Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:13:53 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Norm Saunders Subject: Fw: Free flights for remote bird work in n. Ontario MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just can't get enough atlasing? Ready to stretch your wings a bit? Read on! ----- Original Message ----- > Free flights available for atlas work in remote northern Ontario > > Northern Ontario's Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) is one of the last true > wilderness areas in eastern North America, and is home to some > fascinating bird communities. The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas > (2001-2005) has a goal of determining the distribution and relative > abundance of birds throughout the province - including the HBL. We are > seeking experienced volunteer birders with canoeing and wilderness > survival skills to help complete coverage of northern Ontario, and the > HBL in particular. Free flights to remote areas are being made > available to assist in obtaining our coverage goals. > > For more information, see our web page www.birdsontario.org, or > contact us at the address below. On the web page, under "Get > Involved", click on "Going North" for an explanation of what's > involved, and some suggested trips. On the web page, you can complete > an application on-line and send it to us. There are also some articles > there from people who have already gone atlassing in the north. > > You can apply as an individual or as a member of a team. Teams going > into remote northern Ontario will usually consist of four people in > two canoes, but there are some opportunities for two-person teams > working out of remote communities. At least two people on each team > should have good knowledge of birds of the HBL and know songs well > enough to undertake point counts, which are an integral part of the > atlas project. If you don't have a full team, we will attempt to put > you together with others with complementary skills and schedule. > > The prime data collection period is mid-June to about July 20. Trips > into remote areas should be one to three weeks in duration. Three > weeks are required for extended river trips across the lowlands to the > Hudson or James Bay coasts. For example, we are hoping that trips will > do atlas work on the lowlands along the Sachigo, Severn, Winisk, > Ekwan, Attawapiskat, Albany and Moose Rivers during the next three > summers. > > Of course, if you're visiting Ontario, we're interested in data from > anywhere in the province. So check out our web page or contact us at > the address below. > > Don't wait too long to apply for remote work. There may be a Hawk Owl > or a Bohemian Waxwing up there with your name on it! > > Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas > Blackwood Hall, Room 211 > University of Guelph > Guelph, Ontario > N1G 2W1 > Phone toll free: 1-866-900-7100 > E-mail: atlas@uoguelph.ca ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================