This email has been posted with permission of the Ontbirds Coordinator Dear Ontbird members
Interested in surveying for Marsh Birds or Amphibians this spring? Each spring, hundreds of active Citizen Scientists in Ontario and the Great Lakes States dedicate 8 or more hours to survey marsh birds and/or amphibians in Great Lakes coastal and inland marshes. Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program volunteers are awarded with a great opportunity to spend time in these unique habitats - enjoying nature, improving their skills, and supporting wetland conservation. At the same time the important data they collect contributes to our understanding of these species, their habitat needs and the health of the Great Lakes. Interested in participating? Learn more about the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program <http://www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/glmmp> online, and view a map of available and assigned routes < http://goo.gl/sgoaX2 >. To register, contact Kathy Jones volunteer at birdscanada.org<http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca> and let her know your location and preferred route choices. Kathy Jones Ontario Programs Volunteer Coordinator Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, ON, N0E 1M0 volunt...@birdscanada.org www.birdscanada.org<www.birdscanada.org%20> Toll Free 1-888-448-2473 ext. 124 [cid:image001.jpg@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<http://www.birdscanada.org/>[cid:image002.png@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<http://facebook.com/BirdsCanada>[cid:image003.gif@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<https://twitter.com/#!/BSCOnt>[cid:image004.png@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/organization/bscnews.html> [cid:image005.gif@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/shopping/anncamp.jsp>[cid:image006.png@01D04484.B77C8FB0]<http://www.ebird.org/> >From time to time, BSC may send you information regarding our programs, >special issues, membership, and other correspondence. If you would prefer not >to receive this information, please contact us by mail at the address above or >e-mail rkir...@bsc-eoc.org<mailto:rkir...@bsc-eoc.org>. Thank you. P.S. - There are still a few Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey routes available in central and northern Ontario. Anyone interested can view the map of available routes (identified in red) at http://goo.gl/pHW8nC then contact Kathy Jones for more information. P.P.S. Please participate in the Rusty Blackbird Blitz http://rustyblackbird.org just report any sightings to www.eBird.org<http://www.eBird.org> using the observation type "Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz" _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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