Sean Flint of Blackwater N.W.R. has requested that this notice be posted to
MDOSPREY.  Here is a chance to see remote parts of these refuges and to
help add to our knowledge of Chesapeake marshbirds. - Harry Armistead, 523
E. Durham St., Philadelphia, PA 19119-1225.  215-248-4120.  harryarmistead
at hotmail dot com  


The staff at Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex
in Cambridge Maryland is seeking assistance from experienced birders to
conduct secretive marsh bird call-back surveys.  Data from call-back
surveys is being used to monitor the breeding status of the following
species in the marshes at Blackwater, Martin, and Eastern Neck NWR: black,
sora, Virginia, king, and clapper rails, least and American bitterns,
common moorhen, American coot, and pied-billed grebe.  Survey routes are
accessed by land and water (water primarily).  Each survey route will be
visited 3 times per year beginning in mid-May and continuing until the end
of June.  Individuals surveying those routes that require the use of a
motor boat will be required to attend a U.S. Fish and Wildlife sponsored
motorboat operator training course before operating Refuge motorboats. 
Housing is available at Blackwater, Martin and Eastern Neck NWR.  For more
information please contact Sean Flint.

Sean Flint
Wildlife Biologist (Fire Specialist)
Chesapeake Marshlands NWR Complex
Blackwater NWR
2145 Key Wallace Drive
Cambridge, MD 21613
phone (410) 228-2692 x 114
fax (410) 228-3261
sean_flint at fws dot gov