This just posted on WIS Bird. For those who may not want to chase into MI, Kirtland's has moved a little closer to home.
Kelly Larson Bagley/Bemidji Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! Begin forwarded message: > From: "Tom Schultz" <trschultz at centurytel.net> > Date: March 9, 2008 2:59:32 PM CDT > To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn at mailhub.lawrence.edu> > Subject: [wisb] WSO Kirtland's Warbler field trip opportunity > > Special Announcement: WSO Kirtland's Warbler Field Trip > > As most of you know by now, last year brought a special "first" for > Wisconsin. We had our first recorded nestings of Kirtland's > Warblers, as > three pairs of this endangered species were discovered breeding in > Adams > County! Hopes are very high that the birds will return to the same > area > again in 2008, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the > Wisconsin DNR > have offered a special opportunity to WSO members - a field trip > that we > hope will provide participants with the possibility of seeing > Kirtland's > Warblers. This outing is being carefully planned to allow a > limited number > of birders to visit one of the nesting areas under controlled > circumstances > that will seek to minimize any potential disturbance to the birds. > These > types of guided tours have been conducted for many years in > Michigan, and > have been shown to have little or no effect on the warblers. Please > remember that there are no guarantees of seeing a Kirtland's > Warbler during > this field trip, but we are hopeful that if the birds return the > chances > will be very good. > > This event will take place on Saturday, May 31st, and the plan is > to have > two busloads of birders (25 per load) over the course of the > morning. The > first busload will depart from a designated meeting point at 5:00 > AM to make > their site visit, and then the bus will return before 8:00 AM to > unload, and > then pick up the second load of participants. Each busload will be > split > into two groups that will take turns attempting to view one or more > Kirtland's Warblers. The other group will look for other birds > that may be > in the vicinity and an example of a cowbird trap until it is their > turn to > try for the Kirtland's. There will be a nominal fee collected from > participants to cover the cost of the bus and any other incidental > expenses. > > Due to the fact the level of demand for this trip might be quite > high, we > have attempted to arrange for a fair way to select the 50 lucky > participants - we are going to have a "lottery" drawing! If you are > interested in having a chance to participate in this special event, > you must > meet two qualifications: > > 1) You must be a WSO member. If you are not a member, you may > purchase > a membership to become eligible for the drawing. The basic annual > membership levels are: > > Youth/Student . . . . . . . $ 15.00 > Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30.00 > Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00 > Senior (65 or over) . . $ 15.00 > > (Additional membership information is available at the WSO website: > http://www.wsobirds.org/wso_membership.html ) > > 2) You must have your registration request in by April 15th. > > You may include either one or two names (such as for couples) on your > registration request. We will be doing a random drawing until we > have 50 > participant names, and this will take place on or shortly after > April 15th. > We will also select a number of additional names for a waiting list > (in case > of any cancellations). > > Regarding photography during this outing: photography may be > attempted by > participants, but it must be done from the location of the group. No > special privileges will be granted for photographers for closer > views. Our > most important consideration is to minimize disturbance of the > birds, and > every effort will be made to ensure that their welfare is protected. > > Please remember that all endangered species are protected by > federal law, > and any potential disruption of the Kirtland's Warblers will not be > tolerated. There will be one or more site attendants at the location > throughout the breeding season, and law enforcement officers in the > area > will be aware of the protective regulations. > > If you have any questions about the outing, please call or email > the WSO > field trip coordinators: > > Tom Schultz - telephone (920) 294-3021 > N6104 Honeysuckle Lane > Green Lake, WI 54941 > trschultz at centurytel.net > > Jeff Baughman - telephone (920) 477-2442 > W2640 Middle Road > Campbellsport, WI 53010 > jbaughman at csd.k12.wi.us > > If you wish to attend this Kirtland's Warbler field trip, you must > submit an > entry request by mail, e-mail, or telephone - either to Tom or > Jeff. You > may include one or two names in your request, but remember that a > current > WSO membership will be required for each person. (A family > membership would > qualify two family members to submit as a "couple".) You must also > include > your address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail address (if you > have one), > so we may contact you if your name is drawn. All lucky > participants who are > selected will be sent further details about the outing. The > registration > deadline is April 15, 2008. > > Tom Schultz > WSO Field Trips co-chair > Green Lake Co. > > > ############################## > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <wisbirdn at mailhub.lawrence.edu>. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, E-mail to <wisbirdn-off at mailhub.lawrence.edu> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <wisbirdn- > digest at mailhub.lawrence.edu> > Send administrative QUERIES, E-mail to <wisbirdn- > request at mailhub.lawrence.edu>
