2008 Shorebird Surveys
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!
Spring
Shorebird Survey 2008
Some of our sites need
additional coverage and we are looking for more people to
join our shorebird project!
We are recruiting competent
volunteers to survey beaches from Cape May to Sandy Hook and
along the Delaware Bay, and collect data on shorebird abundance.
Participants must be able to identify shorebirds in breeding plumage
and be willing to visit sites approximately once a week from May
1st until June 4th, 2008. Additional training in
identification and counting methodology will be provided by NJ
Audubon Society in April.
Contact:
Nellie Tsipoura
11 Hardscrabble Road
PO Box 693, Bernardsville NJ 07924
tel.(908) 766-5787 / fax (908) 766-7775
2005 Spring Shorebird Surveys
Citizen Scientists were trained in spring shorebird identification and bird
survey methodology, and became familiar with the count
protocols.
A total of about 25 volunteers surveyed sites
in coastal New Jersey weekly from May 7th until June 7th, 2005.
See results of the
2005 spring survey
2005 Fall Shorebird Surveys
Stay tuned for
Results of the 2005 spring survey
2004 Fall Shorebird Surveys
Citizen Scientists participated in two workshops that took
place at Plainsboro Preserve and at Cape May Center for Research
and Education. During those workshops the citizen
scientists were trained in shorebird identification and bird
survey methodology, and became familiar with the count
protocols. Additional field training took place at Forsythe
National Wildlife Refuge in August and September.
A total of about 30 volunteers surveyed 25
sites, three times a month from July 15 until the end of October
See
photos from field trips
See results
of the 2004 fall survey
Links
Susan
Haviland's web page
Susan is one of our citizen
scientists who conducts shorebird surveys at
Great Bay Boulevard
Wildlife Management Area. Her website includes
photos, film clips, and her blog!
Scott Elowitz Photography
Scott Elowitz's photos
manage to capture the essence of the bird. We
frequently use his images in our citizen science
trainings.
