[wisb] 25th Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey, June 10-12, 2011
- From: "Howe, Robert W." <hower@xxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:50:53 +0000
Friends of the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey,
We've reached another milestone! This year will mark the 25th annual Nicolet
National Forest Bird Survey, an accomplishment that can be shared proudly by
over 500 participants, including scientists, U.S. Forest Service biologists,
and volunteer birdwatchers in northern Wisconsin. The center of activity
during the weekend of June 10-12 will be our southern headquarters at the
LeFeber Northwoods Camp on Hardwood Lake, approximately 9 miles northwest of
Wabeno. From this base, we will travel to more than 150 survey sites located
in the southern half of the Nicolet portion of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest.
Maps and other information can be found at the "News" tab on the NNF Bird
Survey web site: http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/nnf .
Camping facilities and cabins will be available at the LeFeber Camp, and meals
will be provided on Saturday for participants and families. Several motels are
located within a half hour's drive in Wabeno, Crandon, and Lakewood. Although
most participants stay at the headquarters, field teams can arrange to meet
motel-dwellers at a convenient place on Saturday and Sunday morning.
If you will be able to attend, simply reply to this email message
(hower@xxxxxxxx<mailto:hower@xxxxxxxx>) with your name and names of others in
your group. Alternatively, complete the attached form (also on the web site)
and return to the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay. If you plan
to stay in one of the cabins, mention this in your email message or mark the
appropriate box in the paper registration form. As always, you can simply
show up on Friday without registering, but a count of participants (especially
birding experts) helps us plan the field teams and Saturday's meals.
Events will begin with an organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June
10th. Participants work in teams, with assigned roles such as navigator, data
recorder, timekeeper, audio technician, and bird expert. Digital audio
recordings will be collected along with each 10-minute point count. We will
have GPS receivers available for all field teams, but bring your GPS unit if
you want to download the site locations for navigation.
If you have questions, contact me (920-465-2272 or hower@xxxxxxxx) or Scott
Anderson (715-674-4481). Remember, you don't have to be an expert to
participate in the NNF Bird Survey; everyone can contribute significantly to
this project. Participation in the NNF Bird Survey has led to the development
of many field "experts," some of whom are now leaders of bird conservation
programs in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
Participants who will be team experts are encouraged to document your birding
skills at the new Birder Certification Online web site:
http://www.birdercertification.org . The more we can demonstrate the expertise
of participants, the greater will be the integrity of the data base. In fact,
all participants are invited to test your skills on this web site. It's fun
(although challenging), and many of the forest recordings in the audio tests
were made at the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey.
We look forward to seeing you in June and hope that your winter and spring have
been enjoyable so far. Please copy the attached poster and distribute it to
others who might be interested in joining us.
Have a safe trip to camp!
Bob Howe
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Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professor of Natural Sciences
Director, Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 USA
hower@xxxxxxxx, 920-465-2272
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