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Hello All=2C
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Well=2C our Christmas Count was held Dec. 28 with some of the worst wea=
ther that I can recall for a count. The storm that was supposed to hit Mon=
day and finish with a few flurries Tuesday a.m. decided to stick around=2C =
and the snow was almost steady until near dark. Predictably=2C the field p=
arties all had trouble seeing or hearing birds. Despite this they and the =
few feeder reports in for the compiling session had all our 34 regular (A-l=
ist) species but 3 (Long-tailed Duck=2C Northern Flicker=2C and Brown Creep=
er). Nine slightly less regular species were found=2C including at least 9=
Northern Cardinals=2C and another five species qualify as rare on our coun=
t=2C having been found on fewer than 30% of our past 10 counts=2C for a pre=
liminary total of 45. The rarities include Horned Lark (edging back to the=
"uncommon" list)=2C Bohemian Waxwing (10 for our 9th count record)=2C and =
Belted Kingfisher (our 5th count record=2C seen by Ed & Joyce Dodd). The o=
ther two were 'firsts' - additions to our all-time list of 118.5 species! =
These were Lapland Longspur=2C a long-overdue species here=2C seen by David=
and Keegan Colville in the Wilmot area=2C and the highlight=2C a rarity at=
any season=2C the elegant Yellow-throated Warbler=2C still coming to Ann Y=
oung's feeder at Aylesford. There are still many feeder reports to come in=
=2C so I will not give regular species totals. We already have nine 'Count=
Week only' species=2C and may set a record for that category!
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Although I do not want to scoop David Colville on the Bridgetown count r=
eport=2C one species that I saw on it yesterday should go on the RBA - a st=
raggling Pine Warbler - a very dull-coloured one at Carol Halliday's active=
feeding station in Clarence=2C Annapolis Co.=2C at the north end of the Me=
ssenger Road. It ts adjacent to the road and easily visible from the Messe=
nger Rd. side=2C for those who wish to look for it. Bohemian Waxwings have=
now penetrated at least that far west into the Valley=2C with flocks of 16=
0 and 55 in the Clarence area.
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My apologies to those who will get two or three copies of this=2C but I w=
ant to get it to three mailing lists.
Wayne P. Neily
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Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia
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"Go forth=2C under the open sky=2C and list=20
To Nature's teachings." - William Cullen Bryant=2C 1817 [Thanatopsis].=20
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Hello All=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B Well=2C our Christmas Count was held Dec. 28 with =
some of the worst weather that I can recall for a count. =3B The storm =
that was supposed to hit Monday and finish with a few flurries Tuesday a.m.=
decided to stick around=2C and the snow was almost =3Bsteady until&nbs=
p=3Bnear dark. =3B Predictably=2C the field parties all =3Bhad trou=
ble seeing or hearing birds. =3B Despite this they and the few feeder r=
eports in for the compiling session =3Bhad all our 34 regular (A-list) =
species but =3B3 (Long-tailed Duck=2C =3BNorthern Flicker=2C and Br=
own Creeper). =3B Nine slightly less regular species were found=2C incl=
uding at least 9 Northern Cardinals=2C and =3Banother five species qual=
ify as rare on our count=2C having been found on fewer than 30% of our =
=3Bpast 10 =3Bcounts=2C for a preliminary total of 45. =3B The rari=
ties include Horned Lark (edging back to the "uncommon" list)=2C Bohemian W=
axwing (10 for our 9th count record)=2C and Belted Kingfisher (our 5th coun=
t record=2C seen by Ed &=3B Joyce Dodd). =3B The other two were 'fir=
sts' - additions to our all-time list of 118.5 species! =3B These were =
<STRONG>Lapland Longspur</STRONG>=2C a long-overdue species here=2C seen by=
David and Keegan Colville in the Wilmot area=2C and the highlight=2C =
=3Ba rarity at any season=2C the elegant <STRONG>Yellow-throated Warbler</S=
TRONG>=2C still coming to Ann Young's feeder at Aylesford. =3B There ar=
e still many feeder reports to come in=2C so I will not give regular =
=3Bspecies totals. =3B We already have nine 'Count Week only' species=
=2C and may set a record for that category!<BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B Although I do not want to scoop David Colville on the Brid=
getown count report=2C one species that I saw on it yesterday should go on =
the RBA - a straggling <STRONG>Pine Warbler</STRONG> =3B- a very dull-c=
oloured one at =3BCarol Halliday's =3Bactive feeding station in Cla=
rence=2C Annapolis Co.=2C at the north end of the Messenger Road. =3B I=
t ts adjacent to the road and easily visible from the Messenger Rd. side=2C=
for those who wish to look for it. =3B Bohemian Waxwings have now pene=
trated at least that far west into the Valley=2C with flocks of 160 and 55 =
in the Clarence area.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
 =3B My apologies to those who will get two or three copies of this=2C =
but I want to get it to three mailing lists.<BR><BR><BR>
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rth=2C under the open sky=2C and list <BR>To Nature's teachings." - William=
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