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 > <https://ornithologyexchange.org/forums/topic/42854-breeding-bird-survey-cancelled-for-2020/?do=findComment&comment=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 <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 <marshbir...@gmail.com<mailto:marshbir...@gmail.com > >> > Date: April 14, 2020 at 16:17:39 EDT > To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu<mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu> > Subject: [VTBIRD] BBS cancelled > Reply-To: Vermont Birds <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. It was announced on Ornithology > Exchange—it's > not showing on the USGS BBS website yet. > -- > Gretchen E. Nareff > Bennington, VT > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave< > http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > Archives: > The Mail Archive< > http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > > > -- > Chris Tessaglia-Hymes > PO Box 488 > 8 Etna Lane > Etna, NY 13062 > 607-351-5740 > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
