Wildlife Preservation Canada would like express our gratitude to everyone who was involved in the 2015 Eastern Loggerhead Shrike field season through surveying and reporting sightings. Your efforts greatly enhance those of our field staff; reports are very important for establishing accurate population counts and for determining migration routes.
The sighting of that Loggerhead Shrike in Bowmanville earlier this week is a good reminder to keep an eye out for birds as they start their southward migration. A total of 73 captive-bred juveniles were released in to the wild this year, to bolster the wild population while we work to address their declines, and a detailed summary of season results will be posted in September. In the meantime, if you spot a shrike, please report it to: Hazel Wheeler - Species Recovery Biologist hazelATwildlifepreservation.ca 1-800-956-6608 Birds may be banded, either with a single metal band, or with a metal band and a combination of colour bands. Please take some time to get a good look at the legs of any shrikes spotted if you can, and note any bands seen. Thank-you again for volunteering your time to the recovery effort for this critically endangered bird. If you are interested in participating in the Adopt-A-Site Program next season or would like more information, please contact me. Happy birding! Hazel -- Species Recovery Biologist Wildlife Preservation Canada 5420 Hwy 6 North, RR#5, Guelph ON N1H 6J2 519-993-5155 _______________________________________________ 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
