| Volume 15, Issue 1,
Spring 2005 |
This issue:
Editor's Note
The sweet smells and sounds of spring are now well upon us, signaling
another glorious start to the birding season. As the birds are busy
establishing their territories and building their nests, we reflect
back on another great year for the FBMP. With this year being the
last for the second Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, we look forward
to getting back some volunteers who have been busy with that project...
and we welcome new volunteers to the “family”. Happy
birding!
~Mike Cadman, FBMP Coordinator
The Forest Bird Monitoring Program (FBMP) began in Ontario in 1987
to provide information on population trends and habitat associations
of birds that breed in the forest interior. Sites consist of three
to five stations in woodlands. Volunteers perform 10 minute point
counts at each station twice between late May and early July, at
which time all birds are identified by song or sight.
For more information:
Forest Bird Monitoring Program
Environment Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
49 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A 0H3
Tel: (613) 941-8377
Fax: (613) 952-9027
E-mail: FBMP@ec.gc.ca
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Results
Highlights
Over the history of the program, there
have been 234 participants who
have surveyed a total of 375 sites
(Figure 1 and Figure 2).
In 2004, a total
of 81 sites were surveyed by 53
volunteers.
In 2004, 112 species were observed. The
ten most common species in terms of the
number of sites where they were
recorded are:
- Red-eyed Vireo (78)
- Ovenbird (72)
- Blue Jay (67)
- American Crow (60)
- Black-capped Chickadee (60)
- American Robin (59)
- Veery (55)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (54)
- Great Crested Flycatcher (49)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (48)
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Trend Analysis Highlights
Overall trends from 1987 to 2004 were determined using the WILDSPACETM
Decision Support System, a CWS data management tool.
Trends are similar to those found in the 1987 to 2003 period, with
Blackburnian, Magnolia and Nashville Warblers, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Winter Wren, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, and White-breasted
Nuthatch still showing significant declines. Joining the list of
declining species are Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, and Swainson's
Thrush. Species with significant increases remained the same as
last year with significant increases seen for Pine Warbler, Yellow
Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Cardinal, Yellowbellied Sapsucker,
American Goldfinch, Mourning Dove and Rubythroated Hummingbird.
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American Redstart
/ Steve Maslowski, USFWS |
Our Amazing Volunteers
Congratulations to all the volunteers who have completed 10 years
of participation. In 2004, congratulations go out to: Helen
Hutchinson, Karl Konze and Gary
Nielsen. You will each receive a limited edition FBMP pen
and a certificate of recognition.
Volunteers
with 5+ years of experience with the FBMP |
Years
of Participation |
Volunteers |
| 18 |
Dennis Barry,
Virgil Martin, Ron Tasker |
| 17 |
Rick Ludkin,
Margaret McLaren, Ron Weir |
16 |
Bruce Falls,
Kathryn Lindsay, Chris Sanders, Cynthia Suhay |
15 |
Chris Bell,
Jacques Bouvier, Bruce Duncan, Bill McIlveen, Ron Scovell, Dan
Strickland |
14 |
Al Harris,
Jon McCracken |
13 |
Peter Blancher,
Paul Hector, Ron Tozer |
12 |
George Bryant,
Fred Caloren, Ted Cheskey, Joe Johnson, Doug Martin, Lynn Paibomesai,
Don Scanlan, Jim Spruce, Chris Wedeles |
11 |
David Bree,
David Cattrall, Chris Earley, Chris Ellingwood, Daniel Entz,
Nick Escott, Manson Fleguel, James Martin, Don Shanahan, Jim
Wilson, Bill Wilson |
10 |
Helen Hutchinson,
Helen Inch, Karl Konze, Gary Nielsen, Jean Niskanen, Sandra
Parsons, Reinder Westerhoff |
9 |
Rob Crawford,
Bonnie Devillers, Sue Greenwood, Dave Martin, Deryl Nethercott,
Al Sandilands, Andy Steinberg |
8 |
Ray Blower,
Mike Cadman, Joanne Dewey, Joan Donnelly, James Forrest, Stew
Hamill, Sarah Mainguy, Larry Martyn, Ted Presant, Pete Read,
Ron Ridout, Peter Stinnissen, John Woodcock |
7 |
Sylvia Biribauer,
Mike Bouman, Gary Clay, Connie Downes, Don Fillman, Judith Kennedy,
Richard Knapton, Irene McIlveen, Craig Potter, Paul Pratt, Nick
Quickert, Lynne Richardson, Ilmar Talvila, Dan Welsh, Mark Wiercinski,
Audrey Wilson |
6 |
Madeline
Austen, Richard Blacquiere, John Cartwright, Rob Cheskey, Bill
Crins, Mary Gartshore, Ross James, John McLaughlin, Erwin Meissner,
Kathy Parker, Bob Sachs, Don Stuckey, Steve Wendt, Charlie Whitelaw |
5 |
Alfred Adamo,
John Blaney, Terry Bradt, Tom Cosburn, Richard Frank, Cory Harris,
David Hawke, Mike Lepage, Ken McIlwrick, Annette Mess, Chris
Michener, Richard Moore, Bill Murphy, Kenton Otterbein, Bob
Whittam |
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Notes to Volunteers
Spring Cleaning – if you've been doing
some spring cleaning and have discovered data that you haven't submitted,
have no fear – it's not too late to send it in. Although we
prefer to have all the data forms in by July 31, we always welcome
data submissions.
Reactivating a Site – if you've not
submitted data in the last three years, your site will have gone
dormant and you won't receive data sheets for those sites. If you'd
like to reactivate a site, that's not a problem. Just get in contact
with program staff and we'd be happy to send a package to you.
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To order printed copies, contact:
Environment Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
4905 Dufferin Street
Downsview, ON M3H 5T4
Tel: 416-739-5830
Fax: 416-739-5845
E-mail: Wildlife.Ontario@ec.gc.ca
Aussi disponible en français sous le titre : Bulletin
du programme de surveillance des oiseaux forestiers de l’Ontario.
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