tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post2158806132006246020..comments2024-03-09T07:38:54.691-08:00Comments on PeregrinePrints not dot com ... Blog: 2015 BIG YEAR - January UpdateBrandon Holdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-22155987402962159942015-02-27T17:47:30.394-08:002015-02-27T17:47:30.394-08:00Oops, sorry about the delay.. I would do it withi...Oops, sorry about the delay.. I would do it within a 80 km radius of North Bay which is sometimes called the "Blue Sky" region.<br /><br />The advantage of a dragonfly count is its short. Most of the effort would be in June and July. <br /><br />Of course, that will be when I retire. I would expect about 70, maybe 80 species if I really worked it.<br /><br />Butterflies would be another option. Brent Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314364222979289340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-27116523672267129962015-02-05T08:32:31.627-08:002015-02-05T08:32:31.627-08:00Over what area? North Bay? Ontario? Condo!? (I pro...Over what area? North Bay? Ontario? Condo!? (I probably have 4-5 species on my condo's hypothetical life list)... Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-43625368359646703842015-02-05T08:31:48.727-08:002015-02-05T08:31:48.727-08:00Haha - yes I would expect you guys to catch up soo...Haha - yes I would expect you guys to catch up sooner or later ;) Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-1676153762560678572015-02-03T14:02:10.302-08:002015-02-03T14:02:10.302-08:00If I ever do a big year I think I might pick drago...If I ever do a big year I think I might pick dragonflies. Brent Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314364222979289340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-34014496233273241072015-02-03T13:41:24.542-08:002015-02-03T13:41:24.542-08:00Ugh ... incomplete sentence. It should say "...Ugh ... incomplete sentence. It should say "... place there is little open water". In any case your advantage will be short-lived at least compared to a community of 30+ birders over a vast area over a year.<br /><br />Being stuck for the most part in North Bay I tend to spend time counter other flora and fauna, particularly dragonflies and butterflies. Most of my new species are in the plants and miscellaneous categories of bugs.Brent Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314364222979289340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-8783698307116121812015-02-03T11:55:39.130-08:002015-02-03T11:55:39.130-08:00I do well for species totals, thanks to the unusua...I do well for species totals, thanks to the unusual location/context of the lake... Although it isn't quite the same as having a home with a bird feeder (I'd be darn happy to have grosbeaks or redpolls visiting my feeders).. <br /><br />I actually tend to think of Lake Ontario as a giant man-made bird feeder experiment (zebra mussels!) Brandon Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225665346907616226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560403933365907708.post-29209986084002556972015-02-02T17:25:16.097-08:002015-02-02T17:25:16.097-08:00You have already gotten more birds from your condo...You have already gotten more birds from your condo than all the birders in the North Bay for the month of January. Except for the Ottawa River in Mattawa and the waste treatment plant in North Bay and a few other places.<br />The area is a 80 km radius circle (or Blue Sky region), rather large, and probably has about 40 species for January. Brent Turcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314364222979289340noreply@blogger.com