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y photos --00000000000036d94f056cde68f7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Interesting discussion. I've only recently acquired camera gear that allows me to photograph and make video clips taken from quite a distance. I'm a moderately decent birder -- have been observing bird behaviour and learning about their natural history since about age five. I'm not good on identifying songs as I don't hear well, but have been making sound recordings with video on my camera and also with a nice little pocket audio recorder. I'm of the opinion that using cameras doesn't obstruct people from diving deeper into the natural history of birds -- but may actually assist by allowing more people to watch birds "up close". I say this because I've been photographing insects for many years now -- since about the time of the first affordable digital cameras around 2000. In that time, I've seen the average citizen's interest in insects go from practically zero, to quite a few. It has grown in step with the availability of affordable cameras capable of taking excellent macro photos. Sites like BugGuide that started off with just a few contributors, now have thousands of members contributing photos of insects into a database that has now become an amazing resource. The same occurred with Moth Photographers Group, and iNaturalist. As well, there are now many Facebook groups for people interested in specific insects and arachnids -- Robber Flies, Tiger Beetles, Jumping Spiders, Odonates, Moths, and so on. What may have begun as a casual interest in photographing the occasional caterpillar or butterfly, soon becomes much more as people with similar interests take enjoyment in sharing photos and helping to identify the unknowns. Many specialists are members of those same groups because they are a good place to network with other entomologists, and also see what people are photographing all over the continent and beyond. In the insect forums, it is not unusual to see posts by curators of collections, authors of field guides, and so on. I am also seeing this with reptiles and amphibians -- people who didn't have that kind of keen interest before, now have the means to "collect" and share their sightings. The good thing to come out of all of this is public awareness of all of these creatures. More people are now aware of not only the creature, but also the habitat where it lives. They have become more protective about the creatures -- for example, many who photograph turtles are very concerned about conservation -- noting areas of habitat destruction and locations of high roadkill mortality, taking injured turtles to turtle rehab facilities, reporting instances when they become aware of poaching, etc... To my mind, cameras just provide a good gateway into becoming a naturalist -- often for people who didn't have the opportunity to spend time in the field earlier in their lives, or who did not have a mentor to teach them the basics and are now learning by networking with other naturalists online -- much as we do here, for that matter. Bev Wigney Round Hill On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 7:48 AM, Paul Murray <pwmurray.murray911@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > Further to the discussion of pros and cons of bird ID via photographic > means and the theme that direct observation, experience and avian knowled= ge > are the preferred methods for bird ID and educational reasons: I would > like to support the bird/nature watchers amongst us who rely on our camer= as > to ID what we see in nature. > > Some of us who rely heavily on our cameras for bird (and wildlife in > general) ID due to personal infirmities or handicaps probably would not b= e > bird watchers or observers of nature were it not for the benefit of the > camera and associated long lenses. I envy those with good colour vision, > eyesight and hearing who can easily pick out a red bird from green foliag= e > or see directly all the various colour differences of a bird's plumage > within a species or, who are able to hear the high frequency song a bird > makes when no direct sighting is possible. For those of us who are colour > blind, have poor eyesight and/or defective hearing, the enjoyment of > looking for and identifying birds is impossible without a camera. For us= , > the camera and a long lens is mandatory if we want to enjoy the "sport" a= nd > ID of a bird species after the fact via our photographs is usually the on= ly > way we can identify what we think we observed - it might not have been a > bird but a log that looked like a heron from a distance. LOL > > So, when you see us in the field with our cameras and long lenses, please > be mindful that the use of such equipment may be the only way that person > can take part in the hobby that you love. > > Paul Murray > Dartmouth > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I've been bird watching around my home since the late 90's and have >> a good knowledge of how to ID birds, but have almost never sent in a rar= e >> bird submission without an accompanying photo. >> I bought camcorder many years ago and think it can be just as good >> a tool as binoculars for identifying birds as well other species. >> A knowledge