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--=====================_104132625==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hi All; May is the month for the Baillie Birdathon, the annual fund-raiser for Bird Studies Canada. This year Nova Scotia is one-half of the featured Guest Birdathon team -- here is the web site with more information: http://tinyurl.com/eastwestbirds The idea this year is a combined Birdathon, totalling the different species found in British Columbia and those found in Nova Scotia. The B.C. team, captained by Dick Cannings, has already run its Birdathon. With planning, determination, and perfect weather, they set a new BC Big Day record, finishing with 202 species. It is the job of the Nova Scotia team the bring the combined total up to 250 species, and we have to do on our Big Day, which has to be run during the month of May. We need at least 48 more species, and while many of these are easy and routine (eg., Magnolia Warbler, Common Eider, Blue Jay, etc) some are trickier. And some species, in response to the soggy spring we have thus far endured, have yet to return at all, such as Eastern Wood-Pewee, Nelson's Sparrow, and Cedar Waxwing, among others. The Nova Scotia team consists of myself, Mike King, and Dave Currie. We are in the planning phase right now, and hoping for a break in the weather. But to assist our planning we are seeking information regarding a few of the species on our "want list". We hope that some of you might be able to assist. Here is part of our target list, for which we could use some assistance. Does anyone know of active nest sites for the following birds of prey? We don't need to see (or disturb) the nest, just get near enough to the site to be able to hear or see an adult. Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Peregrine Falcon And is anyone aware of singing territorial birds of the following species? Black-billed Cuckoo Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Reply either to the group, or privately, as you wish. Thanks, and hoping for better weather, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ 902-852-2077 Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" http://nsbs.chebucto.org Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://tinyurl.com/birdingns Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: http://tinyurl.com/mr627d White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada --=====================_104132625==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> Hi All;<br><br> May is the month for the <b>Baillie Birdathon</b>, the annual fund-raiser for Bird Studies Canada. This year Nova Scotia is one-half of the featured Guest Birdathon team -- here is the web site with more information:<br><br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/eastwestbirds" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/eastwestbirds<br><br> </a></u></font>The idea this year is a combined Birdathon, totalling the different species found in British Columbia and those found in Nova Scotia.<br><br> The B.C. team, captained by Dick Cannings, has already run its Birdathon. With planning, determination, and perfect weather, they set a new BC Big Day record, finishing with 202 species. <br><br> It is the job of the Nova Scotia team the bring the combined total up to 250 species, and we have to do on our Big Day, which has to be run during the month of May. We need at least 48 more species, and while many of these are easy and routine (eg., Magnolia Warbler, Common Eider, Blue Jay, etc) some are trickier. And some species, in response to the soggy spring we have thus far endured, have yet to return at all, such as Eastern Wood-Pewee, Nelson's Sparrow, and Cedar Waxwing, among others.<br><br> The Nova Scotia team consists of myself, Mike King, and Dave Currie. We are in the planning phase right now, and hoping for a break in the weather. But to assist our planning we are seeking information regarding a few of the species on our "want list". We hope that some of you might be able to assist.<br><br> Here is part of our target list, for which we could use some assistance.<br><br> Does anyone know of active nest sites for the following birds of prey? We don't need to see (or disturb) the nest, just get near enough to the site to be able to hear or see an adult.<br><br> <font face="Times New Roman, Times">Sharp-shinned Hawk<br> Northern Goshawk<br> Broad-winged Hawk<br> Peregrine Falcon<br><br> And is anyone aware of singing territorial birds of the following species? <br><br> Black-billed Cuckoo<br> Eastern Phoebe<br> Great Crested Flycatcher<br> Eastern Bluebird<br> Northern Mockingbird<br> Scarlet Tanager<br> Northern Cardinal<br> Rose-breasted Grosbeak<br> Baltimore Oriole</font> <br><br> Reply either to the group, or privately, as you wish.<br><br> Thanks, and hoping for better weather,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/<br> </a>902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel</a></u></font> <br><br> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_104132625==.ALT--
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