[NatureNS] 6 Reasons to Go See the Common Myna in Pubnico

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=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Clarence Stevens <bird=
er_ca@yahoo.com>=0ATo: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =
=0ASent: Thursday, July 4, 2013 9:58:51 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] 6 Reasons =
to Go See the Common Myna in Pubnico=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_______________=
_________________=0A=0A6 Reasons to Go See the Common Myna =0A=0A=0AReason =
# 1. Eye Candy - In the field guides this species is a very distinctive pat=
terned species but this is one of those birds that until you see it in real=
 life, it is hard to appreciate just how beautiful they are. I've seen thou=
sands of Common Mynas before and I would have to say this particular bird i=
s a very brightly plumaged individual. =0A=0A=0AReason # 2. Incredible Anti=
cs - This bird has very quick jerky type movements. In a space of a few min=
utes we watched the bird assume several different positions, in rapid succe=
ssion. This behaviour gave the bird a almost cartoon-like quality that was =
very entertaining to watch. =0A=0A=0AReason # 3. Great Opportunity - For mo=
st, if not all Nova Scotia birders, this will be their first opportunity to=
 see a Common Myna in Nova Scotia, and who knows when the next opportunity =
will come along. =0A=0A=0AReason # 4. Very Reliable. - This is a very relia=
ble individual. Local residents report that this Common Myna has been seen =
daily in the same small area for about the month now. =0A=0A=0AReason # 5. =
Very Easy to Find and See. - From Hwy 103, take Exit 31. Turn onto the 335 =
and drive though all the West Pubnicos (Upper West, West, Middle West and L=
ower West) towards Pubnico Point. Exactly where the pavement ends you will =
see a blue house. In all my excitement I did not see a house number but rea=
lly you can't miss this house. =0A=0AThis bird in very starling-like in its=
 behavior, so it spends a good deal of time sitting on the overhead wires, =
walking around in the open, (in front of the houses or in the field across =
the street) and makes various starling-like sounds. This is a very active b=
ird, always doing or saying something. =0A=0A=0AReason # 6 -You may be aski=
ng yourself is this bird countable ? - My advice is to go see the bird now =
and you can always decide later. However if you do not go and at some later=
 date it is determined that this particular bird is countable then you are =
out of luck. =0A=0ATo further aid you in your decision making process I am =
providing the following favourable facts and statements about the status of=
 Common Myna in North America. =0A=0AFavourable Fact # 1. Ratified as a Cou=
ntable species by the ABA since 2008. =0AIn 2008 Common Myna is added to th=
e ABA Checklist as a Code 2 Species. The ABA provided the following definit=
ion for a code 2 species : =0A=E2=80=9CCode-1 and Code-2: Regularly occurri=
ng North American avifauna. Includes regular breeding species and visitors.=
 There is no firm designation between Code-1 and Code-2 species, except tha=
t logically Code-1 species are more widespread and are usually more numerou=
s. Code-2 species have a restricted North American range, are more widespre=
ad, but occur in lower densities, or are quite secretive making their detec=
tion often difficult. We readily acknowledge that some Code-2 species are h=
arder to find than some species that have higher codes. =0A=0AFavourable Fa=
ct # 2. Common Myna VS Hill Myna =0AThe Common Myna should not be confused =
with the closely related Hill Myna which continues to be a popular cage bir=
d because of its ability to mimic human speech. Although small numbers of H=
ill Mynas have escaped captivity and are now living in parts of Florida and=
 California their populations are not viable enough to be currently countab=
ly in North America. =0A=0AIn regards to these two species an article in th=
e magazine 'Birding' September 2011 edition had this to say, =E2=80=9CPerha=
ps surprisingly, birders in Florida often confuse Hill Mynas with Common My=
nas; Common Myna is a countable species based on the Florida population (Pr=
anty, B. 2007b. Status and distribution of Common Myna (Acridotheres tristi=
s) in Florida. North American Birds 61:658=E2=80=93665.).=E2=80=9D =0A=0AFa=
vourable Fact # 3. Rapidly Expanding Population. =0AIn The Sibley Guide to =
Birds, he classifies the status of the Common Myna on page 417 of his guide=
 as =E2=80=9CRapidly increasing population in southern Florida=E2=80=9D. =
=0AIn recent visits to Florida I also observed large flocks of these birds =
in central Florida and smaller numbers in northern Florida. =0A=0AFavourabl=
e Fact # 4. Other Sightings Outside of Florida =0AIn a very quick internet =
search I found the following reports. I am sure that a more thorough search=
 would turn up additional accounts. =0A=0A1. The longest established Common=
 Myna population in North America is not in Florida but in Hawaii where the=
 birds where introduced in 1866 and by the 1970's they had spread to all of=
 the Southeastern Hawaiian Islands. =0A=0A2. May 2002 a Common Myna is repo=
rted from Sapelo Island, Georgia, and is believe to be an early indication =
of dispersal from Florida. (Pranty 2008). Pranty also stated at that time t=
hat =E2=80=9C Mynas have been found in Florida up to 500 kilometers from th=
e Miami area=E2=80=9D. =0A=0A3. Outside of Nova Scotia, the most current my=
na report I could find was from June 23, 2013 of a Common Mynah sighted at =
