Date:         Sat, 29 Jul 2000 18:40:51 -0400
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From:         Marcia Balestri <mebalestri@EROLS.COM>
Organization: Avalon Consulting Group, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Western Atlantic Shorebird Association Presentation
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I would be interested.  Attendance, of course, would depend on when and
where.

Marcia Balestri
Frederick Co.






Eugene J Scarpulla wrote:

> NORM, Please include this article in the September "Maryland
> Yellowthroat".
>
> MDOSPREY SUBSCRIBERS, please reply to me by e-mail if you might be
> interested in attending this presentation (date, time, and location to be
> announced).
> __________________________________
>
> The Western Atlantic Shorebird Association (WASA) is a consortium of
> Federal, state, local, and nonprofit organizations,developed to promote
> the integration of shorebird research, monitoring, and education along
> the Western Atlantic Flyway to support management efforts. WASA attempts
> to increase shorebird observations by capitalizing on the expertise of
> avid birders along the flyway. (I submit my weekly Hart-Miller Island
> shorebird data to WASA.) WASA brings birders, researchers, and
> system-wide programs together towards improving the understanding and
> management of shorebirds and their habitats along the Western Atlantic
> Flyway. WASA is funded and run jointly by the National Oceanic and
> Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Estuarine Research
> Reserve System (NERRS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
> (USF&WS).
>
> Eric Simms, Educational Technology Coordinator of the Institute of Marine
> and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, has asked me to investigate
> what interest MOS and MDOsprey members might have in a WASA presentation
> that could be given here in Maryland. They are currently developing the
> presentation, which will include some background on WASA, a description
> of WASA research projects, a review of the WASA web site, and will inform
> and train volunteers about how to participate as observers for WASA
> shorebird research projects. They anticipate the presentations happening
> in late summer or early fall.
>
> They are developing an on-line tutorial that will eventually be available
> as a link on the WASA web site. The tutorial will include sections that
> familiarize volunteers with how to read band combinations, how to
> estimate flock sizes, how to perform flock scans for bands, and how to
> record and report their data.
>
> More information about WASA can be found at their website:
>
> www.vex.net/~hopscotc/shorebirds/
>
> If you might be interested in attending a WASA presentation given here in
> Maryland, please contact me either by e-mail or phone.
>
> Gene Scarpulla
> Millers Island, Maryland
> (410) 388-0852 (evenings)
> ejscarp@juno.com
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