The American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey is a bi-national monitoring program that provides an index of the relative size of the woodcock breeding population in North America. It is the most important source of data used to guide federal, state and provincial woodcock programs. Bird Studies Canada has recently taken on the role of coordinating the Ontario portion of this survey, and we are looking for volunteers interested in surveying pre-assigned routes throughout the province. Each route consists of a single sunset survey of 10 stops where the participant will count the numbers of individuals observed using the vocal courtship displays, or "peents". Monitoring will occur between April 15 and May 20 (the actual monitoring window will depend on where in Ontario you live), and routes will be assigned according to availability and the geographic location of the participant.
If you are interested in participating in the American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey, please contact Elisabeth van Stam at evans...@bsc-eoc.org<mailto:evans...@bsc-eoc.org>. Please see the provided links for the locations of available routes in southern and northern Ontario. Please note: routes #51, 66, 67, 76, 82, 99, 116 and 117 have recently been assigned, and are currently NOT available. www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutessouth.pdf<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutessouth.pdf> www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutesnorth.pdf<http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/AMWOroutesnorth.pdf> Elisabeth van Stam, Ontario Region Project Biologist Bird Studies Canada 115 Front Street, P.O Box 160 Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 Phone: 519-586-3531 ext. 173 Toll Free: 888-448-2473 ext. 173 E-mail: evans...@bsc-eoc.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
