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Fw: (Fwd) Chimney Swift Monitoring Project Seeks Involvement
- To: "CarolinaBirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Fw: (Fwd) Chimney Swift Monitoring Project Seeks Involvement
- From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:50:34 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
FYI
I thought some of you might find this of interest.
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC
rcarter@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cely" <jcely@CLEMSON.EDU>
To: <rcarter@sc.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: (Fwd) Chimney Swift Monitoring Project Seeks Involvement
> Robin - this sounds like a great idea; could you post to some of
> your birding contacts in the Columbia area? To be honest I haven't
> kept up with swift roost locations in the Cola. area lately. Do you
> know of any? This might also turn into a conservation focus since
> swifts have been declining in much of the east over the past 15-20
> years. I suspect chimney caps have something to do with it - I now
> see them everywhere.
> John
>
>
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> Date sent: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:37:20 -0500
> Send reply to: Dean Demarest <Dean_Demarest@MAIL.DNR.STATE.GA.US>
> From: Dean Demarest <Dean_Demarest@MAIL.DNR.STATE.GA.US>
> Subject: Chimney Swift Monitoring Project Seeks Involvement
> To: SEPART-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
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> >>> "Jerry W Davis/R8/USDAFS" <jwdavis@fs.fed.us> 08/30/01 09:27AM >>>
> See Paul's note about A Swift Night Out. Another monitoring effort that
> you may want to be involved with.
>
> /s/ Jerry W. Davis
>
> Jerry W. Davis, Forest Wildlife Program Manager
> Ouachita National Forest
> P.O. Box 1270
> Hot Springs, AR 71902-1270
> Phone 501-321-5201, FAX 501-321-5353
> E-mail jwdavis@fs.fed.us
> http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/ouachita.htm
> ----- Forwarded by Jerry W Davis/R8/USDAFS on 08/30/2001 08:23 AM -----
>
> "Paul D.
> Kyle" To:
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> cc:
> 08/29/2001 Subject: A Swift Night Out
> 07:42 PM
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> Dear Associate,
>
> The Chimney Swift nesting season has drawn to a close, and the roosting
> flocks have begun to congregate. This year we are going to try to raise
> awareness of Chimney Swifts and Vaux's Swifts by holding our first
> annual A Swift Night Out. John Connors, a Research Associate with the
> North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh presented the idea
> earlier this year, and we think it has great potential for spreading the
> message of Chimney Swift conservation.
>
> We propose that over the next week you locate a Chimney Swift or Vaux's
> Swift roost in your area. A roost is a location where swifts gather at
> dusk to spend the night. Then on one night over the weekend of
> September 8, 9, 10, you observe the roost at dusk and estimate the
> number of swifts that enter. When you have your number, contact us with
> your results. We will set up a page on our web site to compile the
> results as they come in. You may send in your results by email, fax,
> phone or regular mail - we will continue to update the results through
> the end of September. Here are the contact numbers:
>
> Email: dwa@concentric.net / Fax or phone: (512) 266-3861
> U.S. Mail: Driftwood Wildlife Association 1206 West 38th, Suite 1105
> Austin, Texas 78705
>
> When reporting your results please include: number of swifts counted,
> time, date, location (address, city, state/province) and broad
> description of the site, e.g. school, warehouse, residence, Chimney
> Swift Tower, etc. Weather conditions may also be reported.
>
> If you are a member of a local bird club, outdoor group, Audubon chapter
> or any other organization that might be interested in participating,
> please ask them to pass this information along to their membership.
>
> This first year will be a relatively "low tech" event. However, if
> response is positive, we will make every effort to move it to the next
> level in 2002.
>
> Thank you for your support of Chimney Swift conservation. We look
> forward to hearing from you!
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Paul D. and Georgean Z. Kyle
> Project Directors
>
> North American Chimney Swift Nest Site Research Project
> Driftwood Wildlife Association
> 1206 West 38th Street, Suite 1105
> Austin, TX 78705
> (512) 266-3861
> Visit our web site at < http://www.concentric.net/~Dwa>
>
> ------- End of forwarded message -------
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>
>
> John Cely, DNR
> Sandhills Research and Education Center
> PO Box 23205
> Columbia, SC 29224 Ph.803-419-9645 Fax 736-4418
>