This notice is posted with the permission of the Ontbirds coordinator. The Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO), located near Amherstburg, Ontario, and in it's 39th year of counting migrating fall raptors, is seeking experienced hawk counters who may be available the occassional day, either week days or weekend days, to count raptors during the months of October and November, 2012.
Applicants should either be "official counters" or "official observers" at other hawk migration observatories. Applicants will be required to provide their own binoculars, minimum of 8x. All applicants will be required to attend an orientation session at HBMO on Saturday, October 6, 2012 to learn station protocol, data recording and reporting. Please contact Robert (Bob) Pettit, President and Hawk Count Coordinator, HBMO at either: [email protected] or 1.734.755.8832 to express your interest and to provide a short summary of your hawk counting experience. HBMO pays a per diem of CAN$25/day to volunteer "official counters" Todd R. Pepper 36 Cherrywood Avenue Leamington, ON, N8H 4Z9 42° 2’39” N, 82° 36’3” W [email protected] "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" William Shakespeare _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
