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--94eb2c06226c0291560567f133f5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It quickly becomes clear that the concept is complicated. Developing a TABLE presentation for this topic is nothing like the Birds of Winter List or the February List. For those it is Seen or Not Seen, province-wide, end of discussion. First Spring Arrivals in Table form, for the entire province, also has to be binary, does it not ? Or how many Tables with how many location boxes per species will be needed ? As proposed: Almost-Rigid-Migrants included, All Others not First Record included, All Later Records not. Aside from the above concept, you very quickly go to a set of tables for each County (?) or a written Discussion much like we already have (had) in NS Birds. No ? I believe the actual question is whether the birding community feels a single table approach for Almost-Rigid-Migrants, First Record only, province-wide, adds to our total knowledge in a useful way. When I saw the first notice from Alix, I thought it was very exciting and was surprised that a few individuals had taken it on. If the core objective is to monitor the impact of climate change, you probably do need province-wide dates to reduce random variation at the (say) County level. Regards, Rick Whitman --94eb2c06226c0291560567f133f5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">It quickly becomes clear that the concept is complicated. = Developing a TABLE presentation for this topic is nothing like the Birds of= Winter List or the February List. For those it is Seen or Not Seen, provin= ce-wide, end of discussion.<div><br></div><div>First Spring Arrivals in Tab= le form, for the entire province, also has to be binary, does it not ? Or h= ow many Tables with how many location boxes per species will be needed ?=C2= =A0</div><div><br></div><div>As proposed:</div><div>Almost-Rigid-Migrants i= ncluded, All Others not</div><div>First Record included, All Later Records = not.</div><div><br></div><div>Aside from the above concept, you very quickl= y go to a set of tables for each County (?) or a written Discussion much li= ke we already have (had) in NS Birds. No ?</div><div><br></div><div>I belie= ve the actual question is whether the birding community feels a single tabl= e approach for Almost-Rigid-Migrants, First Record only, province-wide, add= s to our total knowledge in a useful way.</div><div><br></div><div>When I s= aw the first notice from Alix, I thought it was very exciting and was surpr= ised that a few individuals had taken it on. If the core objective is to mo= nitor the impact of climate change, you probably do need province-wide date= s to reduce random variation at the (say) =C2=A0County level.</div><div><br= ></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div> --94eb2c06226c0291560567f133f5--
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