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Audubon CT is seeking citizen scientists (volunteer birdwatchers)
Audubon CT is seeking citizen scientists (volunteer birdwatchers) to participate in surveys of Neotropical migrant songbirds during fall migration, one morning per week from August 20 - October 20, 2012. Volunteers should have strong bird identification skills and at least a basic ability to identify common plants. Our priority sites for the surveys are coastal sites from Greenwich to New London as well as sites in the greater Hartford area, but people interested in conducting the surveys at other sites in CT are welcome to participate as well. To volunteer or for more information, contact Lori Mott at zoogirl527@gmail.com.
The songbird surveys are part of Audubon's new Habitat Oases for Migrating Songbirds program, which seeks to identify, improve and conserve important stop-over habitat for migrating songbirds all along the Atlantic migratory flyway, focusing on urban areas and other landscapes where there is limited quality habitat.
The program, performed in collaboration with Audubon chapters, botanical gardens, state and municipal parks departments, and other groups, engages citizen scientists in migratory songbird surveys of urban green spaces and rural forest remnants. The surveys help us to determine the characteristics of high quality stop-over habitat and which species of plants are most beneficial as food sources for migrating songbirds. Audubon and its partners are using the results of this study to:
¨ Promote the protection of critical stop-over habitats by helping government agencies, corporations, land trusts, and other landowners make informed land use and land protection decisions
¨ Improve the quality of public and private lands as stop-over habitat for migrating birds by guiding the management and landscaping practices of natural resource managers, private landowners and professional landscapers
¨ Develop regionally-specific lists of "bird-friendly" native plants that may be used to guide landscaping practices in parks, gardens and backyards
Michelle Frankel, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of Development/Conservation Biologist
Audubon Connecticut
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
203-869-5272, x225 (office)
845-893-0776 (mobile)
mfrankel@audubon.org
www.ct.audubon.orga href="http://www.ct.audubon.org/">http://www.ct.audubon.org/>
The songbird surveys are part of Audubon's new Habitat Oases for Migrating Songbirds program, which seeks to identify, improve and conserve important stop-over habitat for migrating songbirds all along the Atlantic migratory flyway, focusing on urban areas and other landscapes where there is limited quality habitat.
The program, performed in collaboration with Audubon chapters, botanical gardens, state and municipal parks departments, and other groups, engages citizen scientists in migratory songbird surveys of urban green spaces and rural forest remnants. The surveys help us to determine the characteristics of high quality stop-over habitat and which species of plants are most beneficial as food sources for migrating songbirds. Audubon and its partners are using the results of this study to:
¨ Promote the protection of critical stop-over habitats by helping government agencies, corporations, land trusts, and other landowners make informed land use and land protection decisions
¨ Improve the quality of public and private lands as stop-over habitat for migrating birds by guiding the management and landscaping practices of natural resource managers, private landowners and professional landscapers
¨ Develop regionally-specific lists of "bird-friendly" native plants that may be used to guide landscaping practices in parks, gardens and backyards
Michelle Frankel, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of Development/Conservation Biologist
Audubon Connecticut
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
203-869-5272, x225 (office)
845-893-0776 (mobile)
mfrankel@audubon.org
www.ct.audubon.orga href="http://www.ct.audubon.org/">http://www.ct.audubon.org/>
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