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--Apple-Mail-703FFFAE-7387-4539-92F9-A241CB1872B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Begin forwarded message: > The spring 2019 issue of the Nova Scotia Bird Society magazine has just be= en published online. The cover page has a beautiful photo of a rare Chuck-wi= ll's-widow by Simon d'Entremont. One of the NSBS Facebook page admins, Jason= Dain, is interviewed in this issue, so have a read to learn more about him.= Paid members can now download it by following this link: > https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/library/library-introduction/recent-publicati= ons >=20 > **Here is the Editor's Foreword for this issue** > The bird of the season was certainly the Chuck-will=E2=80=99s-widow at Sai= nt Mary=E2=80=99s University in Halifax; however, the two Ruffs, a Franklin=E2= =80=99s Gull, a Western Meadowlark, three Worm-eating Warblers, and two Pain= ted Buntings were nothing to be ashamed of. The most useful reports for cons= ervation researchers aren=E2=80=99t of the rarities, but of our more common s= pecies. This issue debuts Nancy Dowd=E2=80=99s eBirding Tips, where she will= provide guidance on how to share your daily observations on eBird efficient= ly and in a way that is most useful to potential researchers. >=20 > We are very fortunate to have wonderful documentation of three strong cand= idates of Pine Siskin x American Goldfinch hybrids in Nova Scotia. At a quic= k glance they appear quite similar to Pine Siskins, but when you start to lo= ok at all of the features, some things don=E2=80=99t quite look right. Have a= read, look at the photos =E2=80=93 you never know, maybe you=E2=80=99ll get= one at your feeder during winter? >=20 > Details of two research projects are shared with readers. One involving de= termining success of wood lath A-frame nesting shelters for Common Eiders be= gan this year, mostly in the southwest, but will likely expand to other part= s of the province in the coming years (see page 9). This spring Herring Gull= s were fitted with GPS trackers on Whitehead Island and Bon Portage Island t= o provide another group of researchers with details on the gull=E2=80=99s us= e of anthropogenic food sources (see page 12). >=20 > Enjoy! >=20 > Please contact me at alixdentremont@hotmail.com if you have comments or ne= w content ideas, or if you are interested in contributing to the magazine. >=20 > Alix Arthur d'Entremont > BSc Geomatics Engineering >=20 > Editor of Nova Scotia Birds, > a publication by the Nova Scotia Bird Society > https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/ >=20 > 292 Abbott's Harbour Road=20 > Middle West Pubnico > Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia > Canada B0W 2M0 >=20 > Mobile: +1 902 307 0373 > e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com > eBird NS Photography https://tinyurl.com/yacse42l > eBird Profile https://ebird.org/profile/NDE2ODUz/world > Website http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/ (rarely updated) --Apple-Mail-703FFFAE-7387-4539-92F9-A241CB1872B3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Begin forwarded message:<br><div dir=3D"ltr= "><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><hr tabindex=3D"-1" s= tyle=3D"display: inline-block; width: 98%;"></div></blockquote><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"Signature"><div><div id=3D"divRplyFw= dMsg" dir=3D"ltr"> <div><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The spring= 2019 issue of the Nova Scotia Bird Society magazine has just been published= online. The cover page has a beautiful photo of a rare Chuck-will's-widow b= y Simon d'Entremont. One of the NSBS Facebook page admins, Jason Dain, is interviewed in this issue, so hav= e a read to learn more about him. Paid members can now download it by follow= ing this link:</span></div> </div> <div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; colo= r:rgb(0,0,0)"> <a href=3D"https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/library/library-introduction/recent-= publications?fbclid=3DIwAR1V3mUkHkDwWeRPPEzk4Jt_6G0zmFBFHIWicJNQE2xC6DjmMEIQ= riAROuQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" style=3D"mar= gin:0px; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,= 255,255)"><span style=3D"margin:0px">https://</span><wbr><span style=3D"marg= in:0px"></span><span style=3D"margin:0px">www.nsbirdsociety.ca/</span><wbr><= span style=3D"margin:0px"></span>library/library-introduc<span style=3D"marg= in:0px">tion/recent-publications<br> </span></a><span style=3D"margin:0px; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-ser= if; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br> **Here is the Editor's Foreword for this issue**<br> The bird of the season was certainly the Chuck-will=E2=80=99s-widow at Saint= Mary=E2=80=99s University in Halifax; however, the two Ruffs, a Franklin=E2= =80=99s Gull, a Western Meadowlark, three Worm-eating Warblers, and two Pain= ted Buntings were nothing to be ashamed of. The most useful reports for conservation researchers aren=E2=80=99t of the rarities,= but of our more common species. This issue debuts Nancy Dowd=E2=80=99s eBir= ding Tips, where she will provide guidance on how to share your daily observ= ations on eBird efficiently and in a way that is most useful to potential researchers.<br> <br> We are very fortunate to have wonderful documentation of three strong candid= ates of Pine Siskin x American Goldfinch hybrids in Nova Scotia. At a quick g= lance they appear quite similar to Pine Siskins, but when you start to look a= t all of the features, some things don=E2=80=99t quite look right. Have a read, look at the photos =E2=80= =93 you never know, maybe you=E2=80=99ll get one at your feeder during winte= r?<br> <br> Details of two research projects are shared with readers. One involving dete= rmining success of wood lath A-frame nesting shelters for Common Eiders bega= n this year, mostly in the southwest, but will likely expand to other parts o= f the province in the coming years (see page 9). This spring Herring Gulls were fitted with GPS trackers= on Whitehead Island and Bon Portage Island to provide another group of rese= archers with details on the gull=E2=80=99s use of anthropogenic food sources= (see page 12).<br> <br> Enjoy!<br> <br> <span style=3D"margin:0px">Please contact me at alixdentremont@hotmail.com</= span><wbr><span style=3D"margin:0px"></span><span> </span>if you have c= omments or new content ideas, or if you are interested in contributing to th= e magazine.</span><br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; colo= r:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt; color:#000000; fon= t-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top:0px; margin-botto= m:0px"> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt"><strong>Alix Arthur d'Entremont</strong></span= ><br> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">BSc Geomatics Engineering</span><span style=3D= "font-size:9pt"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"><br> <br> Editor of Nova Scotia Birds,<br> a publication by the Nova Scotia Bird Society<a href=3D"https://www.nsbirdso= ciety.ca/"><br> https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/</a></span><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"></span= ><br> <br> 292 Abbott's Harbour Road </span><br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top:0px; margin-botto= m:0px"> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Middle West Pubnico</span><br> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia</span><br> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Canada B0W 2M0</span><span style=3D"font-size:= 9pt"><br> </span><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"></span><br> </p> <p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top:0px; margin-botto= m:0px"> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">Mobile: +1 902 307 0373</span><br> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com</span><br> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">eBird NS Photography <b><a href=3D"https://tin= yurl.com/yacse42l">https://tinyurl.com/yacse42l</a></b></span></p> <p style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top:0px; margin-botto= m:0px"> <span style=3D"font-size:9pt">eBird Profile <a href=3D"https://ebird.org/pro= file/NDE2ODUz/world"> https://ebird.org/profile/NDE2ODUz/world</a><br> Website <a class=3D"OWAAutoLink" href=3D"http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/"= >http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/</a> (rarely updated)<br> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-703FFFAE-7387-4539-92F9-A241CB1872B3--
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