Re: [cayugabirds-l] [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

2020-04-15 Thread Johnson, Alyssa 
BBA is still on. I was confused about this as well, and emailed NYS BBA 
coordinator Julie Hart and she said they are different efforts and BBA is still 
on :)

Alyssa Johnson
Environmental Educator
315.365.3588

Montezuma Audubon Center
PO Box 187
2295 State Route 89
Savannah, New York 13146
montezuma.audubon.org

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 on behalf of Nancy Cusumano 

Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:39:50 AM
To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

This means the NY breeding bird atlas work is also off? Or is that separate?

Thank you!

Nancy

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:27 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
mailto:c...@cornell.edu>> wrote:
Below is what I’ve gleaned online, Marie. Also, John and Sue, I hadn’t 
considered that many Federal and State roads are now closed to access, thereby 
preventing ability to conduct many BBS routes.

https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/topic/42854-breeding-bird-survey-cancelled-for-2020/?tab=comments#comment-46346

This was posted by Ellen Paul, an administrator on the Ornithology Exchange:

Posted Friday at 04:18 
PM<https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/topic/42854-breeding-bird-survey-cancelled-for-2020/?do=findComment=46346>

We hope you and your loved ones are doing well during this trying time. After 
much careful deliberation, the U.S. Geological Survey, Canadian Wildlife 
Service, and Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of 
Biodiversity have decided to cancel all North American Breeding Bird Survey 
(BBS) field activities for 2020.

We would prefer to be in the field collecting BBS data this spring, however, 
potential exposure to the health risks and hardships of COVID-19 is too great. 
Furthermore, the suspension of nonessential travel and activities in many 
locales as well as diminished access to roadways used by BBS routes due to 
public land closures would make conducting a BBS route illegal, if not 
impossible in many areas. Also, with national BBS staff having to work from 
home, we are unable to prepare or mail out your annual BBS packets/kits this 
season. As a result, we have decided that it is in the best interests of 
everyone to cancel the survey, to help ensure that we have a healthy team of 
participants for the 2021 season.

The BBS staff at the national offices will not be idle during this time. We 
will instead take advantage of the next few months to make progress on exciting 
new developments outlined in the forthcoming “Strategic Plan of the North 
American Breeding Bird Survey: 2020-2030", which we will share with you soon.

In the meantime, we hope that you will safely continue to sharpen your birding 
skills, using resources such as Dendroica or Merlin, in anticipation of the 
2021 field season when we will continue our important BBS work. Please stay 
safe by following national and local COVID-19 response guidelines. Take care of 
yourself and of your families.

Sincerely,

BBS National Offices

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On Apr 15, 2020, at 7:35 AM, Marie P. Read 
mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Is this for real? I’m still not seeing any mention of cancellation on the USGS 
site, PWRC site or on eBird.

Marie

Ps Merlins were copulating at Myers Park yesterday morning

!
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

e-mail   m...@cornell.edu<mailto:m...@cornell.edu>
Website: http://www.marieread.com

AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing 
Birds and Their Behavior

https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/

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[bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu>]
 on behalf of Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:37 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

FYI...I hadn’t heard this and am somewhat surprised.

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From: Gretchen Nareff 
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Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT
To: 
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Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
Reply-To: Vermont Birds 
mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu><mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu<mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu>>>

This was announced on Friday, but I learned today that the entire North
American Breeding Bird Survey was cancelled for 2020. I suspect this has
never happened before, so although it is understandable in these crazy
times, I was shocked to hear it.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

2020-04-15 Thread Nancy Cusumano 
This means the NY breeding bird atlas work is also off? Or is that separate?

Thank you!

Nancy

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:27 AM Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes <
c...@cornell.edu> wrote:

> Below is what I’ve gleaned online, Marie. Also, John and Sue, I hadn’t
> considered that many Federal and State roads are now closed to access,
> thereby preventing ability to conduct many BBS routes.
>
>
> https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/topic/42854-breeding-bird-survey-cancelled-for-2020/?tab=comments#comment-46346
>
> This was posted by Ellen Paul, an administrator on the Ornithology
> Exchange:
>
> Posted Friday at 04:18 PM
> 
>
> We hope you and your loved ones are doing well during this trying time.
> After much careful deliberation, the U.S. Geological Survey, Canadian
> Wildlife Service, and Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge and Use
> of Biodiversity have decided to cancel all North American Breeding Bird
> Survey (BBS) field activities for 2020.
>
> We would prefer to be in the field collecting BBS data this spring,
> however, potential exposure to the health risks and hardships of COVID-19
> is too great. Furthermore, the suspension of nonessential travel and
> activities in many locales as well as diminished access to roadways used by
> BBS routes due to public land closures would make conducting a BBS route
> illegal, if not impossible in many areas. Also, with national BBS staff
> having to work from home, we are unable to prepare or mail out your annual
> BBS packets/kits this season. As a result, we have decided that it is in
> the best interests of everyone to cancel the survey, to help ensure that we
> have a healthy team of participants for the 2021 season.
>
> The BBS staff at the national offices will not be idle during this time.
> We will instead take advantage of the next few months to make progress on
> exciting new developments outlined in the forthcoming “Strategic Plan of
> the North American Breeding Bird Survey: 2020-2030", which we will share
> with you soon.
>
> In the meantime, we hope that you will safely continue to sharpen your
> birding skills, using resources such as Dendroica or Merlin, in
> anticipation of the 2021 field season when we will continue our important
> BBS work. Please stay safe by following national and local COVID-19
> response guidelines. Take care of yourself and of your families.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> BBS National Offices
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris T-H
>
>
> On Apr 15, 2020, at 7:35 AM, Marie P. Read  wrote:
>
> Is this for real? I’m still not seeing any mention of cancellation on the
> USGS site, PWRC site or on eBird.
>
> Marie
>
> Ps Merlins were copulating at Myers Park yesterday morning
>
> !
> Marie Read Wildlife Photography
> 452 Ringwood Road
> Freeville NY  13068 USA
>
> e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
> Website: http://www.marieread.com
>
> AUTHOR of:
> Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing
> Birds and Their Behavior
>
> https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/
> 
> From: bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu [
> bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Christopher T.
> Tessaglia-Hymes [c...@cornell.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:37 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
>
> FYI...I hadn’t heard this and am somewhat surprised.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Gretchen Nareff mailto:marshbir...@gmail.com
> >>
> Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT
> To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu
> Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
> Reply-To: Vermont Birds mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu>>
>
> This was announced on Friday, but I learned today that the entire North
> American Breeding Bird Survey was cancelled for 2020. I suspect this has
> never happened before, so although it is understandable in these crazy
> times, I was shocked to hear it. It was announced on Ornithology
> Exchange—it's
> not showing on the USGS BBS website yet.
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> Gretchen E. Nareff
> Bennington, VT
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

