Calling
All Birders!
Volunteer Opportunities
Do you want to get involved in helping monitor and conserve Canada's
birds? There are a number of national and international surveys that need
volunteers and there are opportunities to suit various "skill"
levels and time commitments.
Find out about the Canadian
Landbird Monitoring Strategy.
For more information contact:
Canadian
Wildlife Service
200-4999 98th Ave.
Edmonton, AB
T6B 2X3
Phone: (780) 951-8686 (collect)
Breeding Bird Survey
Aims: To measure long-term trends in bird populations across North
America.
Volunteer Duties: Record all birds seen and heard at 50 stops
located at 0.5 mile intervals along an assigned route each year. The survey
begins one half hour prior to sunrise and is conducted according to a
set protocol. Time required is one day per year.
Qualifications: The ability to identify birds by song as well
as sight. Less experienced individuals can act as recorders.
For more information contact:
North American Breeding Bird
Survey Home
Alberta:
Jack Park
10236-70 St.
Edmonton, AB
T6A 2T4
Phone: (780) 469-8127
Saskatchewan:
Al Smith
Canadian
Wildlife Service
115 Perimeter Rd.
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 0X4
Phone: (306) 975-4091
Manitoba:
Manitoba Conservation, Wildlife Branch
Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, MB
R3J 3W3
Phone: (204) 945-5439
email: kdesmet@gov.mb.ca
Regional Coordinator
Brenda Dale
Canadian
Wildlife Service
Phone (780) 951-8686 (Collect)
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Migration Monitoring
Aims: To measure long-term bird population trends for boreal and
other northern breeding species.
Volunteer Duties: Band, census and observe birds in a set area
following the standard routine of the Observatory. Also needed are people
to scribe for the banders, enter and check data and maintain the area
and nets. Coverage by a group of people is attempted throughout the breeding
season, but individuals can contribute whatever time they can.
Qualifications: Any skill level from handy person, careful writer,
computer buff, bird watcher or bird bander can find a niche in this program.
For more information contact:
Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Box 1418
Edmonton, AB
T5N 2N5
email: charles@ualberta.ca
Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
Box 1076
Slave Lake, AB
T0G 2A0
Phone: (780) 849-7117
email: birds@lslbo.org
Calgary Bird Banding Society
3426 Lane Cres. SW.
Calgary, AB
T3E 5X2
Doug Collister, (403) 240-2697 Home/Fax
email: collis@telus.net
Last Mountain Bird Observatory
Canadian
Wildlife Service
115 Perimeter Rd.
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 0X4
Al Smith, (306) 975-4091
Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
c/o Heidi den Haan
RR 2, Box 38
Portage la Prairie, MB
R1N 3A2
Phone: (204) 239-4287
email: hdenhaan@umanitoba.ca
Find out about stations in other parts of the county: Canadian
Migration Monitoring Network.
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Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship
Aims: Measuring the productivity and survival of North American
bird species through a series of individual banding/censusing stations.
Volunteer Duties: Band for a set number of hours once in every
10 day period throughout the breeding season at a set location. Point
counts are conducted several times early in the breeding season. Time
can vary from a few hours of assistance to 10 days if done by you alone.
Qualifications: The ability to recognize and identify birds, band,
scribe, and maintain the study area and nets.
For more information contact:
Institute for Bird Populations
PO Box 1346
Point Reyes Station, California
94956
Phone: (415) 663-1436
fax: (415) 663-9482
Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Box 1418
Edmonton, AB
T5N 2N5
email: charles@ualberta.ca
Calgary Bird Banding Society
3426 Lane Cres. SW
Calgary, AB
T3E 5X2
Doug Collister, (403) 240-2697 Home/Fax
email: collis@telus.net
Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
Box 1076
Slave Lake, AB
R0G 2A0
email: birds@lslbo.org
OR
Brenda Dale (780) 951-8686
For more information, visit the Monitoring
Avian Productivity and Survivorship Internet site (U.S. Department
of the Interior).
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Prairie Nest Record Scheme
Aims: To promote the collection and analysis of nesting related
data.
Volunteer Duties: Report data on any bird nests found on a standard
card. Nests visited more than once are the most valuable.
Qualifications: Patience and observance and the ability to recognize
bird species associated with nests.
For more information contact:
Brenda Dale (780) 951-8686
Canadian
Wildlife Service
Museum of Man and Nature
190 Rupert Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 0N2
email: info@museummannature.mb.ca
Dr. Glenn Sutter
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
2340 Albert St,
Regina, SK
S4P 3V7
Phone: (306) 787 2859
email: gsutter@cyr.gov.sk.ca
Federation of Alberta Naturalists
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, AB
T5M 3K6
Phone: (780) 427-8124
e-mail: info@fanweb.ca
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Checklists
Aims: To document bird abundance and breeding status throughout
Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Data can be used to determine abundance
trends for species not well covered by other surveys.
Volunteer Duties: Record data on a standard form from one location
for one calendar day. The location can be a lake, a hiking trail in a
park - anywhere you would go birding. Time commitment equals the time
you spend birding plus time filling out a form.
Qualifications: Ability to identify bird species and record observations
accurately. Alberta observations can, if desired, be submitted via the
Internet.
For more information contact:
Federation of Alberta Naturalists
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, AB
T5M 3K6
Phone: (780) 427-8124
e-mail: info@fanweb.ca
NWT/Nunavut Bird
Checklist Survey
Canadian Wildlife Service
Suite 301, 5204-50 Avenue
Yellowknife, NWT
X1A 1E2
Phone: (867) 669-4767
email: NWTChecklist@ec.gc.ca
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Marked Birds and Leg Bands
All records of birds with metal or coloured leg bands, patagial markers
or neck collars, and colour-marked shorebirds are wanted. Call the Bird
Banding Laboratory from anywhere in North America between 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. 1-800-327-2263.
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Owl Surveys
Aims: To document owl distribution, abundance, and trend.
Volunteer Duties: Record all owls heard or seen at stops along
a survey route. The survey is done at night in late winter/ early spring
and (in Alberta only) employs a playback technique to elicit owl calls.
Qualifications: Must be able to identify owls.
For more information contact:
Lisa Priestley
Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Box 1418
Edmonton, AB
T5N 2N5
e-mail: lisa@beaverhillbirds.com
Jim Duncan
Manitoba's Nocturnal Owl Survey
Manitoba Conservation, Wildlife Branch
Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, MB
R3J 3W3
Phone: (204) 945-7775
e-mail: wildlife@gov.mb.ca
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