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Rusty Blackbird Blitz - help needed in getting the word out
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: Rusty Blackbird Blitz - help needed in getting the word out


All, 

In case you have not heard, Virginia will be one of the states participating in 
the Rusty Blackbird Blitz coordinated by the International Rusty Blackbird 
Working Group based at the Smithsonian.  This citizen-science effort is 
designed to provide researchers concerned with the Rusty's precipitous declines 
with a snapshot of the species' winter distribution and habitat associations 
across the states in its winter range.  I am acting as the 'team leader' for 
VA, and am contacting you to let you know that the Blitz, scheduled for Feb 
7-15, is just 3 weeks away.  So far articles on the Blitz have appeared in the 
winter VSO newsletter 
(http://www.virginiabirds.net/pdf/VSO_Newsletter_Winter-08_2009.pdf) and the 
IBA Program newsletter.  I will be submitting an article to VA eBird next week, 
followed by a posting to the VA-bird listserve.  I would like to get the word 
out to the other listserves and the VSO Chapters as well, and would appreciate 
your help in doing this.  I hope that you can help by passing the word on to 
your Chapter and, if possible, in mobilizing folks to participate.  I am also 
looking for people to repost to the regional Virginia birding listserves the 
announcement that I will be posting on the statewide listserve.  If you are 
subscribed to any of these listserves and willing to repost on my behalf, 
please contact me to let me know, as I want to make sure that all the 
listserves are covered.  Note that all data will be submitted via Virginia 
eBird, so this is a great opportunity to get folks signed up who may not 
currently be using this resource.  Thanks for your help with getting the word 
out and in any coordinating efforts within your chapters, it is much 
appreciated.  Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sergio 

Sergio Harding 
Nongame Bird Conservation Biologist 
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 
4010 West Broad Street 
Richmond, VA 23230 
(804)367-0143 
fax (804)367-2427 



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