FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Loggerhead Shrike data needed

[Scott Somershoe <ssomershoe2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

TN-Birders,
      As I believe Nathan Klaus from Georgia Department of Natural Resources 
sent around previously, I wanted to again draw attention to Loggerhead Shrikes 
nesting in Tennessee.  Nathan is leading the charge on collecting data on 
nesting shrikes in GA and TN, with me being the liason for TN.  As many of you 
know shrikes are declining rapidly in the southeastern US and we really do not 
know why, hence the need for information on breeding birds.  What this boils 
down to is essentially filling out a datasheet (which I will provide) when you 
find a shrike in summer.  Nathan has produced an easy to follow data sheet 
where you check various details of habitat where a shrike was seen.  We are 
looking for basic information on habitat use at the site where the shrike was 
seen and at a control site of similar habitat at least one mile away. The last 
critical thing we need is a GPS point for each shrike site and control as we 
will get information on the site using remote satellite
 imagery.  All this should take less then 5 minutes and will be extremely 
valuable to our study.
 
If you know you'll find shrikes in summer and/or think you may and are 
interested in helping out, email me off listserv and I'll be happy to send you 
datasheets and information.  If anything, it'd be great for many folks to keep 
a stash of datasheets in their vehicles all summer and if you see one, fill it 
out for us.  All data you collect will be immensely helpful in our endeavours 
of understanding the Loggerhead Shrike in Tennessee.  
 
Thank you very much,
   Scott
 
 
State Ornithologist 
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (o)
615-781-6654 (fax)
 
"Keeping the rubber side down" - S.G.S. 
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