Tom - Should completed forms be sent (e-mail attachment?) to - Wade Eakle U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division 1455 Market St San Francisco, CA 94103-1399 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
???????? TOM LAKE, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Salo [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 12:52 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [nysbirds-l] 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey NYSDEC is no longer organizing the Midwinter Bald Eagle Surveys. It is now being done by a federal biologist. If anyone is interested in setting up a Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey Route please contact Michael Vissichelli as per the conversation below. Tom Salo On 11/26/2013, Vissichelli, Michael wrote: We are always interested in more survey routes, feel free to have folks reach out to me and I can work with them to identify a survey route so they do not overlap with an existing one. Thanks, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Salo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:23 AM To: Vissichelli, Michael G NAD Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey Dates and Information (UNCLASSIFIED) Michael - I could forward your message to people who may be interested in setting up a survey route if I knew the NYS contact. There are growing numbers of wintering birds at water bodies that may have not been covered regularly in upstate New York. Tom Salo On 11/25/2013 11:51 AM, Vissichelli, Michael G NAD wrote: The 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey will be held from WED, 1 JAN 2014 to WED, 15 JAN 2014 with target dates 10-11 JAN 2014. If you do not plan to coordinate the 2014 count, I would appreciate if you can contact me and provide the name and email address of someone who might be willing to take over the job. Just as in past years, counts should be conducted on one of the two target dates along non-overlapping, clearly defined, standard survey routes (SSR) that have been consistently surveyed in previous years. SSR's that have been surveyed consistently for at least 4-years and where at least 4 eagles have been seen in at least 1 year should be a priority in the 2014 survey. Previous analyses have shown that trend estimates are biased when observers switch methods of transportation (air, ground, boat), even when they survey the same area. So please try to have your observers use a consistent transportation method on each route. Also, please ensure that your observers note on the survey form whether the survey covered the same area as in past years. In collaboration with USGS, we're in the process of mapping Golden Eagle sightings recorded during the annual MWBES for landscape-level wind energy planning and management, so please ensure your observers continue to record all eagles (Bald and Golden) detected during their counts. Much of the information (instructions, coordinator contact information, blank forms, etc.) you will need to coordinate the count in your state can be found on the Corps of Engineers website at: http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/employees/bird/midwinter.cfm Please make sure the form year says 2014. Completed forms should be returned to my attention at the address below or you can scan and send them to me via e-mail. Thanks for your help in this important effort. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Mike Vissichelli Natural Resources Management Program Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Fort Hamilton Military Community 301 General Lee Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11252-6700 Desk - 347-370-4663 Cell - 718-775-5571 Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE -- Tom Salo 5145 State Highway 51 West Burlington, NY 13482 607-965-8232 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
