The latest newsletter from the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas has now been sent to all participants. In case you missed it, here are some highlights:
Atlas summer job openings The job postings are now live for both Field Technician and Team Lead positions with our Atlas summer crews! If you or someone you know is interested in joining us for a paid summer position, spending the season camping and collecting Atlas data, apply here: https://birdscanada.bamboohr.com/careers/57 Last call for Northern Trip applications Planning for our final year of northern volunteer trips in Atlas-3 is well underway. We have an exciting line-up of possible trips planned to fill in gaps in remote parts of northern Ontario in 2025. If you’re interested in participating in one of these trips, please visit our Northern Trips page and submit your details using the form: https://www.birdsontario.org/northern-trips/ Want to learn more about Northern Trips before signing up? Our Sappy Hour last month featured three trippers from past years presenting on their amazing trips. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p6KU-p14OA Win binoculars with a simple New Years resolution Our January challenge focuses on getting outstanding data submitted. We’re also hoping to attract some new Atlassers with this challenge - maybe that’s you! Or maybe you know someone who has been collecting data in eBird for the past four summers who needs extra incentive to import those data into the Atlas. Whatever the situation, for every checklist (old or new data!) entered during the month of January that has at least one species with breeding evidence, you’ll get an entry for the grand prize: a pair of Vortex binoculars! We’re probably starting to sound like a broken record, but we really can’t overstate how badly we need all that data ahead of next year’s field season to ensure we are able to plan all of our remaining coverage efficiently in the last year. This is your last chance to participate before the final field season of Atlas-3 and your data are absolutely crucial! We can't wait to see everything you've observed. The full challenge details are available at https://www.birdsontario.org/challenge If you'd like to read the full newsletter, head to: https://www.birdsontario.org/newsletters/ To register for Atlas-3, go to https://naturecounts.ca/nc/onatlas/register.jsp Mike Burrell Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdn...@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
