[NatureNS] re Count Week vs. Count Period -- re early or late count birds

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Change my Count Period dates below to Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 -- I goofed  
slightly and apologize.  Jim

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: December 26, 2013 5:06:47 PM AST
> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Count Week vs. Count Period -- re early or late  
> count birds
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Actually, Marg and others, we are trying not to use "Count Period"  
> any more -- this is now an ancient expression, and refers really to  
> Dec. 15 to Jan. 4 (the possible period for all Xmas Counts) -- but  
> COUNT WEEK is what James was referring to, meaning 3 days before  
> your particular count plus 3 days after your count -- e.g. for the  
> Wolfville Count that was on Dec. 14, our Count Week was from Dec.  
> 11 to Dec. 17 -- and, as James said, Count Week species are those  
> seen during CW but not on Count Day, for whatever particular count.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
>> Date: December 26, 2013 3:37:46 PM AST
>> To: Naturens Naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Late count birds
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> If a species has been seen three days before the count or three  
>> days after and not seen on the count day, it gets included as in  
>> the count period.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>> From: mmillard@eastlink.ca
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Late count birds
>> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:37:16 -0400
>>
>> I have a question about doing the counts. I know we do different  
>> areas different days, but if I have birds that are showing up here  
>> the day before, but that do not show the day of the count I am  
>> participating in, may I submit them as part of the list? Should  
>> they just be ignored? Just curious.Sat the 21st this year was very  
>> quiet. The day before was quite busy and had a couple different  
>> birds. I guess I am asking for clarification as to what  Bird  
>> count actually means.
>> I had a smallish, rather heavy, predator bird drive three Mourning  
>> Doves right into the big window of our livingroom yesterday.  
>> Window survived, scared the dickens out of me!  but it took one of  
>> the birds. I see no sign of the remaining two. The one was grabbed  
>> at the glass. No sign it dropped to the fresh snow at all.
>> Best regards, and good birds for the new year, all. Marg Millard,  
>> White Point, Queens
>> http://MargMillard.ca
>


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Change my Count Period dates below to Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 -- I goofed =
slightly and apologize. &nbsp;Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</fon=
t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
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ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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#000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Count Week vs. Count =
Period -- re early or late count birds</b></font></div><div =
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</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div>  Actually, Marg =
and others, we are trying not to use "Count Period" any more -- this is =
now an ancient expression, and refers really to Dec. 15 to Jan. 4 (the =
possible period for all Xmas Counts) -- but COUNT WEEK is what James was =
referring to, meaning 3 days before your particular count plus 3 days =
after your count -- e.g. for the Wolfville Count that was on Dec. 14, =
our Count Week was from Dec. 11 to Dec. 17 -- and, as James said, Count =
Week species are those seen during CW but not on Count Day, for whatever =
particular count. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">James Hirtle &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</font>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 26, 2013 3:37:46 PM =
AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Naturens Naturens &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;</f=
ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: [NatureNS] Late count =
birds</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: =
#000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" =
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</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: =
normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-size: =
16px; "><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"6">If a species has been seen =
three days before the count or three days after and not seen on =
the&nbsp;count day, it gets included&nbsp;as in the count =
period.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><br><font size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br><font =
size=3D"6">Sincerely,</font><br><font size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br><font =
size=3D"6">James&nbsp;<br id=3D"FontBreak"></font><br>&nbsp;<br><div><hr =
id=3D"stopSpelling">From: <a =
href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eastlink.ca</a><br>To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Sub=
ject: Re: [NatureNS] Late count birds<br>Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:37:16 =
-0400<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; "><div>I have a question about =
doing the counts. I know we do different areas different days, but if I =
have birds that are showing up here the day before, but that do not show =
the day of the count I am participating in, may I submit them as part of =
the list? Should they just be ignored? Just curious.Sat the 21st this =
year was very quiet. The day before was quite busy and had a couple =
different birds. I guess I am asking for clarification as to what&nbsp; =
Bird count actually means.</div><div>I had a smallish, rather heavy, =
predator bird drive three Mourning Doves right into the big window of =
our livingroom yesterday. Window survived, scared the dickens out of =
me!&nbsp; but it took one of the birds. I see no sign of the remaining =
two. The one was grabbed at the glass. No sign it dropped to the fresh =
snow at all.</div><div>Best regards, and good birds for the new year, =
all. Marg Millard, White Point, Queens</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; "><a =
href=3D"http://MargMillard.ca">http://MargMillard.ca</a></div></div></div>=
</div></div></span></span></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div>=
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