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I don't think that the observation was made this past summer. I recall speaking to these folks over the phone several years back but not sure how or why they contacted me. I'm pretty sure that I called Ian about the likelihood of this actually being a GGOW at the time but we were both undecided. The timing of the report doesn't seem quite right - I've seen GGOW on a couple of occasions but always during the winter near Montreal where there are occasional "eruptions" of this species. Their description however was pretty convincing. Guess that we'll never know regarding this report.
I did ask them to call me if they ever saw it again but never did hear back from them.
Best wishes for a Happy Festive Season and lots of good birds in 2011!!
Bob McDonald
Halifax
----- Original Message -----
From: P.L. Chalmers
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re: CBC Radio Noon - putative Gr. Gray Owl
Just so that no-one is anxious about missing a chance to see this bird, it should be noted that the caller was not reporting a recent sighting - she saw it months ago.
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
At 05:13 PM 23/12/2010, you wrote:
Wayne et alia:
I didn't write down her name and phone number, although it was on
screen as we responded. We get a lot of oddly described and
unidentifiable birds on the phone-in and, in my opinion, it is risky
to accept an even a reasonable description of an extreme rarity
through that medium. Nevertheless, I am trying to trace the caller via
CBC.
Cheers, Ian
Ian McLaren
Quoting "Wayne P. Neily" <neilyornis@hotmail.com>:
Hello all,
Enjoyed your hour of radio birding as usual. Did you or any of the
listeners on this list catch the full name or location of the
observer of what sounded like a good Great Grey Owl record? It
would be useful to document this for its distributional value.
Wayne P. Neily
Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia
"Go forth, under the open sky, and list
To Nature's teachings." - William Cullen Bryant, 1817 [Thanatopsis].
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I don't think that the observation was made this past
summer. I recall speaking to these folks over the phone several years back
but not sure how or why they contacted me. I'm pretty sure that I
called Ian about the likelihood of this actually being a GGOW at the time but we
were both undecided. The timing of the report doesn't seem quite right -
I've seen GGOW on a couple of occasions but always during the winter near
Montreal where there are occasional "eruptions" of this species. Their
description however was pretty convincing. Guess that we'll never know
regarding this report.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I did ask them to call me if they ever saw it again but never
did hear back from them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Best wishes for a Happy Festive Season and lots of good birds
in 2011!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob McDonald</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Halifax</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca
href="mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">P.L. Chalmers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 23, 2010 5:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Re: CBC Radio
Noon - putative Gr. Gray Owl</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Just so that no-one is anxious about missing a chance to see
this bird, it should be noted that the caller was <B>not</B> reporting a
recent sighting - she saw it months
ago.<BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Patricia
L.
Chalmers<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Halifax<BR><BR><BR>At
05:13 PM 23/12/2010, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Wayne et alia:<BR><BR>I didn't
write down her name and phone number, although it was on <BR>screen as
we responded. We get a lot of oddly described and <BR>unidentifiable
birds on the phone-in and, in my opinion, it is risky <BR>to accept an
even a reasonable description of an extreme rarity <BR>through that
medium. Nevertheless, I am trying to trace the caller via
<BR>CBC.<BR><BR>Cheers, Ian<BR>Ian McLaren<BR><BR>Quoting "Wayne P. Neily"
<neilyornis@hotmail.com>:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><BR>Hello all,<BR><BR>Enjoyed
your hour of radio birding as usual. Did you or any of the
<BR>listeners on this list catch the full name or location of the
<BR>observer of what sounded like a good Great Grey Owl record?
It <BR>would be useful to document this for its distributional
value.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Wayne P. Neily<BR><BR>Tremont, Kings Co., Nova
Scotia<BR><BR><BR>"Go forth, under the open sky, and list<BR>To Nature's
teachings." - William Cullen Bryant, 1817
[Thanatopsis].<BR></BLOCKQUOTE&g