Fran

Gwen and I volunteered for what I think was this route when George Wilmot
gave it up about two years ago.  George had recommended us for the route,
but we never heard from Patuxent.  Maybe something fell through the crack.
We still are able and capable of doing this BBS route.  If Mr. Pardieck
contacts me at this address, we can discuss the details.

We missed you on the boat Saturday.  It was cold but very birdie.

Regards

George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fran Saunders" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 4:23 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Need for BBSer in Charles County


> Dear MD Birders:
>
>
>
> The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) program is soliciting one
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> participant to sample the Pomonkey BBS route (46030) in Charles County.
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>
>
> If you are not familiar with the BBS, it is an international monitoring
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> program that was initiated by Chan Robbins, and USFWS colleagues, in 1966
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> to track the status and trends of North American birds.  These data now
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> form the foundation of modern North American landbird conservation, and
are
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> used by numerous state and federal agencies, and conservation
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> organizations, like Partners in Flight, to determine species of
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> conservation concern at regional and national scales.  Each BBS route is
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> 24.5 miles long and located along local roads.  There are stops located at
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> 0.5-mile intervals for a total of 50 stops.  At each stop the participant
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> conducts a 3-minute point count recording every bird seen within a
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> 0.25-mile radius and every bird heard.  Sampling starts 0.5 hour before
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> local sunrise and takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete a route.  Each
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> route is sampled once per year during the height of the breeding season,
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> early June for Maryland.
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>
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> Qualified applicants must be able to identify all birds in the area by
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> sight and vocalizations, have good hearing and eyesight, and have access
to
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> suitable transportation to sample the route.  If interested in
contributing
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> to this valuable avian conservation program by sampling the Pomonkey BBS
>
> route (46030), please contact:
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>
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>       Keith Pardieck
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>       USGS Patuxent Wildlife research Center
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>       12100 Beech Forest Road
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>       Laurel, MD 20708-4038
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>       
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>       301-497-5843
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> Fran Saunders
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> MOS Web Site Director
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> http://www.mdbirds.org/
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> Silver Spring, Maryland
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