Kristi, No arrangement is needed to visit and observe. Jethro runs 7 days a week from about 15-30 minutes before sunrise through the early afternoon, and later if there are still birds around. He is always happy to have visitors walk up, and if you tell him you would like to help out, he might well put you to work and show you how various things are done there. He is a very friendly and generous person. The season is Aug 15th - Nov. 22nd. A good tip: the best days are the ones associated with a cold front the day/night before, so that the winds have been from the NW the night before. Almost all the songbirds that migrate do so at night and attempt to take advantage of the wind. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: botnizn@xxxxxxx To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: they're on the move! Bob, how does one arrange a visit to view and or assist with banding efforts on Kiptopeke? -Kristi -----Original Message----- From: Bob Reilly <rjreilly@xxxxxxx> To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:22:15 -0400 Subject: [va-richmond-general] they're on the move! Heard from Jethro Runco, CVWO's bander at Kiptopeke this morning. They started on Aug. 15th, and he says they are off to the best start ever. Already banded 58 species, including Louisiana waterthrush, Nashville warbler, Kentucky warbler, blackpoll warbler, golden-winged warbler, blue-winged warbler, and blackburnian warbler! Also banded an eastern screech owl and a chuck-wills-widow. Says this current cold front has been terrific. The birds are moving! Bob Reilly You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-g eneral.