The Couchiching Conservancy is planning a Grassland Bird Monitoring Project in Ramara Township this spring. Would you like to get involved?
Purpose: to gain a set of comparative data to that collected for the Carden Plain Important Bird Area monitoring done in both 2000 and 2008. This will serve two purposes, first to focus conservation efforts to important areas in the Ramara extension of the Carden Plain; and second, to make a stronger case for grassland bird conservation in the core area of the Carden Plain. Location: Ramara Township - just west of Carden Township Timing: between May 28 and June 14, and between 5 and 10 am Volunteers needed: 6 teams of two volunteers Skills required: identification of grassland birds of southern Ontario by sight and sound Comittment: one or two days, depending on the number of sites, to complete two 5-minute point counts at up to 10 roadside sites Reimbursement: mileage and other expenses incurred during this study will be reimbursed Please contact me by email, [email protected], or by phone, (705) 326-4643, with any questions or to get involved with the project. All the best, Kristen Field The Couchiching Conservancy 1485 Division Road West P.O. Box 704 Orillia, Ontario L3V 6K7 [email protected] (705) 326-4643 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
