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Down here on Wyman Road, the yard birds have been very lacklustre. Lots of
white-throated sparrows, a few juncos and song sparrows, one faithful fox
sparrow, the occasional tree sparrow. Saw my first hairy woodpecker of the
winter yesterday on the suet. Flickers have been more common.
Think we saw goldfinches once.
Yup, interesting timnes!
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Blake Maybank
Sent: January-31-14 7:48 AM
To: naturens
Subject: [NatureNS] NS Winter Bird List & "Depths Of Winter List"
31 January 2014
Hi All;
This has been a difficult winter for people and birds, and that is
demonstrated by the current NS Winter Bird List, which is shaping up to
possibly provide the lowest total number of species since I began keeping
track 18 years ago. We are currently at 178 species, and the previous low
total was 181, back in 1998/99, when there were fewer birders involved, and
eBird did not exist. We are missing a few species that are typically
reported every winter: Wood Duck, Black-backed Woodpecker, Ruddy Turnstone,
Pine Grosbeak. Some may turn up in Christmas Bird Counts that have yet to
be submitted, so I still have hope we will not have a "last place" winter.
But there is another reason to not hang up your binoculars until spring.
Tomorrow, 1 February, is the start of the month-long "Depths Of Winter
List", or DOWL for short. This will be our 7th tally of all the bird
species seen across Nova Scotia during the month of February, and the count
period starts tomorrow, a day with mild temperatures forecast, and no storm,
so there is no excuse to not get out and find those DOWL birds.
To report DOWL birds to this list just put "DOWL" in the subject line. We
will be keeping track of the sightings on the winter list page, whose URL
is:
http://tinyurl.com/nswinter
Good (winter) birding,
Blake
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Blake Maybank <mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com>
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: <http://blakemaybank.com> CSI: Life
Organiser, <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> Maritimes Nature Travel Club
Author, " <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> Birding Sites of Nova Scotia
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D'>Down here on Wyman Road, the yard birds have been very =
lacklustre. Lots of white-throated sparrows, a few juncos and song =
sparrows, one faithful fox sparrow, the occasional tree sparrow. =
Saw my first hairy woodpecker of the winter yesterday on the suet. =
Flickers have been more common.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Think we saw goldfinches once.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Yup, interesting timnes!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Blake Maybank<br><b>Sent:</b> January-31-14 7:48 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] NS Winter Bird =
List & "Depths Of Winter List"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>31 January =
2014<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hi =
All;<br><br>This has been a difficult winter for people and birds, and =
that is demonstrated by the current NS Winter Bird List, which is =
shaping up to possibly provide the lowest total number of species since =
I began keeping track 18 years ago. We are currently at 178 =
species, and the previous low total was 181, back in 1998/99, when there =
were fewer birders involved, and eBird did not exist. We are =
missing a few species that are typically reported every winter: <b><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>Wood Duck, Black-backed Woodpecker, Ruddy =
Turnstone, Pine Grosbeak</span></b>. Some may turn up in Christmas =
Bird Counts that have yet to be submitted, so I still have hope we will =
not have a "last place" =
winter.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>But there =
is another reason to not hang up your binoculars until spring. =
Tomorrow, 1 February, is the start of the month-long <b><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>"Depths Of Winter List"</span></b>, or =
DOWL for short. This will be our 7th tally of all the bird species =
seen across Nova Scotia during the month of February, and the count =
period starts tomorrow, a day with mild temperatures forecast, and no =
storm, so there is no excuse to not get out and find those DOWL =
birds. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:18.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To report =
DOWL birds to this list just put "<b><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>DOWL</span></b>" in the subject line. We =
will be keeping track of the sightings on the winter list page, whose =
URL is:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:18.0pt'><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue'><=
a =
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n></b><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p><=
/span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Good =
(winter) birding,<br><br>Blake<br =
clear=3Dall><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>-- =
<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style=3D'font-size:13.5pt'><a =
href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Blake =
Maybank</a><br>White's Lake, Nova Scotia<br><br>My Blog: <a =
href=3D"http://blakemaybank.com" target=3D"_blank"><b>CSI: =
Life</b></a><br><br>Organiser, <a =
href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel" target=3D"_blank"><b>Maritimes =
Nature Travel Club</b></a><br><br>Author, "<a =
href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" target=3D"_blank"><b>Birding Sites =
of Nova =
Scotia</b></a></span><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><=
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