[mou] Looking for Volunteers/Owling survey
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:05:17 -0600
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Hi:
Dave Grosshuesch, Jim Lind and I are organizing a owl survey on Dec =
11-12. This is the weekend before the official CBC's (Christmas Bird =
Count) are to begin. The reason we are conducting a survey is because of =
this massive owl invasion that has been occurring since Oct. 1. How it =
works is that Dave and Jim will be organizing routes in St. Louis and =
Lake Counties. Other counties like Cook and Aitkin will be part of this =
survey as well.
We will conduct these surveys in December, January, February and March. =
The same routes in December will be used for Jan, Feb and March. The =
survey/route will begin before dawn or at dawn and end at dark. So =
roughly in December the routes will begin around 6:45am and end around =
5:00 or 5:30pm. As we go into Feb. thru March the owl routes will begin =
earlier as the sun rises earlier and set later. The best times to find =
some species of owls like Great Grays and Boreal Owls is early dawn and =
dusk. So its important that we start these surveys with the rising and =
setting of the sun. The survey teams will have a data sheet that Dave is =
creating. This data sheet will have data areas to fill out when you spot =
an owl on your route. After the survey is done in December and all the =
data has been emailed or mailed to=20
Dave and Jim then we will mail out the data for that Dec. survey to the =
volunteers. I also believe this data will be shared on MOU listserve as =
well. We will do this after each survey is completed.
So for now, if your are interested in being of this survey for Dec-March =
let me know ASAP! I want to create teams and assigned routes to the =
volunteers soon. All you need to bring is binoculars/scopes/Minnesota =
Atlas/Gazeteer/clip board for data sheet/weather radio (if you have =
one)/coffee/snacks and your desire to find owls!
This is a big invasion and it began the first week of October. There is =
so many back roads and places that are sure to hold owls. Peder Svingen =
and others have been documenting all owls reported since October. Its a =
frustrating job when there is so many owls reported and some of them =
might be the same same owl. So if you run a very organized survey on a =
weekend and create survey routes then a broader understanding of how =
many owls are actually out there will clear the picture some.=20
I need your help. So let me know if you are interested in the following =
surveys:
December 11-12
January
February
March=20
Thanks!
Mike Hendrickson
Minnesota Birding Treks
Personal Birding Guide
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Hi:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Dave Grosshuesch, Jim Lind =
and I are=20
organizing a owl survey on Dec 11-12. This is the weekend before =
the=20
official CBC's (Christmas Bird Count) are to begin. The reason we are =
conducting=20
a survey is because of this massive owl invasion that has been occurring =
since=20
Oct. 1. How it works is that Dave and Jim will be organizing routes in =
St. Louis=20
and Lake Counties. Other counties like Cook and Aitkin will be =
part of=20
this survey as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>We will conduct these =
surveys in=20
December, January, February and March. The same routes in December will =
be used=20
for Jan, Feb and March. The survey/route will begin before dawn or at =
dawn and=20
end at dark. So roughly in December the routes will begin around 6:45am =
and end=20
around 5:00 or 5:30pm. As we go into Feb. thru March the owl routes will =
begin=20
earlier as the sun rises earlier and set later. The best =
times to=20
find some species of owls like Great Grays and Boreal Owls is early dawn =
and=20
dusk. So its important that we start these surveys with the rising =
and=20
setting of the sun. The survey teams will have a data sheet that Dave is =
creating. This data sheet will have data areas to fill out when you spot =
an owl=20
on your route. After the survey is done in December and all the data has =
been=20
emailed or mailed to <BR>Dave and Jim then we will mail out the data for =
that=20
Dec. survey to the volunteers. I also believe this data will be shared =
on MOU=20
listserve as well. We will do this after each survey is =
completed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>So for now, if your are =
interested in=20
being of this survey for Dec-March let me know ASAP! I want to create =
teams and=20
assigned routes to the volunteers soon. All you need to bring is=20
binoculars/scopes/Minnesota Atlas/Gazeteer/clip board for data =
sheet/weather=20
radio (if you have one)/coffee/snacks and your desire to find =
owls!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>This is a big invasion and it =
began the=20
first week of October. There is so many back roads and places that =
are sure=20
to hold owls. Peder Svingen and others have been =
documenting all=20
owls reported since October. Its a frustrating job when there is so many =
owls=20
reported and some of them might be the same same owl. So if you run a=20
very organized survey on a weekend and create survey routes then=20
a broader understanding of how many owls are actually out there =
will clear=20
the picture some. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>I need your help. So let me =
know if you=20
are interested in the following surveys:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>December 11-12</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>January</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>February</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>March</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4>Mike Hendrickson</FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D4><BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR>Personal =
Birding=20
Guide<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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