NYSDEC is no longer organizing the Midwinter Bald Eagle Surveys. It is now being done by a federal biologist. If anyone is interested in setting up a Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey Route please contact Michael Vissichelli as per the conversation below.
Tom Salo On 11/26/2013, Vissichelli, Michael wrote: *We are always interested in more survey routes, feel free to have folks reach out to me and I can work with them to identify a survey route so they do not overlap with an existing one.* Thanks, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Salo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:23 AM To: Vissichelli, Michael G NAD Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey Dates and Information (UNCLASSIFIED) Michael - I could forward your message to people who may be interested in setting up a survey route if I knew the NYS contact. There are growing numbers of wintering birds at water bodies that may have not been covered regularly in upstate New York. Tom Salo On 11/25/2013 11:51 AM, Vissichelli, Michael G NAD wrote: > The 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey will be held from WED, 1 JAN 2014 to > WED, 15 JAN 2014 with target dates 10-11 JAN 2014. > > If you do not plan to coordinate the 2014 count, I would appreciate if you > can contact me and provide the name and email address of someone who might be > willing to take over the job. > > Just as in past years, counts should be conducted on one of the two target > dates along non-overlapping, clearly defined, standard survey routes (SSR) > that have been consistently surveyed in previous years. SSR's that have been > surveyed consistently for at least 4-years and where at least 4 eagles have > been seen in at least 1 year should be a priority in the 2014 survey. > Previous analyses have shown that trend estimates are biased when observers > switch methods of transportation (air, ground, boat), even when they survey > the same area. So please try to have your observers use a consistent > transportation method on each route. Also, please ensure that your observers > note on the survey form whether the survey covered the same area as in past > years. > > In collaboration with USGS, we're in the process of mapping Golden Eagle > sightings recorded during the annual MWBES for landscape-level wind energy > planning and management, so please ensure your observers continue to record > all eagles (Bald and Golden) detected during their counts. > > Much of the information (instructions, coordinator contact information, blank > forms, etc.) you will need to coordinate the count in your state can be found > on the Corps of Engineers website at: > > http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/bird/midwinter.cfm > > Please make sure the form year says 2014. > > Completed forms should be returned to my attention at the address below or > you can scan and send them to me via e-mail. > > > Thanks for your help in this important effort. If you have any questions > please feel free to contact me. > > Mike Vissichelli > Natural Resources Management Program Manager > U.S. Army Corps of Engineers > North Atlantic Division > Fort Hamilton Military Community > 301 General Lee Avenue > Brooklyn, NY 11252-6700 > > Desk - 347-370-4663 > Cell - 718-775-5571 > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > -- Tom Salo 5145 State Highway 51 West Burlington, NY 13482 607-965-8232 [email protected] Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE -- Tom Salo 5145 State Highway 51 West Burlington, NY 13482 607-965-8232 [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
