First, I would like to point out that this Kirtland's Warbler search effort led by Jack Hauser is not sponsored in any way by the MOU nor am I personally involved in it. In response to Jack's email quoting me, my exact words were "I’d imagine you could get an army of interested birders to help you out with surveys" and this refers to an earlier communication I had with him in January 2018 when he was inquiring about interest from birders and prior to his having any survey protocol to share. While I know that many people (myself included) are interested in the prospect of finding a Kirtland's Warbler in the state, I cannot speak to the methods that Jack has proposed for his search.
Bob Dunlap On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 10:06 AM MOU <m...@moumn.org> wrote: > (Posted by Jack Hauser <jgshau...@gmail.com> via moumn.org) > > Greetings, > I thought that birders were more committed and would jump at the chance > to be the first person to spot or hear a KIWA IN MN. Bob Dunlap predicted > we could "Get an army of birders to do this survey". Well so far the army > is AWOL. This project needs birders to really have any chance of success. > So far very few birders have stepped forward. I still believe the chance > of > success is pretty good but we might never know. > I know everyone is busy, but this could be a great feather in some ones > hat. Details are below. > Even if you think this is a bad idea, come to the meeting and tell us why. > I am all ears. > Jack > > > > > Searching for the Kirtland’s Warbler in MN > May 10 – June 16, 2019 > Pine County, MN > > > > > This Project is a Citizen Science Project and was started last year. The > project is planned for 3 years. > Even though we did not get a response from any KIWA, we did get reports > of some habitat suitable for KIWA nesting was spotted. The down side of > these reports is that the areas were limited I size and number. > > Our next meeting is: > Date: April 18, 2019 > Time: 7:00 p.m. > Place: Southdale Library, > Ethel Berry Meeting Room, 2nd floor > 7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435 > 612-543-5900 > Agenda: Discuss 2018 survey findings and make plans for this year. > > All MOU members are encouraged to attend this meeting and to participate > in at least one day helping survey in Pine County. > > Tenative Survey Plans are: > 1. Assign Teams of 2 Birders to an area in Pine County along WI > border. > 2. Use some Autos or ATV’s for maximum coverage. > 3. Start search May 10 on any day that volunteers are available. > 4. Best time to search is 30 minutes before sunrise to 10:00 a.m. > 5. Do not search in inclement weather (cold , windy, raining). > 6. Each Team should have a cell phone with booster > amplifier/speakers, > GPS, Guide book, binoculars, a notebook and a means of playing KIWA > mating song. > 7. Search should be continuous for a minimum of 3-4 weeks. > 8. Volunteers set their own schedule but should try to check at least > once per week for a minimum of three weeks. > 9. If any birds are detected, stop recording and try to see if the > bird has > a band and take picture? > 10. Record Date, time, and GPS coordinates in a note book and back out > of area. > 11. Report sighting to Angie Begosh or Jack Hauser via email. > 12. Place Hanging Blueberry feeders in Jack Pine habitat with field > camera > if available. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
