Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) is looking for volunteer surveyors for the 2014 Adopt-A-Site program. We are looking for help in a number of shrike ‘hot-spots’ across Ontario (Carden, Grey-Bruce, Napanee, Manitoulin, Pembroke/Renfrew and Smiths Falls).
The intent of the 2014 Adopt-A-Site program is to utilize volunteer efforts to locate shrikes throughout their breeding range in Ontario, and to record the presence of a subset of other important grassland birds utilizing similar habitat. Participants are asked to survey their designated sites 2 or 3 times over the spring and summer (April 15th to June 30th) for evidence of breeding birds. The information gathered on shrikes will be used to assist field staff with carrying out various recovery activities and provide valuable information contributing to accurate broad-scale population counts. Data gathered on other species will provide information on the abundance, distribution and diversity of grassland birds in key areas. The Loggerhead Shrike has suffered serious declines throughout its historic breeding range over the last 50 years. The migrans subspecies (or Eastern Loggerhead Shrike) has been designated as endangered in Canada since 1991, and was designated as endangered in Ontario in 1992. WPC has been leading the recovery efforts for this bird since 2003, and every year our field staff monitors the numbers and breeding success of wild birds, and breed birds in captivity to bolster the wild population. If you would like to take part in this year’s Adopt-A-Site surveys, or would like more information on the program, please contact me for opportunities in Carden: Stephanie Casutt, [email protected], (705)323-2438 Carden ELOSH Biologist If you are interested in helping with surveys in Napanee, Manitoulin, Grey-Bruce, Pembroke/Renfrew, and/or Smith Falls, please contact me as well and I will make sure to pass on your information to the biologist assigned to those areas, who is scheduled to start later this month. Thanks in advance, from the whole Wildlife Preservation Canada team! -- http://wildlifepreservation.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
