[Ontbirds] Call for American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey Volunteers
The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is a bi-national monitoring program that provides an index of the relative size of the woodcock breeding population in North America. It is the most important source of data used to guide federal, state and provincial woodcock programs. Bird Studies Canada has recently taken on the role of coordinating the Ontario portion of this survey, and we are looking for volunteers interested in surveying pre-assigned routes throughout the province. Each route consists of a single sunset survey of 10 stops where the participant will count the numbers of individuals observed using the vocal courtship displays, or peents. Monitoring will occur between April 15 and May 20 (the actual monitoring window will depend on where in Ontario you live), and routes will be assigned according to availability and the geographic location of the participant. If you are interested in participating in the American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey, please contact Elisabeth van Stam at evans...@bsc-eoc.orgmailto:evans...@bsc-eoc.org. Please see the provided links for the locations of available routes in southern and northern Ontario. Please note: routes #51, 66, 67, 76, 82, 99, 116 and 117 have recently been assigned, and are currently NOT available. www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutessouth.pdfhttp://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutessouth.pdf www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutesnorth.pdfhttp://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutesnorth.pdf Elisabeth van Stam, Ontario Region Project Biologist Bird Studies Canada 115 Front Street, P.O Box 160 Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 Phone: 519-586-3531 ext. 173 Toll Free: 888-448-2473 ext. 173 E-mail: evans...@bsc-eoc.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] BSC Holds Ontario-Wide Chimney Swift Blitz
As the Chimney Swift's breeding season comes to an end, families and unmated individuals are gathering in large communal roosts before they migrate en masse to the Amazon Basin for the winter. BSC is encouraging Ontario residents to help look for roosting Chimney Swifts on the weekend of August 13-15. Volunteers will spend an evening watching a local chimney or similar manmade structure for signs of swifts. The goals are to increase our knowledge of Chimney Swift activity in the province, recruit interested participants/communities into our more formal Ontario SwiftWatch monitoring program, and raise awareness of the plight of the Chimney Swift, a federally Threatened species whose population has declined in Canada by 96% over the last 40 years. You can help researchers identify critical Chimney Swift habitats by choosing a single night between August 13-15, and watching a chimney where swifts may roost. Start your monitoring period 20 minutes before sunset, and continue until you see the last bird entering the chimney. Email your results to evans...@birdscanada.orgmailto:evans...@birdscanada.org. For information concerning participation in Ontario SwiftWatch, email Kathy Jones, Ontario Programs Volunteer Coordinator, volunt...@birdscanada.orgmailto:volunt...@birdscanada.org. Elisabeth van Stam, Ontario Program Biologist Bird Studies Canada 115 Front Street, P.O Box 160 Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 Phone: 519-586-3531 ext. 173 Toll Free: 888-448-2473 ext. 173 E-mail: evans...@bsc-eoc.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] American Woodcock Singing ground Survey
The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is a bi-national monitoring program that provides an index of the relative size of the woodcock breeding population in North America. It is the most important source of data used to guide federal, state and provincial woodcock programs. Bird Studies Canada has recently taken on the role of coordinating the Ontario portion of this survey, and we are looking for volunteers interested in surveying assigned routes throughout the province. Each route consists of a single sunset survey of 10 stops where the participant will count the numbers of individuals observed using the vocal courtship displays, or peents. Monitoring will occur between April 15 and May 20 (the actual monitoring window will depend on where in Ontario you live). Routes have already been selected and will be assigned according to availability and the geographic location of the participant. We are looking for surveyors for a wide range of areas in Ontario, including Algoma, Sudbury and Rainy River districts in the north and Bruce, Frontenac, Grey, Huron, Lambton, Leeds-Grenville counties in the south. For a detailed list of available routes please contact, please contact Elisabeth van Stam at evans...@bsc-eoc.orgmailto:evans...@bsc-eoc.org. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] BSC Holds Ontario-Wide Chimney Swift Blitz
BSC Holds Ontario-Wide Chimney Swift Blitz 18 June 2009 - Each evening as dusk approaches, you may notice small birds chirping overhead, circling tall chimneys. If these birds are cigar-shaped, with relatively long pointed wings and a quick, jerky flight - and if they dive at (and then into) a chimney around sunset - you likely have Chimney Swifts in your neighborhood. BSC is inviting Ontario residents to help look for Chimney Swifts next weekend, as part of a province-wide blitz. Volunteers in communities throughout Ontario will spend an evening watching a local chimney or similar manmade structure for signs of swifts. The goals are to increase our knowledge of Chimney Swift activity, and to raise awareness of the plight of the Chimney Swift, a federally Threatened species whose population has declined in Canada by 96% over the last 40 years. You can help researchers investigate Ontario's Chimney Swift population, and identify important Chimney Swift habitats, by choosing a single night between June 26-28, and watching a chimney that may have swifts . Start your monitoring period 20 minutes before sunset, and continue until you see the last bird entering the chimney. Email your findings, including the location of your chimney, and the total number of birds you saw entering it (even if this number is zero) to hwhee...@birdscanada.orgmailto:hwhee...@birdscanada.org. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
