Hello all:
A few spaces have recently opened up for atlas work in remote northern
Ontario. These are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for a remarkable
birding experience. The ideal candidate is an expert birder able to do
birding by ear in northern areas, has considerable experience in working
in northern wilderness areas, and is physically fit (much walking
through muskeg habitat is required). If we do not find the ideal
candidate, we will be looking for people with as many of these
attributes as possible. If you're interested, please call me at
519-826-2094 or fill in and submit the form on the atlas web page
http://www.birdsontario.org/atlas/nontappl.html .
1. Attawapiskat River/DeBeers Diamond Mine site. Need two people: Approx
June 14- July 3, but some flexibility in dates. A crew of four will make
their own way to Timmins and fly to Attawapiskat on the west coast of
James Bay. They will be taken by guides in freighter canoes to 2 squares
on the coast near Attawapiskat for one week. They will then be flown to
the DeBeers diamond mine site where they will cover the square
containing the mine site. (The atlas work will complement work being
done by biologists in the mine area.) They will then be taken by
freighter canoe down the Attawapiskat River by guides in freighter
canoes to cover one more square, and then to Attawapiskat to fly back to
Timmins or Moosonee for the return trip home.
2. North Point, near Moosonee. Need one person: Approx June 7-18. A crew
of four will make their way to Moosonee. They will then be taken by
guides with freighter canoes to work on squares near North Point, about
30 km along the coast from Moosonee. They will then return by freighter
canoe to Moosonee for the return trip home.
3. Moosonee. Capacity for 2-6 people: anytime between June 1 and July 5.
MNR is offering accommodation in a staff house for people interested in
atlassing around Moosonee. There is the possibility of accessing remote
areas near Moosonee by freighter canoe or perhaps other means (yet to be
arranged). Atlassers must make their own way to and from Moosonee.
Cheers,
Mike
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MIke Cadman
Coordinator, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
Blackwood Hall, Room 211
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1
Phone 519-826-2094
Fax 519-826-2113
E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