of field marks, flight times, range and habitat is >> important but a good quality photo or video (particularly with audio) is >> better for ID purposes. >> There are a few tricks that make using a camera a better tool >> for ID'ing birds none more important than positioning yourself so that t= he >> sun is behind you. I find a HD camcorder with a high power optical zoom = and >> image stabilization plus an ability to view and edit the video frame by >> frame is best. >> On a related note a camera has replaced collecting for many, like >> me, who watch and report on Lepidoptera. In this case I've found >> - being the contrarian that I am - collecting to be a much better means = of >> identification for moths and butterflies. >> There is nothing wrong with being old school as a bird watcher bu= t >> I think we have to accept that most people aren't interested in learning >> the finer points of bird identification; they just want to know what the= y >> saw. That's why sites like iNaturalist have become so popular. All the b= est. >> Fritz McEvoy >> Sunrise valley, CB >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on >> behalf of Laviolette, Lance <lance.laviolette@lmco.com> >> *Sent:* May 22, 2018 2:35 PM >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view), >> photographic equipment has become so advanced and taking photographs so >> inexpensive that =E2=80=98shoot first, identify after=E2=80=99 is a tech= nique that is >> gaining favor. I know a number of birders who have hung up their binocul= ars >> and now carry only a camera with long lens. Their gear allows them to sh= oot >> many photos a second so they point, shoot and look through the photos on >> their camera=E2=80=99s view screen to identify what they photographed. >> >> >> >> The obvious plus is that they always have photographic evidence of a >> sighting. The negative is that I=E2=80=99m seeing more people starting o= ut their >> birding =E2=80=98career=E2=80=99 by taking photographs without learning = the basics of bird >> identification. They repeatedly submit photographs of the same common bi= rd >> to Facebook pages or web sites asking others to identify it for them. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Lance >> >> >> >> Lance Laviolette >> >> Glen Robertson, Ontario >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebuct >> o.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Eric Mills >> *Sent:* Monday, May 21, 2018 5:35 PM >> *To:* nancy dowd <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island >> >> >> >> Hi Nancy, >> >> >> >> One-observer rarity reports bedevil rarities committees. =E2=80=8EAs a c= ompiler >> and monographer of Brier Island birds, my principle is to accept well >> documented single-observer reports by reputable observers. What to do ab= out >> my own reports? I rely on my co- author Lance Laviolette to keep my toes= to >> the fire. >> >> >> >> As for eBird, its arbiters will speak for themselves when I submit the >> report. I'm sure they would like a photo, but rather than grab my camera= my >> instinct is to study a bird rather than shoot first. Many new birders sh= oot >> first and then study the photo rather than the bird. I deprecate this. >> Field skills are hard-won. >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> Eric L. Mills >> Lower Rose Bay >> Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia >> Canada >> >> (on Brier Island) >> >> *From: *nancy dowd >> >> *Sent: *Monday, May 21, 2018 14:49 >> >> *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> *Reply To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> *Subject: *Re: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island >> >> >> >> That is quite a sighting! Hope it sticks around for you or others to get >> a photo and/or recording. Is a detailed description, like yours, enough = for >> it to be confirmed or does this species require more? >> >> >> >> Nancy >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> On May 21, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Eric Mills <E.Mills@Dal.Ca> wrote: >> >> A convincing Acadian Flycatcher was along the roadside of Gull Rock Road >> about 10am. I glimpsed it from the rear first, saw striking greenish col= our >> from head down the back, and thought I had a Yellow-bellied. Then it tur= ned >> and I could see whitish throat and light malar, white extending down mid= - >> breast to the belly and very pale yellowish breast sides and flanks. It = was >> a big bird, with long tail and wing extension. The bill, which was >> substantial, had a conspicuous yellowish- orange lower mandible. >> >> >> >> At this point, before I could even raise my camera, a car, the first I >> had seen all morning, came banging down the road and the bird took off. = I >> could not find it again, but I did locate a Least Flycatcher, which was >> useful for comparison. >> >> >> >> Eric L. Mills >> Lower Rose Bay >> Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia >> Canada >> >> (on Brier Island) >> >> > --00000000000036d94f056cde68f7 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>Interesting discussion.=C2=A0 I= 9;ve only recently acquired camera gear that allows me to photograph and ma= ke video clips taken from quite a distance.