[wisb] May Day! May Day!

From: Schaufenbuel <schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:20:21 -0500
Now is a good time to start planning a May Day Count with your fellow 
birders. May Days can be quite fun, green, competitive, compile 
important information (especially if run consistently through the years) 
and include as many observers as desired.  Your May Day results may be 
entered into eBird, too.
Kim Kreitinger does the WSO May Day write-up from a compilation of 
reports sent to me.  In the Spring 2012 Passenger Pigeon, Kim recaps the 
2011 results and notes what constitutes a May Day; this article should 
be consulted as a primer.  The wonder of a May Day is it brings together 
the camaraderie of CBCs, differing in that it is held in the birdy 
warmth of May and usually includes one entire county.

No current WSO May Day Form is available, though a new one may be in the 
works.  But if a new form is not available in time, consider that in the 
past many have offered May Day information in their own fashion. 
However, to make the information minimally comparable please consider 
the list below and include comments on your efforts, odd weather, odd 
species, fall outs, missed species...etc.
<mailto:k.kreitinger@xxxxxxxxx>

1. Count Name
2. Date Conducted - Period must fall within a 24-hour calendar day - 
count week (CW) birds may be noted as such.
3. County
4. Compiler - Phone, address, E-mail
5. Weather - Sky Conditions at start and end, along with wind direction, 
and temperature.
6. Participant data - Total Field Observers, total Field Parties, total 
Feeder Watchers, *total Party Hours - on Foot, by Car and hours owling.
7. Provide documentation for any species considered record late or a 
Long Form species.  A description of oddities, rare or unusual is also 
requested.
8.  A complete species List - Please enter the total number of each 
species seen or heard on the count day. Enter "CW" for any species seen 
or heard during the count week but not recorded on the count day. The 
count week is defined as 3 days before or after the count date.

*Total party hours is the sum of hours spent in the field by the various 
parties. It does not include time owling or observation time of feeder 
watchers. Each count REQUIRES a minimum of 8 party hours. *
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Electronic transmission of the results is requested to me by 10 June 
at:*  schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Or mail them to me at:

Joe Schaufenbuel
5676 Regent Street
Stevens Point, WI  54482


Thanks,

Joe Schaufenbuel
Stevens Point,
Portage Co., WI*
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