Wingfield Park in downtown Reno, Nevada. =0A=0AFavourable Fact # 5. Not Jus=
t Another Exotic. =0ABill Pranty the leading expert on Common Mynas in Flor=
ida has this to say of behalf on the ABA's decision:=0A=E2=80=9COf the 957 =
species currently on the ABA Checklist, 936 (98%) are native to the ABA Are=
a or have naturally strayed from other regions. Very few exotic species hav=
e been added to the Checklist, and five of these have been removed because =
their North American populations have been extirpated. Thus, there is alway=
s trepidation when the Committee votes to add another exotic to the ABA Che=
cklist. The Common Myna has a moderately large and greatly expanding=0Apopu=
lation in Florida, and the species has successfully colonized many temperat=
e and tropical areas of the world. Based on these facts, the Committee cons=
iders the Common Myna to be established in the ABA Area. Clewiston, Florida=
; 27 April 2008. =C2=A9 Bill Pranty.=E2=80=9D =0A=0ACountable or not, I thi=
nk it would be well worth anyone's while to go to see the Pubnico Point Com=
mon Myna. =0A=0ADad and I wish to express Special Thanks to to Johnny & San=
dra Nickerson for providing us with additional details as to where to look =
for the bird and to Ronnie D'Entremont & Sharon for being on site and liter=
ally pointing to the bird so we could effortlessly enjoy Dad's 400th lifer =
for Nova Scotia. Congrats to Dad on a landmark sighting which=C2=A0appears =
countable unless proven otherwise. - Cheers, Clarence Stevens II.=C2=A0=C2=
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=A0 PS I rarely check this email account so any replies sent to this addres=
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yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 1. Eye Candy </B>- In the field=
 guides this species is a very distinctive patterned species but this is on=
e of those birds that until you see it in real life, it is hard to apprecia=
te just how beautiful they are. I've seen thousands of Common Mynas before =
and I would have to say this particular bird is a very brightly plumaged in=
dividual. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 2. Incredible Antics</B> - This=
 bird has very quick jerky type movements. In a space of a few minutes we w=
atched the bird assume several different positions, in rapid succession. Th=
is behaviour gave the bird a almost cartoon-like quality that was very ente=
rtaining to watch. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 3. Great Opportunity </B>- For =
most, if not all Nova Scotia birders, this will be their first opportunity =
to see a Common Myna in Nova Scotia, and who knows when the next opportunit=
y will come along. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 4. Very Reliable</B>. - This is=
 a very reliable individual. Local residents report that this Common Myna h=
as been seen daily in the same small area for about the month now. </FONT><=
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 5. Very Easy to Find and See.</=
B> - From Hwy 103, take Exit 31. Turn onto the 335 and drive though all the=
 West Pubnicos (Upper West, West, Middle West and Lower West) towards Pubni=
co Point. Exactly where the pavement ends you will see a blue house. In all=
 my excitement I did not see a house number but really you can't miss this =
house. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>This bird in very starling-like in its beha=
vior, so it spends a good deal of time sitting on the overhead wires, walki=
ng around in the open, (in front of the houses or in the field across the s=
treet) and makes various starling-like sounds. This is a very active bird, =
always doing or saying something. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><B>Reason # 6 -You may be asking yourself i=
s this bird countable ?</B> - My advice is to go see the bird now and you c=
an always decide later. However if you do not go and at some later date it =
is determined that this particular bird is countable then you are out of lu=
ck. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>To further aid you in your decision making =
process I am providing the following favourable facts and statements about =
the status of Common Myna in North America. </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
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or=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt=
" size=3D1><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%">Favourable Fact # 1. Ratified as a Countable species by the ABA since 2=
008. </SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">In 2008 Common Myna is added to the ABA Checklist as =
a Code 2 Species. The ABA provided the following definition for a code 2 sp=
ecies : </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transpare=
nt scroll repeat 0% 0%">=E2=80=9C<FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT sty=
le=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>Code-1 and Code-2: Regularly occurring North=
 American avifauna. Includes regular breeding species and visitors. There i=
s no firm designation between Code-1 and Code-2 species, except that logica=
lly Code-1 species are more widespread and are usually more numerous. Code-=
2 species have a restricted North American range, are more widespread, but =
occur in lower densities, or are quite secretive making their detection oft=
en difficult. We readily acknowledge that some Code-2 species are harder to=
 find than some species that have higher codes. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT=
