[NatureNS] Update to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird List (197), the DOWL is on

From: David Hughes <dghughes@bellaliant.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 14:45:27 -0400
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My sister, Beth Hughes, in Middleton saw and photographed the Yellow-bellied=
 Sapsucker today (Feb. 2). It was the first time she has seen it in several d=
ays.

David

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> On Feb 1, 2019, at 1:58 PM, <marksandra.dennis@gmail.com> <marksandra.denn=
is@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Mark Dennis
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> From: Keith Lowe
> Sent: Friday, February 1, 2019 1:17 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Update to the Blake Maybank Winter Bird List (197), th=
e DOWL is on
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> The Depth of Winter List (DOWL) starts today. It is a subset of the WBL wh=
ere we track February birds and while we are not be getting hit with the Pol=
ar Vortex as much as the interior of the continent, it is bad enough and mus=
t be making life pretty miserable, if not shorter, for many birds.=20
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> Our DOWL average is 148 species. We finished January at 197 species which i=
s 4 less than last year but 3 more than the year prior. 197 was also our tot=
al for the WBL in 2015.
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> eBird lags a bit so it will likely be a day or two before I get the first D=
OWL update out but I see Ken MacAulay just posted he still has a Red-bellied=
 Woodpecker coming to his feeder so let=E2=80=99s crown it as the first spec=
ies on the DOWL.
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> Winter Bird List (WBL)  Dec 1  - Feb 29
> Depth of Winter List (DOWL)  Feb 1 - Feb 28
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> For more info and history or to download the full spreadsheet , visit our W=
inter Bird List page at the Nova Scotia Bird Society website.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">My sister, Beth Hughes, in Middleton saw an=
d photographed the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker today (Feb. 2). It was the first=
 time she has seen it in several days.<div><br></div><div>David<br><br><div i=
d=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br>On Feb 1, 2019, at 1:58 PM, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marksandra.dennis@gma=
il.com">marksandra.dennis@gmail.com</a>&gt; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marksandra=
.dennis@gmail.com">marksandra.dennis@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><=
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<div>Wilson=E2=80=99s Snipe, Cape Sable island plus Fox Sparrow and Lincoln=E2=
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Sparrow.</div>
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Dennis<br><br>Blog: <a href=3D"https://capesablebirding.wordpress.com/">http=
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Lowe</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 1, 2019 1:17 PM</div>
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List (DOWL) starts today. It is a subset of the WBL where we track February=20=

birds and while we are not be getting hit with the Polar Vortex as much as t=
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miserable, if not shorter, for many birds.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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