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rich. The bush was readily seen from one Kitchen window and one Di --001a11c2691e448da6050ddd6ace Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for all the replies and info on this topic. I learned a few things including to further explore the capabilities of e-bird and to realize that, though geographically close to my former province of NB , the habits of NS birds are not one and the same. Ron Wilson Somerset/Berwick On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: > Oh right, I didn=E2=80=99t notice that before. eBird uses the red balloon= for > public, blue balloon for personal sites when you click Find it on the Map= . > I always assumed it was the same on species maps but I see it is not. Goo= d > to know. > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Rick Whitman > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:51 PM > *To:* naturens > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope .... > > > > Red balloons are last thirty days, Blue balloons are all other records. > Both can include any number of individual records for that one exact > location. Records can be seen by clicking on a bubble. > > > > Flame symbol indicates a hot spot whether red or blue. > > > > Rick W. > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: > > Dave, > > > > The red balloons are public hotspots where anyone can check-in > observations in and the blue ones are personal hotspots. The pointers are > just indicative of where that eBird hotspot is but they are for a variabl= e > amount of area so they do not have pinpoint accuracy. > > > > Keith Lowe > > Halifax > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *David & Alison Webster > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:16 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope .... > > > > Hi Keith, > > I have not seen one of these plots before; very impressive. What is > the difference between a blue balloon and a red one ? Assuming the pointe= d > end is the location marker, nearly all are near salt water or in the warm= er > end of the Annapolis Valley (when viewed at large scale); suggests aversi= on > to cold. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> > > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:19 AM > > *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope .... > > > > Hi Ron, > > > > Welcome to the list. > > > > Northern Flickers are in range for overwintering in the western half of > the Nova Scotia mainland. > > > > You=E2=80=99ll have to zoom in but this map shows eBirded Northern Flicke= rs in > Jan/Feb for the last 10 years. Click on =E2=80=9CShow Points Sooner=E2=80= =9D on the right > side of the page. > > > > > http://ebird.org/ebird/map/norfli?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.= maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D1&emo=3D2&yr= =3Dlast10&byr=3D2005&eyr=3D2015 > > > > Keith Lowe > > Halifax > > > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [ > mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] *On > Behalf Of *Ron Wilson > *Sent:* Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:31 AM > *To:* Nature NS > *Subject:* [NatureNS] A Flicker of hope .... > > > > ok - its just a play on words..... > > > > We've been hosting a Northern Flicker at our feeders this winter. > > Yesterday my wife Heather heard a noise in the back yard and looked out t= o > see TWO Northern Flickers battling for a spot on our suet feeder. > > > > It seems odd to me that Flickers are now overwintering in the Maritimes. > > Maybe it is a new climate change trend or perhaps they have always been > capable of withstanding our cold temps but never had such an abundant > winter food source like they do now, given all the feeding stations aroun= d. > > > > Ron Wilson > > Somerset/Berwick NS > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4273/9019 - Release Date: 01/29/15 > > > --001a11c2691e448da6050ddd6ace Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for all the replies and info on this topic.<div><br= ></div><div>I learned a few things including to further explore the capabil= ities of e-bird and to realize that, though geographically close to my form= er province of NB , the habits of NS birds are not one and the same.=C2=A0<= /div><div><br></div><div>Ron Wilson</div><div>Somerset/Berwick</div></div><= div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 29, 20= 15 at 10:09 PM, Keith Lowe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:mythos25= @live.com" target=3D"_blank">mythos25@live.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><bl= ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #= ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purp= le"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family= :"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Oh right, I didn=E2=80=99t n= otice that before. eBird uses the red balloon for public, blue balloon for = personal sites when you click Find it on the Map. I always assumed it was t= he same on species maps but I see it is not. Good to know.<u></u><u></u></s= pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:= "Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></= p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;= font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"E= N-US" style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"= > <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc= to.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf= Of </b>Rick Whitman<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:51 PM<br>= &