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--Boundary_(ID_KJK5DHcqCe26ksMl4c7Mwg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Nancy and all It is not that eBird considers Yellow-bellied sapsucker (YBSA) as a rare NS bird but that birds seen before the second week of April are rare in the province and thus triggering a need for a supportive report before that date. Each species has a filter that is set for two factors and for each county in the province 1) the number observed 2) the date observed To date this year only 4 YBSA have been noted in the province, thus the main migration for this species although very close, has not really started yet. Now for Pictou Co for instance, any YBSA seen between Late Oct to April 12 will trigger a need for a supportive report. After April 12, you could report 10 and not trigger a report. These filters are still a work in progress for each county but for the most part are working pretty well. Some fine-tuning is still required however like for Scoter and Merganser numbers in Pictou Co where they tend to me more common than other parts of the province. Cheers Ken Sent from my iPad Ken McKenna Stellarton NS > On Apr 9, 2018, at 9:00 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > > eBird lists YB Sapsucker as rare too. It is in winter but a dime a dozen here in summer and many other places in NS too. I find this strange since eBird is very up to date on most every other aspect of bird distribution. > > Evening Grosbeak are residents in this part of Kings Co (southern corner). They can be heard all year in most forested areas. > > For anyone on FB, Richard has an amazing shot of a N Mockingbird in flight, landing gear up and mouth open. I can hear the hoarse call it was probably making just looking at the pic. It may be in his eBird checklist too or photo gallery? > > Nancy > E Dalhousie, Kings Co. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 8, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> There's an old orchard area between Fox Hill subdivision and the Dykes by the Cornwallis River, in Kentville, with bushes and trees- quite open and good for dog walking and birding. This morning there was a pair of Mockingbirds chasing each other around and singing from a bush. They are listed as rare in Ebird, although in that particular subdivision they have actually been regular for years, and probably nest. >> >> Rarer to me, I heard the chip notes of Evening grosbeaks, and saw 2 females in a high tree, which then flew off. They are the first of this species I have seen since early 2017, although I have seen occasional reports this winter in the county. There were also 5 separate Cardinals singing. See today's ebird for the full list. >> -- >> Richard stern >> sternrichard@gmail.com >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> On my iPhone --Boundary_(ID_KJK5DHcqCe26ksMl4c7Mwg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Hi Nancy and all<div><br><div>It is not tha= t eBird considers Yellow-bellied sapsucker (YBSA) as a rare NS bird but that= birds seen before the second week of April are rare in the province and thu= s triggering a need for a supportive report before that date. Each species h= as a filter that is set for two factors and for each county in the province<= /div><div><br></div><div>1) the number observed</div><div>2) the date observ= ed </div><div><br></div><div>To date this year only 4 YBSA have been no= ted in the province, thus the main migration for this species although very c= lose, has not really started yet. </div><div><br></div><div>Now for Pic= tou Co for instance, any YBSA seen between Late Oct to April 12 will trigger= a need for a supportive report. After April 12, you could report 10 a= nd not trigger a report. </div><div>These filters are still a work in p= rogress for each county but for the most part are working pretty well. Some f= ine-tuning is still required however like for Scoter and Merganser numbers i= n Pictou Co where they tend to me more common than other parts of the provin= ce. </div><div>Cheers</div><div>Ken </div><div><br></div><div>&nb= sp;</div><div><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad<div>Ken M= cKenna</div><div>Stellarton </div><div>NS </div></div><div><br>On A= pr 9, 2018, at 9:00 AM, nancy dowd <<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.co= m">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite= "><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8">eBird lists YB Sapsucker as rare too. It is in winter but a dime a dozen= here in summer and many other places in NS too. I find this strange since e= Bird is very up to date on most every other aspect of bird distribution.&nbs= p;<div><br></div><div>Evening Grosbeak are residents in this part of Kings C= o (southern corner). They can be heard all year in most forested areas. &nbs= p;</div><div><br></div><div>For anyone on FB, Richard has an amazing shot of= a N Mockingbird in flight, landing gear up and mouth open. I can hear the h= oarse call it was probably making just looking at the pic. It may be in his e= Bird checklist too or photo gallery?<br><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><div>= E Dalhousie, Kings Co. <br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Sen= t from my iPad</div><div><br>On Apr 8, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Richard Stern <<= a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>> wrot= e:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"auto">There's an o= ld orchard area between Fox Hill subdivision and the Dykes by the Corn= wallis River, in Kentville, with bushes and trees- quite open and good for d= og walking and birding. This morning there was a pair of Mockingbirds chasin= g each other around and singing from a bush. They are listed as rare in Ebir= d, although in that particular subdivision they have actually been regular f= or years, and probably nest. </div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir= =3D"auto">Rarer to me, I heard the chip notes of Evening grosbeaks, and saw 2= females in a high tree, which then flew off. They are the first of th= is species I have seen since early 2017, although I have seen occasional rep= orts this winter in the county. There were also 5 separate Cardinals singing= . See today's ebird for the full lis