Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) is looking for volunteer surveyors for the 2013 Adopt-A-Site program. We are looking for help in a number of shrike ‘hot-spots’ across Ontario (Carden, Grey-Bruce, Napanee, Manitoulin, Pembroke/Renfrew and Smiths Falls)
The Adopt-A-Site program uses volunteer effort to locate shrikes throughout their breeding range in Ontario. Participants are asked to survey their designated site 2 or 3 times over the spring and summer (April 15th to June 30th) for evidence of breeding birds. The information gathered on shrikes will be used to assist field staff with carrying out various recovery activities and provide valuable information contributing to accurate broad-scale population counts. The Loggerhead Shrike has suffered serious declines throughout its historic breeding range over the last 50 years. The migrans subspecies (or Eastern Loggerhead Shrike) has been designated as endangered in Canada since 1991, and was designated as endangered in Ontario in 1992. WPC has been leading the recovery effort for this bird since 2003, and every year our field staff to monitor the numbers and breeding success of wild birds, and breed birds in captivity to bolster the wild population. If you would like to help, or would like more information on the Adopt-A-Site program, contact the biologist for your region: Carden: Hazel Wheeler, [email protected], 705-323-2438 Napanee, Manitoulin, Grey-Bruce, Pembroke/Renfrew, Smiths Falls: Jon Willans, [email protected], 613-893-2961 Thanks in advance, from the whole Wildlife Preservation Canada team! -- http://wildlifepreservation.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
