)</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>Dickcissel</b> (8 out of 10)</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>Ruddy Turnstone
</b>&nbsp;(7 out of 10) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">The
<b>Winter Bird List (WBL)</b> counts species from December, January and Feb=
ruary and are noted by a =93X=94 in the column on the spreadsheet.
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">The
<b>Depth of Winter List (DoWL)</b> counts species from February only and ar=
e noted with =93*X*=94.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">NatureNS does not allow me to link to our winter bird page directl=
y but you can find it following the directions at the link below where you =
can view and/or download the WBL spreadsheet.
 The downloaded version contains more years of data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto">&nbsp;</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a=
lt:auto"><span style=3D"color:black">There may be a short delay before the =
spreadsheet gets uploaded but for more info or to view the WBL list or to d=
ownload the full version of the WBL spreadsheet,
 visit our Winter Birds page under Library at </span><a href=3D"http://nsbi=
rdsociety.ca/" target=3D"1">http://nsbirdsociety.ca/</a></p>
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