Good afternoon. I am forwarding a message I rec’d today from Greg Flood, a wildlife biologist with the US Forest Service. He is hoping to find some volunteers to assist the Forest Service with their annual grassland bird surveys at the Finger Lakes National Forest. If you can help or have questions, please feel free to reach out directly to Mr. Flood.
Thank you. Good afternoon, My name is Greg Flood, and I am the wildlife biologist for the Finger Lakes National Forest in Hector, NY. Over the last few months, we have experienced some significant changes to our staff and funding, with that comes the snowball effect of yearly tasks that are more difficult to navigate. One of those such tasks is our annual grassland bird surveys. These surveys are completed in pasture and grassland units across the national forest to determine if locally sensitive species and common species are using the pastures and grasslands prior to completing any vegetation manipulation (i.e. mowing). I am trying to gather a few volunteers to help complete these yearly grassland bird surveys. We have just over 1,750 acres to survey this year and generally start these surveys mid-May and conclude mid-June. Is there a way to get a message out to your membership to determine if anyone would be interested in helping with these surveys? I am very open to suggestions or thoughts! Thank you, Greg  Greg Flood Wildlife Biologist Forest Service Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests p: 607-546-4470 ext. 3312 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 5218 State Route 414 Hector, NY 14841 -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
