[va-bird] Waterfowl census in the Potomac Watershed

VA BIRDers and Other Interested Parties!

December is knocking on our door, this Gaskill guy seems to find scoters every 
other week, and each time you look into your favorite watering hole, you come 
up bumpkus for Bufflehead!  Just what is going on here?  Did Isabel change the 
river?  Has urban and suburban development made a noticable impact this year?  
Has waterfowl migration really been delayed?  Or, are we just looking in all 
the wrong places?

Here is your chance to contribute to understanding waterfowl abundance in our 
area - volunteer for the Fairfax Audubon Society Waterfowl Count next Saturday, 
Dec. 6th.  You get to team up with other birders interested in waterfowl.  And 
then go out and find them - in the neighborhood ponds, in the river marshes, in 
the middle of the Potomac and anywhere else you think will harbor a unexpected 
prize!  There are many opportunities to be on a team birding from places not 
normally open.   Or, fine opportunities just to learn what waterfowl live in 
your neighborhood.  Its fun and produces valuable data - and by comparing to 
last year's census, we just may be able to learn something about this year's 
waterfowl presence. The FAS Waterfowl count is unique to the mid-Atlantic area 
and has already provided invaluable data in delineating potential Important 
Bird Areas.

To continue this important work, we need you to help out!  If you are 
interested in a morning's outing or a full day of waterfowling, please drop us 
a line.  

Thank You Very Much and 

- Wishing You All Great Birds in December!

Kurt Gaskill
Compiler, FAS Waterfowl Count 2003
703 768 2172
kurtcapt at aol.com

or the FAS office contact is:
Margret McGann
703-256-6895  
fas at fairfaxaudubon.org

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