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volunteer conservation opportunity
- To: carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu
- Subject: volunteer conservation opportunity
- From: Allison Wells <amw25@cornell.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:02:14 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Greetings, Carolinabirders-
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is gearing up for another season of our
conservation project, Birds in Forested Landscapes. We are seeking the
help of Carolina of Carolina birders and wildlife professionals. The
project seeks to understand the relationship between birds and their
habitat so that land managers can make informed decisions about forested
landscapes and the birds depend upon. This year, we've expanded BFL to
include some 50 species; in the past, we've focused only on thrushes and
Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks. Results from a similar study, Project
Tanager, resulted in a publication now available from the Lab, "Land
Manager's Guide to Improving Habitat for Scarlet Tanagers and Other
Forest-Interior Birds," available at
http://birds.cornell.edu/conservation/tanager/
We also are in dire need of data about Golden-winged Warblers in North
Carolina. If you can participate in the Golden-winged Warbler Atlas
project, you would be making a big difference for this species of high
conservation concern. GOWAP engages birders and professional biologists to
survey and conduct point counts at known and potential breeding sites of
Golden-winged Warblers.
Last year, only 4 people in NC sent in BFL data (and no one in SC); for
GOWAP, 2 NC participants returned their data and only 1 in SC. If you are
one of these people, thank you! If you can get involved, email me privately
for more info. You can also learn more about BFL at
http://birds.cornell.edu/bfl and GOWAP at http://birds.cornell.edu/gowap
All project material is sent free of charge. Both are a great way to gain
field experience and can be easily worked into field work you may already
be conducting. Please share this with other birders, biologists, and anyone
else you think may be interested in helping out with BFL and/or GOWAP.
Allison Wells
Communications and Outreach Director
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-2475
http://birds.cornell.edu
amw25@cornell.edu