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # 2. Common Myna VS Hill Myna</B> =
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">The Common Myna should not be confused with the close=
ly related Hill Myna which continues to be a popular cage bird because of i=
ts ability to mimic human speech. Although small numbers of Hill Mynas have=
 escaped captivity and are now living in parts of Florida and California th=
eir populations are not viable enough to be currently countably in North Am=
erica. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">In regards to these two species an article in the mag=
azine <B>'Birding' September 2011 edition</B> had this to say, =E2=80=9CPer=
haps surprisingly, birders in Florida often confuse Hill Mynas with Common =
Mynas; Common Myna is a countable species based on the Florida population (=
Pranty, B. 2007b. Status and distribution of Common Myna (Acridotheres tris=
tis) in Florida. North American Birds 61:658=E2=80=93665.).=E2=80=9D </SPAN=
></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm" align=3Dleft><FONT col=
or=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt=
" size=3D1><B><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%">Favourable Fact # </SPAN>3. Rapidly Expanding Population. </B></FONT></=
FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">In The Sibley Guide to Birds, he classifies the statu=
s of the Common Myna on page 417 of his guide as =E2=80=9CRapidly increasin=
g population in southern Florida=E2=80=9D. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">In recent visits to Florida I also observed large flo=
cks of these birds in central Florida and smaller numbers in northern Flori=
da. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # </B><B>4. Other Sightings Outsid=
e of Florida</B> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">In a very quick internet search I found the following=
 reports. I am sure that a more thorough search would turn up additional ac=
counts. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%; RIGHT: auto">1. The longest established Common Myna population in North=
 America is not in Florida but in Hawaii where the birds where introduced i=
n 1866 and by the 1970's they had spread to all of the Southeastern Hawaiia=
n Islands. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%">2. May 2002 a Common Myna is reported from Sapelo Isl=
and, Georgia, and is believe to be an early indication of dispersal from Fl=
orida. (Pranty 2008). Pranty also stated at that time that =E2=80=9C Mynas =
have been found in Florida up to 500 kilometers from the Miami area=E2=80=
=9D. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%; RIGHT: auto">3. Outside of Nova Scotia, the most current myna report I =
could find was from June 23, 2013 of a Common Mynah sighted at Wingfield Pa=
rk in downtown Reno, Nevada. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent=
 scroll repeat 0% 0%"><B>Favourable Fact # </B><B>5. Not Just Another Exoti=
c.</B> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%; RIGHT: auto">Bill Pranty the leading expert on Common Mynas in Florida =
has this to say of behalf on the ABA's decision:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT=
></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><SPAN =
style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; RIGHT: auto">=E2=
=80=9C<FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D=
"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1>Of the 957 species currently on the ABA Checklist=
, 936 (98%) are native to the ABA Area or have naturally strayed from other=
 regions. Very few exotic species have been added to the Checklist, and fiv=
e of these have been removed because their North American populations have =
been extirpated. Thus, there is always trepidation when the Committee votes=
 to add another exotic to the ABA Checklist. The Common Myna has a moderate=
ly large and greatly expanding</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%; RIGHT: auto">population in Florida, and the species has successfully co=
lonized many temperate and tropical areas of the world. Based on these fact=
s, the Committee considers the Common Myna to be established in the ABA Are=
a. Clewiston, Florida; 27 April 2008. =C2=A9 Bill Pranty.=E2=80=9D </SPAN><=
/FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" a=
lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=3D1><SPAN st=
yle=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Countable or not, =
I think it would be well worth anyone's while to go to see the Pubnico Poin=
t Common Myna. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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lign=3Dleft><BR></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIG=
HT: normal" align=3Dleft><FONT style=3D"RIGHT: auto" color=3D#000000><FONT =
style=3D"RIGHT: auto" face=3D"Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
8pt" size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% =
0%; RIGHT: auto">Dad and I wish to express Special Thanks to to Johnny &amp=
; Sandra Nickerson for providing us with additional details as to where to =
look for the bird and to Ronnie D'Entremont &amp; Sharon for being on site =
and literally pointing to the bird so we could effortlessly enjoy Dad's 400=
<SUP>th</SUP> lifer for Nova Scotia. Congrats to Dad on a landmark sighting=
 which&nbsp;appears countable unless proven otherwise. - Cheers, Clarence S=
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