Calling all raptor enthusiasts!
The 2003 Red-Shouldered Hawk and Spring Woodpecker Survey is fast approaching and we are looking for eager volunteers to fill available routes. This survey has been tracking Red-Shouldered hawk populations since 1990 so that we can determine if timber management practices are having a negative impact on these hawks. The survey is completed during a single morning between 17 April and 7 May. The survey begins within 30 minutes of sunrise, and takes approximately 3 hours to complete. A broadcast tape or CD containing pre-recorded Red-Shouldered hawk calls and timed listening periods is played at fixed intervals along the roadside. During each listening period, the surveyor records all species of raptors and woodpeckers seen and heard.
I have listed the available routes below, as well as the nearest town. If you are interested in surveying one of these routes, or would like more information, please contact Susan Debreceni by phone or email (toll free: 1-888-448-2473; [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
We look forward to hearing from you! 1 : Sparrow Lake (closest town: Port Stanton) 9 : Lavant (closest town: Lavant) 20: Parham (closest town: Parham) 39: Flower Station (closest town: Flower Station) 58: Catchecoma (closest town: Catchecoma) 92: Rain Lake Rd (closest town: Kearney) ************************************************************ Debbie Badzinski,Bird Population Biologist Bird Studies Canada/Études d'Oiseaux Canada P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, Ontario, N0E 1M0 (519) 586-3531 ext. 211 or 1-888-448-BIRD [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/bscmain.html Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/owls.html Red-shouldered Hawk Survey: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/rsha.html Ontario Birds at Risk: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/obar.html ************************************************************ Debbie Badzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