=C2=A0 I'm a moderately dece= nt birder -- have been observing bird behaviour and learning about their na= tural history since about age five.=C2=A0 I'm not good on identifying s= ongs as I don't hear well, but have been making sound recordings with v= ideo on my camera and also with a nice little pocket audio recorder.=C2=A0 = I'm of the opinion that using cameras doesn't obstruct people from = diving deeper into the natural history of birds -- but may actually assist = by allowing more people to watch birds "up close".=C2=A0 I say th= is because I've been photographing insects for many years now -- since = about the time of the first affordable digital cameras around 2000.=C2=A0 I= n that time, I've seen the average citizen's interest in insects go= from practically zero, to quite a few.=C2=A0 It has grown in step with the= availability of affordable cameras capable of taking excellent macro photo= s.=C2=A0 Sites like BugGuide that started off with just a few contributors,= now have thousands of members contributing photos of insects into a databa= se that has now become an amazing resource.=C2=A0 The same occurred with Mo= th Photographers Group, and iNaturalist.=C2=A0 As well, there are now many = Facebook groups for people interested in specific insects and arachnids -- = Robber Flies, Tiger Beetles, Jumping Spiders, Odonates, Moths, and so on.= =C2=A0 What may have begun as a casual interest in photographing the occasi= onal caterpillar or butterfly, soon becomes much more as people with simila= r interests take enjoyment in sharing photos and helping to identify the un= knowns.=C2=A0 Many specialists are members of those same groups because the= y are a good place to network with other entomologists, and also see what p= eople are photographing all over the continent and beyond.=C2=A0 In the ins= ect forums, it is not unusual to see posts by curators of collections, auth= ors of field guides, and so on. =C2=A0 I am also seeing this with reptiles = and amphibians -- people who didn't have that kind of keen interest bef= ore, now have the means to "collect" and share their sightings.= =C2=A0 The good thing to come out of all of =C2=A0this is public awareness = of all of these creatures.=C2=A0 More people are now aware of not only the = creature, but also the habitat where it lives.=C2=A0 They have become more = protective about the creatures -- for example, many who photograph turtles = are very concerned about conservation -- noting areas of habitat destructio= n and locations of high roadkill mortality, taking injured turtles to turtl= e rehab facilities, reporting instances when they become aware of poaching,= etc...=C2=A0 To =C2=A0my =C2=A0mind, cameras just provide a good gateway i= nto becoming a naturalist -- often for people who didn't have the oppor= tunity to spend time in the field earlier in their lives, or who did not ha= ve a mentor to teach them the basics and are now learning by networking wit= h other naturalists online -- much as we do here, for that matter. =C2=A0<b= r></div><div><br></div><div>Bev Wigney</div><div>Round Hill</div></div><div= class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 23, 2018 = at 7:48 AM, Paul Murray <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:pwmurray.mu= rray911@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">pwmurray.murray911@gmail.com</a>></= span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e= x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class= =3D"gmail_default">Hi All,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Further to the= discussion of pros and cons of bird ID via photographic means and the them= e that direct observation, experience and avian knowledge are the preferred= methods for bird ID and educational reasons:=C2=A0 I would like to support= the bird/nature watchers amongst us who rely on our cameras to ID what we = see in nature.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gm= ail_default">Some of us who rely heavily on our cameras for bird (and wildl= ife in general) ID due to personal infirmities or handicaps probably would = not be bird watchers or observers of nature were it not for the benefit of = the camera and associated long lenses.=C2=A0 I envy those with good colour = vision, eyesight and hearing who can easily pick out a red bird from green = foliage or see directly all the various colour differences of a bird's = plumage within a species or, who are able to hear the high frequency song a= bird makes when no direct sighting is possible. For those of us who are co= lour blind, have poor eyesight and/or defective hearing, the enjoyment of l= ooking for and identifying birds is impossible without a camera.=C2=A0 For = us, the camera and a long lens is mandatory if we want to enjoy the "s= port" and ID of a bird species after the fact via our photographs is u= sually the only way we can identify what we think we observed - it might no= t have been a bird but a log that looked like a heron from a distance. LOL<= /div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">So= , when you see us in the field with our cameras and long lenses, please be = mindful that the use of such equipment may be the only way that person can = take part in the hobby that you love.