Thank you for sharing this information Carl.
Just wanted to add that the three vacant WI routes are those that begin in
Kendall, Unity and Colby. If you would like to take any of these please let
me know so that I can assign them to you.
My home phone number is no longer in service but my cell is 414-640-0864.
Mark Korducki, WI Breeding Bird Survey Coordinator
korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Schwartz" <cschwartz3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 8:56 AM
Subject: [wisb] Celebrate the Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial by joining
the North American Breeding Bird Survey!
Network EmailForwarded by Carl Schwartz, Milwaukee County
----- Original Message -----
From: Midwest Coordinated Bird Monitoring Partnership
To: cschwartz3@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 2:46 PM
Subject: Celebrate the Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial by joining the
North American Breeding Bird Survey!
Each spring over 2500 skilled individuals volunteer to
participate in the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Since 1965,
these volunteers have contributed to one of the most widely used bird
monitoring datasets in North America. In 2009, the Midwest Coordinated
Bird Monitoring Partnership began a campaign to fill all vacant BBS routes
in our region. Each year, the number of vacant routes has decreased, so
letâ?Ts see if we can set a new record for number of covered routes during
2016, the Centennial of the first Migratory Bird Treaty!
Requirements for participation are listed below:
a.. Access to suitable transportation to complete a survey.
b.. Good hearing and eyesight.
c.. The ability to identify all breeding birds in the area by
sight and sound. Knowledge of bird songs is extremely important, because
most birds counted on these surveys are singing males.
d.. New BBS participants must also successfully complete the
BBS Methodology Training Program before their data will be used in any BBS
analyses. The training program is available from the national BBS offices
and the state, provincial, and territorial coordinators.
To that end, I ask all of you to consider adopting a vacant
route near you, adding a route if you already run one, and getting the
word out to your friends and neighbors. As of April 12, we have 70 vacant
routes in our region! To see if there is a vacant route near you, check
out this handy mapping tool on the BBS website:
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/RouteMap/Map.cfm
Contact your state BBS coordinator to adopt a vacant route
today:
Illinois: 16 Vacant Routes (contact Keith Pardieck; email:
kpardieck@xxxxxxxx; phone: 301-497-5843)
Indiana: 16 Vacant Routes (contact Amy Kearns; email:
akearns@xxxxxxxxxx phone: 812-849-4586)
Iowa: 4 Vacant Routes (contact Doug Harr; email:
dharr@xxxxxxxxxx; phone: 515-275-4818)
Michigan: 8 Vacant Routes (contact Katie Koch; email:
katie_koch@xxxxxxx; phone: 906-226-1249)
Minnesota: 11 Vacant Routes (contact Bob Janssen; email:
rbjanssen@xxxxxxx; phone: 612-865-3802)
Missouri: 4 Vacant Routes (contact Janet Haslerig;
email:janet.haslerig@xxxxxxxxxx; phone: 573-522-4115 x3198)
Ohio: 8 Vacant Routes (contact Nathan Stricker;
email:Nathan.Stricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; phone: 740-747-2525 ext. 22)
Wisconsin: 3 Vacant Routes (contact Mark Korducki;
email:Korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; phone: 262-784-2712)
Thank you for participating in this program and helping me get
the word out. BBS season will be here before we know it!
Katie Koch, Coordinator
Midwest Coordinated Bird Monitoring Partnership
Visit Midwest Coordinated Bird Monitoring Partnership at:
http://midwestbirdmonitoring.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
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