FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Fw: Help needed on state-wide vulture study

["Ron Harrington" <roneharrin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For Glade Spring CBC:

Please report any sightings to me and I will pass the information on to Teta.

Thanks,

Ron Harrington
Compiler 
Bristol, VA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: teta 
To: John & Nancy Spahr ; Paul Sykes ; Bob ; David Stewart ; Pat Polentz ; Jeff 
Blalock ; Elmer & Jennifer Gaden ; Ned Brinkley ; Harry Armistead ; Don Schwab 
; Barry Kinzie ; Ron Harrington ; Arun & Fran Bose ; Mike Boatright ; Allen 
Boynton ; Hayes & Joyce Williams ; Les Willis ; Chuck Auckerman ; Sara Cromer ; 
Fred Atwood ; Bill Portlock ; Bill Williams ; Paul & Ann Smith ; Crista Cabe ; 
Terry Owens ; Beverly J. Smith ; Joe Coleman ; Margaret Wester ; Kurt Gaskill ; 
Barry Kinzie ; Robert & Ann Simpson ; Mary Willeford Bair ; Don Ober (Don Ober) 
; Randy Stanley ; John Bazuin ; Joyce McKelvey ; Laura Meder ; Rexanne Bruno ; 
Carolyn Wells ; Dick Roberts ; Allen Hale ; Bill Williams ; Bill Hunley 
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:40 PM
Subject: Help needed on state-wide vulture study


Dear Compilers:

 

Would you please pass the following information on to all your CBC participants 
BEFORE your count day so that they can be looking for marked Black Vultures. 
The details of this tagging project and how to report sightings are outlined 
below:

 

100 individuals have been tagged with orange wing markers bearing a unique 
three-digit code assigned to each individual, and then released. These markers 
are visible while the bird is perched and often are visible in flight. 

 

If you see any of these birds, simply go to www.dgif.state.va.us and click on 
Dutch Gap Vulture Management. It will tell you how to report your sighting via 
e-mail and gives a thorough outline of the project and its purposes.  Report 
the date, time of day, location, activity of the bird (feeding, roosting, 
loafing, flying), and if possible, the tag number. 

 

Important: Please, only report vultures that are tagged with orange or white 
wing markers. 

 

This is a great opportunity for birders to participate in a very important 
study. Please encourage them to report their sightings.

 

Thanks.

 

Teta Kain

Regional CBC editor