[NatureNS] Second Highest Big Year Birding Record Ever, set in

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Hi Lynne, Everyone,

I don't like to see the story go too far today until John can update
his blog. It's really his story but he knew I would post within NS.

It's pure chance, of course, that #732 was here. It's great fun, but
beyond that ? It's well known that NS is a great place for birding.
The continent's shape & major weather system patterns pretty much
ensure that. Folks like Ian McLaren are the experts on this.

I'm watching a Mourning Cloak butterfly as I type this.

Rick.



On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Lynne Perry <perry.lynne@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Wow......impressive for Nova Scotia tourism. Is it okay if I share this?
>  Lynne Perry, former executive director of South Shore Tourism Association.
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 13:13:06 -0400
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Second Highest Big Year Birding Record Ever, set in
>> Nova Scotia !!
>> From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Well, can birding be exciting, or what ? Today, between about 9:30 &
>> 10 AM, John Vanderpoel of Colorado saw his 732nd species this year in
>> North America. It was, obviously, our Pink-footed Goose, discovered on
>> Oct. 22 by Eric Mills & Dave Currie. With his sighting of Eurasian
>> Tree Sparrow & Gray Partridge on Sunday & Monday of this week, in the
>> mid-west, he had tied the second highest total of 731. So it was our
>> PFGO that put him over the top. I could describe watching all the
>> flocks arrive, to two rather separate locations, that did not include
>> the PFGO, but arrive it did about 9:30. On the final descent for
>> landing, the PFGO was actually leading the flock !
>>
>> The final observations of the PFGO were made from the front yard of
>> John Robertson, who has been reporting the bird to Dave for at least
>> the past two days, when there were no other reports. Dave Currie, John
>> Robertson & myself hosted John Vanderpoel today. Dave is the main host
>> & he & John will be out birding for the rest of today. Tomorrow, John
>> goes after a Barnacle Goose in Massachusetts.
>>
>> PLEASE do NOT post anything to John's blog until he has a chance to
>> update it himself, late today. But you may want to read it for the
>> rest of the year:
>>
>> http://www.bigyear2011.com/
>>
>> Good Luck John !!
>>
>> Rick Whitman
>



-- 
Rick Whitman

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