[BCNnet] FW: Bird Surveys

[Mike Rzepka]

FYI - Help Needed For Bird Monitoring At Midewin - See Below 

 

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From: William D Glass [mailto:wglass at fs.fed.us] 
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:20 PM

Subject: Bird Surveys

 


If any of you are interested in helping on the bird surveys let me know.
You don't have to know all the birds or any (we need scribes also).  You
also don't need to be able to identify or hear all the bird songs (again you
can be a scribe).  I've spread my net wide to catch anyone who might be
interested in bird monitoring or in bird restoration at Midewin.  Here are
the planned surveys. 

May 11 - May 13.  This is the annual upland sandpiper/grassland bird survey.
It is going to be done a little different this year.  We are going to be
just looking for upland sandpipers and loggerhead shrikes.  Groups will be
given fields to search (walk around looking for these two species).  We will
try to cover  about 5,000 acres.  If we need the 13th it will probably be
only a half day.  If it rains towards the beginning of the week wie'll push
the survey back towards the end of the week.  We'll start at 6am each
morning. 

June 8 - June 11.  There will be two different surveys this week.  June 8 -
June 10 we'll do point counts similar to what we used to do during the old
upland sandpiper survey.  We may be able to get thisdone in two days.  On
June 11th we'll do a one day bird blitz to try and cover most of the other
habitats at Midewin -shrubland, woodland, wetland along with grassland.  We
are hoping to get lots of volunteers out for the bird  blitz.  So pass the
word.  Volunteers should call Allison Hedden at 815/423-2149. 

If you are interested in any of these let me know.  Also if you know anyone
that might want to help let me know or pass this on to them.  I'm going to
be away from April 24th through May 4th.  When I get back I'll send out more
detailed information. 

Bill 


William Glass
Ecologist
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
30239 S. State Route 53
Wilmington, IL  60481
815/423-6370
815/423-6376 FAX

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