Hi Everyone - I am reposting this in the hopes that you will take the time and visit the Rusty Blackbird Blitz Areas of Interest when you are out and about this month (and next).
Thanks for all your support of this important program, all the other program I email you about and Happy National Volunteer Week. :-) ** posted with the permission of the Ontbirds Coordinator** Please Report Your Rusties! Rusty Blackbirds have endured severe population declines. In 2014, the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group and its partners launched a three-year Spring Migration Blitz that challenges birders to scour the landscape for Rusty Blackbirds during this species' northward migration. Year 1 was hugely successful, with 4750 birders submitting 13,400 checklists containing Rusty Blackbird observations. You can help us maintain this momentum - be part of Year 2! Watch for Rusty Blackbirds passing through your area mid March through April. Please submit your sightings to www.ebird.ca using the observation type "Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz." Keep an eye out during the rest of the blitz survey window (March- June) and continue to report any Rusties you identify. All Rusty Blackbird sightings are welcome, but there are the Areas of Interest for 2015 that the working group would like to see revisited. To see the numerous Areas of Interest in Ontario check out the map at http://rustyblackbird.org/outreach/migration-blitz/2015-areas-of-interest. Need Rusty Blackbird resources? There are great resources (including id and location tips) on the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz page https://www.facebook.com/rustyblackbirdspringblitz and additional information is available at the Rusty Blackbird website http://rustyblackbird.org/outreach/migration-blitz . Good Birding everyone. Kathy Jones Ontario Programs Volunteer Coordinator Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0 volunt...@birdscanada.org www.birdscanada.org<www.birdscanada.org%20> Toll Free 1-888-448-2473 ext. 124 >From time to time, BSC may send you information regarding our programs, >special issues, membership, and other correspondence. If you would prefer not >to receive this information, please contact us by mail at the address above or >e-mail rkir...@bsc-eoc.org<mailto:rkir...@bsc-eoc.org>. Thank you. Ontario Field Ornithologists Code of Ethics http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/aboutus.ethics http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-reporting-sensitive-species _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
