Owl surveyors needed!
At Bird Studies Canada we are gearing up for the 2004 Nocturnal Owl Survey,
and are looking for eager volunteers to fill available routes. This survey
has been running since 1995, and monitors owl populations so that we can
determine if logging practices are negatively affecting owls. The survey
takes place in Central and Northern Ontario during a single evening in
April, beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and takes approximately 3 hours
to complete. A broadcast tape or CD containing pre-recorded owl calls and
timed listening periods is played at fixed intervals along the roadside.
During each listening period, the surveyor records all species of owls seen
and heard.
I have listed the available routes below, as well as the nearest town.
There are also a number of new routes that have never been run, and will
require some scouting in advance ("new" routes). If you are interested in
surveying, please contact Susan Debreceni by phone or email (toll free:
1-888-448-2473; [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and specify the route number that
you are interested in.
Routes will be filled on a first come first serve basis. If we are unable
to match you with a route, we will gladly place you on our waiting list. We
look forward to hearing from you!
CENTRAL ONTARIO
4: Commanda (closest town: Golden Valley/Port Loring)
42: Star-Turtle-Swords (closest town: Orrville)
124: Old Hwy 17 West of Whitefish (closest town: (Espanola)
162: Fort St. Joseph (closest town: Milford Haven)
192: Stoney Lake (closest town: Lakefield)
201: Nipissing Rd (closest town: Port Anson)
204: Pine River (closest town: Shelburne - Honeywood)
206: Songis Rd (closest town: North Bay)
239: Limberlost Road - Muskoka rd 8 (closest town: Huntsville)
240: River Valley to Temagami Lake (closest town: River Valley)
250: Novar (closest town: Huntsville - Novar)
270: Wasi Lake (closest town: North Bay - Astorville)
285: Lasswade (closest town: Lasswade)
336: Stirling Falls (closest town: Sundridge - Magnetewan)
NORTHERN ONTARIO
22: Rush Bay/Clytie Bay (closest town: West of Kenora)
59: Roosevelt Rd (closest town: Temagami)
97: Eagle River (closest town: Vermilion Bay - Eagle River)
132: 81 Road - Hwy 17 (closest town: Nipigon)
167: Elk Lake to Gowganda (closest town: Elk Lake)
268: Athelstane Rd (closest town: Kabaigon)
271: Icechest Lake Rd (closest town:
350: Matheson South (closest town: Timmins)
"New" Routes (require scouting of area):
CENTRAL ONTARIO
130: Charcoal Valley (closest town: Espanola)
280: Haviland Shores (closest town: Havilland)
289: Mattawa (closest town: Mattawa)
NORTHERN ONTARIO
320: Matheson (closest town: Shillington)
339: Metagama - Highway 144 (closest town: Gogama) RANDOM
344: Armstrong - Highway 527 (closest town: Armstrong) RANDOM
345: Upsala - Graham RANDOM
346: Gull Bay - Obonga Lake (closest town: RANDOM)
347: Westree (closest town: Westree RANDOM)
348: Beardmore (closest town: East of Beardmore RANDOM)
349: Ignace - Sowden Lake (closest town: Ignace RANDOM)
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Debbie Badzinski, Bird Population Biologist
Bird Studies Canada
PO Box 160, Port Rowan, ON, N0E 1M0
(519)586-3531 toll-free: 1-888-448-BIRD
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Debbie Badzinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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