[cayugabirds-l] How to find bird guide to Faroes?

[Robin Cisne]

Hi there —

I have a friend, not on this listserve, who is planning a trip to the Faroe
Islands, leaving from Shetland, and would like to connect with a local
birder who'd be willing to serve as a guide to the area.  Can anyone tell
me how to find such a person?

Thanks,
Robin

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] June is a great time to participate in the Breeding Bird Atlas!

[Suan Hsi Yong]

FYI, I created this google map with priority blocks in an area west of
Watkins Glen, the vast majority of which have very low coverage:


https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1BMjfDvMd1paOaVFckK0ClHu2D5ALxk8=sharing

This is also now linked from
https://cayugabirdclub.org/resources/breeding-bird-atlas (under Priority
Blocks in Google Maps, "West of Seneca Lake").

Suan

On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 8:42 PM Matthew Medler 
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Now that spring migration is over, it's time for breeding birds to take
> center stage! This year is the fourth year of NYS Breeding Bird Atlas III,
> and June is the peak breeding season in our area. I'm writing now to share
> some Atlas updates and also encourage people to get out to enjoy this
> special type of birding.
>
> Local birders have done an amazing job of Atlasing in Ithaca and
> throughout Tompkins County. This Atlas Effort Map shows the abundance of
> well-covered (dark blue) and completed (black) priority blocks in the
> Ithaca area: https://ebird.org/atlasny/effortmap
>
> And there's good news: it's now much easier to complete a priority Atlas
> block! A block can now be considered Completed when 45 species (or 67% of
> reported species) are marked as Probable or Confirmed. (Previously the
> requirement was 50% of all species had to be Confirmed.) Additionally, the
> two-hour nocturnal effort requirement has been changed to a recommendation.
> These two changes make it much easier to finish a block in one season of
> focused Atlasing!
>
> Although Ithaca and environs are well-covered for this third Atlas, there
> are many areas to our west that are in need of significant coverage.
> Looking at the Effort Map (https://ebird.org/atlasny/effortmap), all of
> the blocks shaded in light yellow and surrounded by a thick black border
> are priority blocks that currently have 0-5 hours of coverage. There are
> 20+ priority blocks just waiting to be explored to our west!
>
> So if you have the interest and ability to get out and explore, I'd
> encourage you to head west and spend some quality time in one or more of
> these blocks. Atlasing is a very satisfying type of birding that emphasizes
> careful observation of birds and an understanding of behaviors and habitat.
>
> Not sure where to get started? Here are a few priority blocks with at
> least some state land that currently have 0-5 hours of coverage (the goal
> for completion is 20 hours of coverage):
> Bradford CE  (Schuyler Co.):
> about half of this block is covered by state forests (Coon Hollow, Sugar
> Hill, and Goundry Hill)
> Bradford NW  (Schuyler and
> Steuben Counties): this block contains small pieces of both Sugar Hill and
> Birdseye Hollow State Forests, as well as several county roads that are
> likely lightly traveled
> Cameron CE  (Steuben Co.):
> this block contains a parcel of Cameron Mills State Forest
> Corning NW  (Steuben Co.):
> about 1/4 of this block is covered by West Hill State Forest, which
> includes a road called Woodcock Road
> Savona NW  (Steuben Co): Mt.
> Washington Multiple Use Area is located in the NW corner of this block
>
> If you have any Atlas questions for our area, please let me know.
>
> Good birding,
> Matt Medler
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