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br= ></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Paul Murray</div><div class=3D"gmail_de= fault">Dartmouth<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Fritz McEvoy <span dir=3D= "ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">frit= zmcevoy@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= > <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi All,</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I've been bird watching=C2=A0around my home since the lat= e 90's and have a=C2=A0good knowledge=C2=A0of how to ID birds, but have= almost never sent in a rare bird submission without an accompanying=C2=A0p= hoto.=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I bought=C2=A0=C2=A0camcorder=C2=A0many years ago and t= hink it can be just as good a tool as binoculars for identifying birds as w= ell=C2=A0other species. A=C2=A0knowledge=C2=A0 of field marks, flight times= , range and habitat is important=C2=A0but a=C2=A0good=C2=A0quality photo or= video (particularly with audio) is=C2=A0 better for ID purposes.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 There are a few tricks that make using a camera a bette= r tool for=C2=A0ID'ing birds none more important than=C2=A0positioning = yourself so that the sun is behind you. I find a HD camcorder with a high p= ower optical zoom and image stabilization plus an ability to view and edit the video frame by frame is best.=C2=A0</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On a related note a=C2=A0camera has replaced collecting= for many, like me, who watch and report on Lepidoptera.=C2=A0In this case = I've found -=C2=A0being=C2=A0the contrarian that I am -=C2=A0collecting= to be a much better means of identification for moths and butterflies.</di= v> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0There is nothing wrong with being old school as = a bird watcher but I think we have to accept that most people aren't in= terested=C2=A0in learning the finer points of bird identification; they jus= t want to know what they saw. That's why sites like iNaturalist have become so popular. All the best.</div><span class=3D"m_57986390995379= 40108HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Fritz McEvoy</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Sunrise valley, CB<= /div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> </font></span><div id=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942divRply= FwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" st= yle=3D"font-size:11pt"><span class=3D"m_5798639099537940108HOEnZb"><font co= lor=3D"#888888"><b>From:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.c= a" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailt= o:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.= ns.ca</a><wbr>> on behalf of Laviolette, Lance <<a href=3D"mailto:lan= ce.laviolette@lmco.com" target=3D"_blank">lance.laviolette@lmco.com</a>>= <br> <b>Sent:</b> May 22, 2018 2:35 PM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nat= urens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></span><div><div class=3D"m_5798639099537940= 108h5"><br> <b>Subject:</b> RE: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island</div></di= v></font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div><div><div class=3D"m_5798639099537940108h5"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" vlink=3D"purple" link=3D"blue"> <div class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_WordSection1"> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">Hi,</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of vie= w), photographic equipment has become so advanced and taking photographs so= inexpensive that =E2=80=98shoot first, identify after=E2=80=99 is a technique that is gaining favor. I know a number of birders who have = hung up their binoculars and now carry only a camera with long lens. Their = gear allows them to shoot many photos a second so they point, shoot and loo= k through the photos on their camera=E2=80=99s view screen to identify what they photographed. </span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">The obvious plus is that they always have photographic evide= nce of a sighting. The negative is that I=E2=80=99m seeing more people star= ting out their birding =E2=80=98career=E2=80=99 by taking photographs without learning the basics of bird identification. They repeatedly submit= photographs of the same common bird to Facebook pages or web sites asking = others to identify it for them.</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">Cheers,</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">Lance</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"= ;,serif;color:#1f497d">Lance Laviolette</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"= ;,serif;color:#1f497d">Glen Robertson, Ontario</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;= color:#1f497d">=C2=A0</span></p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri= ",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:= 11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href=3D"mailto:natur= ens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</= a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blan= k">naturens-owner@chebuct<wbr>o.