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After months of work by myself and numerous others on the text, research by=
Eric Mills, review by Thea E. Smith, layout by Mohsin Rizvi and review of =
the final product by Kathleen MacAulay, the issue of Nova Scotia Birds dedi=
cated to Seal Island is finally complete. I would like to thank all involve=
d for their wonderful work. The full list of contributors is included in th=
e issue.
While its content is focused on Seal Island, it also contains celebrations =
of life for Ken Gregoire and Laura Saunders by David Currie and Bethsheila =
Kent and an interview with Eric and Barbara Ruff for Andy de Champlain's re=
gular "Behind the Oculars" column. The following is an excerpt from the int=
roduction to the Seal Island portion of this issue:
How can one best describe Seal Island? It depends on who you ask. The early=
sailors would have said it was a place of great danger, where hundreds of =
men lost their lives on the shores and on nearby ledges. For the Hitchens a=
nd the Crowells, who moved there permanently in 1823, it was home, a fishin=
g base, and a place where you proudly provided food and shelter to shipwrec=
k survivors. To early ornithologists, it was one of the few places where yo=
u could observe the recently described Bicknell=92s Thrush. The Nova Scotia=
Bird Society members who started visiting Seal Island in 1958 did so becau=
se of Bicknell=92s Thrush, but they soon found that the island was one of t=
he best places to experience significant migratory movements and to find sp=
ecies new to Nova Scotia, or even to Canada. For today=92s fishermen partin=
g the waves on their way to their lobster traps, Seal Island marks the end =
of Lobster Bay and the start of a more open and decidedly more treacherous =
ocean. For the many people who visit summer homes on the island that have b=
een passed down through generations, it represents a significant part of th=
eir family history and, more recently, a yearly tradition. Naturalists who =
have never set foot on Seal Island might picture it to be an imaginary plac=
e where the number and variety of birds reported are unfathomable. Yet the =
stories are true, and the island is real. Seal Island is a place of wonder =
and will continue to be so, thanks to the recent acquisition of nearly 80% =
of the island by the Nova Scotia Nature Trust that is detailed on p. 32.
Paid members of the society get access to these publications. If you are no=
t a member, but are interested in reading the work created by our group, pl=
ease consider joining the Nova Scotia Bird Society. See the link below to o=
ur Publication section to access the colour digital version of the issue.
https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/about/publication
Alix Arthur d'Entremont
BSc Geomatics Engineering
Editor of Nova Scotia Birds,
a publication by the Nova Scotia Bird Society
https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/
292 Abbott's Harbour Road
Middle West Pubnico
Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
Canada B0W 2M0
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)
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<span>After months of work by myself and numerous others on the text, resea=
rch by Eric Mills, review by Thea E. Smith, layout by Mohsin Rizvi and revi=
ew of the final product by Kathleen MacAulay, the issue of Nova Scotia Bird=
s dedicated to Seal Island is finally
complete. I would like to thank all involved for their wonderful work. The=
full list of contributors is included in the issue.</span></div>
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ions of life for Ken Gregoire and Laura Saunders by David Currie and Bethsh=
eila Kent and an interview with Eric and Barbara Ruff for Andy de Champlain=
's regular "Behind the Oculars"
column. The following is an excerpt from the introduction to the Seal Isla=
nd portion of this issue:<br>
</div>
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<div><i>How can one best describe Seal Island? It depends on who you ask. T=
he early sailors would have said it was a place of great danger, where hund=
reds of men lost their lives on the shores and on nearby ledges. For the Hi=
tchens and the Crowells, who moved
there permanently in 1823, it was home, a fishing base, and a place where =
you proudly provided food and shelter to shipwreck survivors. To early orni=
thologists, it was one of the few places where you could observe the recent=
ly described Bicknell=92s Thrush.
The Nova Scotia Bird Society members who started visiting Seal Island in 1=
958 did so because of Bicknell=92s Thrush, but they soon found that the isl=
and was one of the best places to experience significant migratory movement=
s and to find species new to Nova
Scotia, or even to Canada. For today=92s fishermen parting the waves on th=
eir way to their lobster traps, Seal Island marks the end of Lobster Bay an=
d the start of a more open and decidedly more treacherous ocean. For the ma=
ny people who visit summer homes on
the island that have been passed down through generations, it represents a=
significant part of their family history and, more recently, a yearly trad=
ition. Naturalists who have never set foot on Seal Island might picture it =
to be an imaginary place where the
number and variety of birds reported are unfathomable. Yet the stories are=
true, and the island is real. Seal Island is a place of wonder and will co=
ntinue to be so, thanks to the recent acquisition of nearly 80% of the isla=
nd by the Nova Scotia Nature Trust
that is detailed on p. 32.</i><br>
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<div>Paid members of the society get access to these publications. If you a=
re not a member, but are interested in reading the work created by our grou=
p, please consider joining the Nova Scotia Bird Society. See the link below=
to our Publication section to access
the colour digital version of the issue.</div>
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<span style=3D"font-size:9pt">BSc Geomatics Engineering</span><span style=
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Editor of Nova Scotia Birds,<br>
a publication by the Nova Scotia Bird Society<a href=3D"https://www.nsbirds=
ociety.ca/"><br>
https://www.nsbirdsociety.ca/</a></span><span style=3D"font-size:9pt"></spa=
n><br>
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292 Abbott's Harbour Road </span><br>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0px; margin-bottom: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=
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">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://ti=
nyurl.com/yacse42l">https://tinyurl.com/yacse42l</a></b></span></p>
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">eBird Profile
<a href=3D"https://ebird.org/profile/NDE2ODUz/world">https://ebird.org/prof=
ile/NDE2ODUz/world</a><br>
Website <a class=3D"OWAAutoLink" href=3D"http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/=
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