Dear Cayuga Area Birders, The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Wildlife Office is looking for volunteers to assist with wintering raptor surveys. The species of greatest interest is the short-eared owl, a State endangered species, however all raptor observations are important and will be documented. The findings of this study will ultimately be applied toward developing a conservation plan for this species. Surveys will be conducted from ½ hour before sunset to ½ hour after. There are two meeting locations to coordinate efforts before and after each outing.
1. Region 8 NYS DEC Office, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414 2. Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 East Main Street. Trumansburg, NY 14886 Our tentative survey schedule is as follows: Avon Area: December 2, 16, & 30. January 13 & 27. February 10 & 24. March 10 & 24. April 7 & 21. Trumansburg Area: December 18. January 15, & 29. February 12 & 26. March 12 & 26. April 9 & 23. Whether you can participate for the entire season or for only a single evening, we would greatly appreciate your assistance. If you are interested, please contact me for more information. Thank you, Michael Palermo Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414-9519 (585) 226-5464 michael.pale...@dec.ny.gov -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
