phone 902-868-1862
Contact your county coordinator and take an area, a feeder or an night route, fill out the
appropriate forms and return them to your coordinator. It's just that simple!
appropriate forms and return them to your coordinator. It's just that simple!
Traditional types of birding where observer moves from one location to another, during a time
period from dawn-to-dusk. Observer wanders through area tallying birds seen and/or heard. A
quick stop by a feeder is okay but a route from one feeder to the next...to the next, is not.
period from dawn-to-dusk. Observer wanders through area tallying birds seen and/or heard. A
quick stop by a feeder is okay but a route from one feeder to the next...to the next, is not.
Extimate distance covered to nearest kilometre whether walking, driving a car or a boat,
canoing, horse back riding, or ATV.
canoing, horse back riding, or ATV.
Hours by foot: Includes not only time spent walking, but also if using a modified 'survey'
method in which you drive a mile or so, then bird a small area, hop in the car, and repeat: all
time not actually driving, even if you sit in car or on hood, is tallied in "hours by foot".
method in which you drive a mile or so, then bird a small area, hop in the car, and repeat: all
time not actually driving, even if you sit in car or on hood, is tallied in "hours by foot".
Hours by car: How much time was actually spent driving between points observing birds.
All of the 'other' categories: 'Canoe/kayak' also incl. rowboat, raft, inner-tube...
'Boat' includes motorized boat or sailboat...
other unusual modes of transportation (such as horseback) follow similar patterns.
All of the 'other' categories: 'Canoe/kayak' also incl. rowboat, raft, inner-tube...
'Boat' includes motorized boat or sailboat...
other unusual modes of transportation (such as horseback) follow similar patterns.
Observers count all birds seen at their feeding stations and around their 'yards' (area visible
from windows in their home preferably but if you know birds come to areas around your home
not easily visible from windows but can be observed by standing 'just outside the door' please
include them); the goal is to count each bird only once during the day. i.e. siykd a flock of 24
Purple Finches come to your yard during the day and only 6 came to your feeders before
departing, count all 24. However if a flock of 24 came several times during the day and you are
led to believe this is the same flock each time only count them once. Should smaller numbers
of Purple Finches appear around your feeders / yard during the day, say 3 in the morning but
6 in the afternoon, you would add these to your count of that species also, making 33 for the
day. Please also remember to record the time - approx. to the nearest quarter hour - you
spend watching yor feeding station / yard areas.
from windows in their home preferably but if you know birds come to areas around your home
not easily visible from windows but can be observed by standing 'just outside the door' please
include them); the goal is to count each bird only once during the day. i.e. siykd a flock of 24
Purple Finches come to your yard during the day and only 6 came to your feeders before
departing, count all 24. However if a flock of 24 came several times during the day and you are
led to believe this is the same flock each time only count them once. Should smaller numbers
of Purple Finches appear around your feeders / yard during the day, say 3 in the morning but
6 in the afternoon, you would add these to your count of that species also, making 33 for the
day. Please also remember to record the time - approx. to the nearest quarter hour - you
spend watching yor feeding station / yard areas.
"N" is for "Night": For 'Owling" and other species heard (or seen) during the 'wee' hours -
besides the owls these might include herons, Canada Geese, ducks, rails, snipe, Killdeer,
Highthawks ...etc..
besides the owls these might include herons, Canada Geese, ducks, rails, snipe, Killdeer,
Highthawks ...etc..
For uncertain sightings: For field observers, it is not always possible to provide positive
identification of a bird or group of birds seen - possible because of distance, poor light, time of
day, etc. It is still important to record such sightings however, which may be shown as 'species'
sightings. Species groupings to record if individual species cannot be identified include:
identification of a bird or group of birds seen - possible because of distance, poor light, time of
day, etc. It is still important to record such sightings however, which may be shown as 'species'
sightings. Species groupings to record if individual species cannot be identified include:
Unusual sightings: Birds that have occured less than 5 times in the previous 15 years are
considered rare and should be supported with a Rare Bird Report.
considered rare and should be supported with a Rare Bird Report.
Provincial Coordinator
Hans Toom
Hans Toom
