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James and all: Wayne's listing of previous N. Lapwing records is exhaustive and I believe correct, except that TWO birds on 20 Jan. '66 were were reported by George Spencer, and Eric Mills informs me that he an Blake Maybank last saw the one near Yarmouth on 17 Apr. in 1988. [Also, the Missaquash bird in 1991 had been seen on the NB side from 5 May] In the not-so-good old days, such exciting birds were rarely reported except by word of mouth and sometimes rumour. It's good to see the rapid spread of news these days, but at least gas was ca. 50 cents per gallon then. Cheers, Ian Quoting "Wayne P. Neily" <neilyornis@hotmail.com>: > > Hello James, > > My records show only singles in 1988 and 1991 between 1966 and > this winter. Ian may have more in his upcoming book. Here is my > Lapwing summary. Check your back issues of NS Birds for more details. > > Vanellus vanellus – Northern Lapwing > Monotypic. Eurasian, with strays to N. A., sometimes in storm-blown > flocks, notably in December 1927 and January 1966. One of the 1927 > strays that reached Bonavista, Newfoundland, had been banded as a > nestling the previous May in Ullswater, Cumberland, England (Tufts > 1962: 156). > N. S. status: Vagrant. Specimen in N. S. Museum – 1905. > 1897, Mar. 17, one was found dead (apparently from starvation) on > the shore at Ketch Harbour, Halifax Co.; and was mounted by T. J. > Egan (Piers 1915: 237). > 1905, Dec. 12, one was shot at Upper Prospect; the specimen, mounted > by Egan, and was purchased by the N. S. Museum (acc. no. 2954) > (Piers 1915:237). > 1927, Dec., several records, including about 25 seen near > L.'Ardoise, Richmond Co. by A. J. Matheson; in late Dec., Angus A. > McGillivray shot one at Pleasant Valley, Antigonish Co., which was > mounted by Truro taxidermist H. S. Cruickshank (Tufts 1962: 156). > 1964, near Christmas, one was seen at Little Dover, Guysborough Co., > by Mrs. S. K. Jarvis (Tufts1973: 172). > 1966, Jan. 10, one was seen at St. Peter's by Murdock Digout et al. > This was later found dead and the specimen obtained by Gwen Lunn of > Louisbourg (Dobson 1966a: 13-14). > 1966, Jan. 20, one near Round Island, Mira Bay, Cape Breton Co., > fide George Spencer. > 1966, Feb. 26, one was heard in a snowstorm at Halifax by Dr. Chris > Helleiner, who knew the call from his years in England. > 1988, Apr. 8-15, a male in breeding plumage was seen at "The Tin > Pot" near Yarmouth by James W. Taylor et al. (Spalding 1988c: 12), > (AB 42:408). > 1991, May 27, one was seen briefly on the N. S. side of the > Missaquash River (N. B. border) by Ian McLaren (Spalding 1991c: 11). > This bird was in the area until Aug. 22, when it was seen by Merritt > Gibson (Spalding 1992a: 16). > > > > Cheers, > > > > Wayne P. Neily > > Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia > > > "Come forth into the light of things, > Let Nature be your teacher." - William Wordsworth, 1798 [The Tables Turned]. > > "Beauty is truth, and truth beauty," - John Keats, 1820. > > "Go forth, under the open sky, and list > To Nature's teachings." - William Cullen Bryant, 1817 [Thanatopsis]. > > "There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, > There is a rapture on the lonely shore, > There is society, where none intrudes, > By the deep sea, and music in its roar: > I love not man the less, but Nature more." - George Gordon, Lord > Byron, 1812 [Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto IV]. > > "How often we forget all time, when lone, > Admiring Nature's universal throne, > Her woods, her wilds, her waters, the intense > Reply of hers to our intelligence." - George Gordon, Lord Byron, > 1823 [The Island]. > > "In wildness is the preservation of the world." - Henry D. Thoreau > > "The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, > Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and meadows brown and sere." - > William Cullen Bryant, 1832 [The Death of the Flowers] > > "Hast thou named all the birds without a gun? > Loved the wood-rose, and left it on its stalk?" - Ralph Waldo > Emerson, 1847 [Poems: Forbearance] > > "To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or seaside > stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of > art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall." - > Thomas H. Huxley, 1854. > > "You must never know too much, or be too precise or scientific about > birds and trees and flowers and water-craft; a certain free margin, > and even vagueness -- perhaps ignorance, credulity -- helps your > enjoyment of these things." - Walt Whitman, 1881 [Specimen Days. > Birds]. > > "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- > I took the one less traveled by, > And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost, 1916 [The > Road Not Taken] > > "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. > But I have promises to keep, > And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost, 1923 [Stopping by > Woods on a Snowy Evening] > > "Think globally, Act locally." - René Dubos, 1972. > > > > > > > > > From: jrhbirder@hotmail.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; ns-rba@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [NatureNS] Northern Lapwing - History all but none existent > for Nova Scotia > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:00:12 +0000 > > > > > If anyone has any historical information about the Northern Lapwing > in Nova Scotia, it would be much appreciated. All I could find by > googling for information on this was about eight records between > 1897 and 1966. Apparently in 1966, 32 of these birds were spotted > in Nova Scotia. No history or information could be found beyond > that date. > > James R. Hirtle > Bayport >
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