Hi Ontbirders!
The Canadian Wildlife Service and partners will be collecting data for the international, coordinated Midsummer Mute Swan Survey in 2014. Data collected will be used to assess swan abundance, productivity and distribution throughout Ontario and elsewhere in eastern North America. To get a more complete count, we are seeking assistance from anyone interested in reporting observations of Mute Swans, as well as Trumpeter Swans, during the month of August. Aerial surveys will be flown along the shorelines and associated marsh complexes of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River, Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River and southern Lake Huron / Georgian Bay, so ground observations from inland locations would be most beneficial for increasing the effectiveness of the survey. Please record swan locations (site names, GPS coordinates, etc) and let us know how many adults, cygnets and broods of each species you have observed at each locale. Please contact Barb Campbell at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> for more details. Thank you for your assistance with the 2014 swan survey! Barb Campbell Canadian Wildlife Service 335 River Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