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Mills<br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 21, 2018 5:35 PM<br> <b>To:</b> nancy dowd <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target= =3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island= </span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> =C2=A0</p> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi= Nancy,=C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">On= e-observer rarity reports bedevil rarities committees. =E2=80=8EAs a compil= er and monographer of Brier Island birds, my principle is to accept well do= cumented single-observer reports by reputable observers. What to do about my own reports? I rely on my co- author Lance Laviolette = to keep my toes to the fire.=C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">As= for eBird, its arbiters will speak for themselves when I submit the report= . I'm sure they would like a photo, but rather than grab my camera my i= nstinct is to study a bird rather than shoot first. Many new birders shoot first and then study the photo rather than the bird= . I deprecate this. Field skills are hard-won.</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Al= l the best,</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Er= ic</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Er= ic=C2=A0L.=C2=A0Mills=C2=A0<br> Lower=C2=A0Rose=C2=A0Bay<br> Lunenburg=C2=A0Co.,=C2=A0Nova=C2=A0Scotia=C2=A0<br> Canada</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">(o= n Brier Island) </span> </p> </div> <table width=3D"100%" class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x= _MsoNormalTable" style=3D"width:100.0%;background:white;border-spacing:0px"= border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;font-size:initial;text-align:i= nitial"> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-seri= f">From: </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahom= a",sans-serif">nancy dowd</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-seri= f">Sent: </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahom= a",sans-serif">Monday, May 21, 2018 14:49</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-seri= f">To: </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma&= quot;,sans-serif"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_bla= nk">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-seri= f">Reply To: </span> </b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-ser= if"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-seri= f">Subject: </span> </b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-ser= if">Re: [NatureNS] Acadian Flycatcher on Brier Island</span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> =C2=A0</p> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> That is quite a sighting! Hope it sticks around for you or others to get a = photo and/or recording. Is a detailed description, like yours, enough for i= t to be confirmed or does this species require more? </p> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> =C2=A0</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:12.0= pt"> Nancy</p> <div id=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_AppleMailSignature"= > <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Sent from my iPad</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:12.0= pt"> <br> On May 21, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Eric Mills <<a href=3D"mailto:E.Mills@Dal.= Ca" target=3D"_blank">E.Mills@Dal.Ca</a>> wrote:</p> </div> <blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"> <div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> A convincing Acadian Flycatcher was along the roadside of Gull Rock Road ab= out 10am. I glimpsed it from the rear first, saw striking greenish colour f= rom head down the back, and thought I had a Yellow-bellied. Then it turned = and I could see whitish throat and light malar, white extending down mid- breast to the belly and very pale y= ellowish breast sides and flanks. It was a big bird, with long tail and win= g extension. The bill, which was substantial, had a conspicuous yellowish- = orange lower mandible.=C2=A0</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> =C2=A0</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> At this point, before I could even raise my camera, a car, the first I had = seen all morning, came banging down the road and the bird took off. I could= not find it again, but I did locate a Least Flycatcher, which was useful f= or comparison. </p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> =C2=A0</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Eric=C2=A0L.=C2=A0Mills=C2=A0<br> Lower=C2=A0Rose=C2=A0Bay<br> Lunenburg=C2=A0Co.,=C2=A0Nova=C2=A0Scotia=C2=A0<br> Canada</p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"m_5798639099537940108m_-1693954115533984942x_MsoNormal" style= =3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roma= n",serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font= -size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (on Brier Island) </p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --00000000000036d94f056cde68f7--
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