Your mission, should you accept it, is to
find Bank Swallow nesting colonies throughout Vermont and report them to
Vermont eBird. These birds may be in trouble, and it will take all of
us to better investigate their status and find solutions, beginning with this
new Vermont eBird mission. Because this species is both strongly colonial and
restricted in habitat, a comprehensive survey of existing colonies is
entirely feasible with an army of volunteers like you. You just locate
Bank Swallow colonies, record how many birds and burrows are present,
gather basic habitat information, and submit the data to Vermont eBird.
For more background and to read about the simple protocol, visit the Vermont eBird page at http://ebird.org/content/vt/news/bank-swallow.
Thanks!
Kent
