[BCNnet] Announcement - monitoring routes available

[Judy Pollock]

Several bird monitoring routes are still available for this year's BCN 
Census - workshops are this weekend and next.

All current and potential monitors are invited to the workshops to talk 
about great birds, great places and great plans.  Forest Preserve 
representatives will be on hand to share their agencies' land management 
priorities for the upcoming season and to hear from the birders of the 
county.  Monitoring procedures will be explained and results will be shared.

Note that there is an optional bird banding demonstration at the Camp 
Sagawau workshop (this weekend) - also, you can take the opportunity to 
visit the only limestone Canyon in Cook County.  Will and Cook County FPD 
officials will also be on hand at this workshop

Cook and Will Counties Bird Monitoring Workshop
Saturday, April 2; 1 - 4 p.m.
Camp Sagawau
12545 W. 111 Street, Lemont
If you like, come at 10 a.m. for a bird banding demonstration with Dennis 
DeCourcey, and bring a lunch.
To register, call 847-965-9239 ext. 21 and leave a message with your name, 
phone number and email address.  If you don't have a chance to register, 
you can just show up.

Partial list of Sites that Need Monitors:
Spring Creek Valley
Plum Creek
Orland Grassland
Theodore Stone

Lake County
Sunday, April 10; 2-4 pm
Ryerson Conservation Area
21950 North Riverwoods Road, Deerfield
For more information: 847-968-3329
Available Sites TBA

Experienced birders are needed to gather information about birds using 
local preserves.  Data is used by land managers in specific preserves and 
to help plan regional priorities.  A minimum of two early morning June 
visits is required.  For more information about the BCN Census, visit  www. 
bcnbirds.org

Judy



Judy Pollock
bobolnk at ix dot netcom dot com
Evanston (Cook)