2020-04-15 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes 
Below is what I’ve gleaned online, Marie. Also, John and Sue, I hadn’t 
considered that many Federal and State roads are now closed to access, thereby 
preventing ability to conduct many BBS routes.

https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/topic/42854-breeding-bird-survey-cancelled-for-2020/?tab=comments#comment-46346

This was posted by Ellen Paul, an administrator on the Ornithology Exchange:

Posted Friday at 04:18 
PM

We hope you and your loved ones are doing well during this trying time. After 
much careful deliberation, the U.S. Geological Survey, Canadian Wildlife 
Service, and Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of 
Biodiversity have decided to cancel all North American Breeding Bird Survey 
(BBS) field activities for 2020.

We would prefer to be in the field collecting BBS data this spring, however, 
potential exposure to the health risks and hardships of COVID-19 is too great. 
Furthermore, the suspension of nonessential travel and activities in many 
locales as well as diminished access to roadways used by BBS routes due to 
public land closures would make conducting a BBS route illegal, if not 
impossible in many areas. Also, with national BBS staff having to work from 
home, we are unable to prepare or mail out your annual BBS packets/kits this 
season. As a result, we have decided that it is in the best interests of 
everyone to cancel the survey, to help ensure that we have a healthy team of 
participants for the 2021 season.

The BBS staff at the national offices will not be idle during this time. We 
will instead take advantage of the next few months to make progress on exciting 
new developments outlined in the forthcoming “Strategic Plan of the North 
American Breeding Bird Survey: 2020-2030", which we will share with you soon.

In the meantime, we hope that you will safely continue to sharpen your birding 
skills, using resources such as Dendroica or Merlin, in anticipation of the 
2021 field season when we will continue our important BBS work. Please stay 
safe by following national and local COVID-19 response guidelines. Take care of 
yourself and of your families.

Sincerely,

BBS National Offices

Sincerely,
Chris T-H


On Apr 15, 2020, at 7:35 AM, Marie P. Read 
mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

Is this for real? I’m still not seeing any mention of cancellation on the USGS 
site, PWRC site or on eBird.

Marie

Ps Merlins were copulating at Myers Park yesterday morning

!
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
Website: http://www.marieread.com

AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing 
Birds and Their Behavior

https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/

From: bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Christopher T. 
Tessaglia-Hymes [c...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:37 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

FYI...I hadn’t heard this and am somewhat surprised.

Sent from my iPhone



Begin forwarded message:

From: Gretchen Nareff mailto:marshbir...@gmail.com>>
Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT
To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu
Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
Reply-To: Vermont Birds mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu>>

This was announced on Friday, but I learned today that the entire North
American Breeding Bird Survey was cancelled for 2020. I suspect this has
never happened before, so although it is understandable in these crazy
times, I was shocked to hear it. It was announced on Ornithology Exchange—it's
not showing on the USGS BBS website yet.
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RE:[cayugabirds-l] [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

2020-04-15 Thread Marie P. Read 
Is this for real? I’m still not seeing any mention of cancellation on the USGS 
site, PWRC site or on eBird.

Marie

Ps Merlins were copulating at Myers Park yesterday morning

!
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY  13068 USA

e-mail   m...@cornell.edu
Website: http://www.marieread.com

AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing 
Birds and Their Behavior

https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/mastering-bird-photography/?REF=101/

From: bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu 
[bounce-124548385-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Christopher T. 
Tessaglia-Hymes [c...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:37 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled

FYI...I hadn’t heard this and am somewhat surprised.

Sent from my iPhone



Begin forwarded message:

From: Gretchen Nareff mailto:marshbir...@gmail.com>>
Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT
To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu
Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled
Reply-To: Vermont Birds mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu>>

This was announced on Friday, but I learned today that the entire North
American Breeding Bird Survey was cancelled for 2020. I suspect this has
never happened before, so although it is understandable in these crazy
times, I was shocked to hear it. It was announced on Ornithology Exchange—it's
not showing on the USGS BBS website yet.
--
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Bennington, VT
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