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*LoonWatch 2013
*
Dear Loonwatch Volunteers,
I hope everyone is having a good start to the summer despite the colder
temperatures and drizzly weather. I've spent much of the past week
looking for a bird tangled in fishing line on Green River Reservoir
unsuccessfully (but discovered a new nest in the process), helping a loon
that crash-landed on a road in Smugglers Notch (now swimming freely on
Waterbury Res.), and working on the new loon database with the help of
Terry Donovan at UVM.
We've confirmed over 56 nesting pairs as of mid-June. We may not see the 70
nests that we saw in 2012, as it is starting to be late for the initiation
of nests. It may be that our higher population is starting to affect the
number of birds that nest because of territorial disputes, while
fluctuating water levels may have also delayed or prevented some nesting.
LoonWatch Day is Saturday, July 20th
- 8 - 9 AM for lakes under 300 acres (30 minute surveys)
- 6 - 10 AM for lakes greater than 300 acres (surveys could take several
hours)
If you cannot survey the morning of the 20th because of weather or a
conflict, try to survey at another time in this order of priority:
- Saturday, July 20th - afternoon
- Friday, July 19th
- Sunday, July 21st
LoonWatch Lake Assignments
LoonWatch lake assignments can be viewed alphabetically by volunteer last
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Please check your lake assignment and reply to this
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participate this year.
If you are not assigned or have been unassigned, please look at the available
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Consider surveying another lake nearby your primary lake. Scan the available
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If you can take on an extra lake or two, please contact
me <[log in to unmask]>.
If you want to change lakes, just let me <[log in to unmask]> know.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL <[log in to unmask]> TO CONFIRM WHETHER
YOU CAN OR CANNOT SURVEY YOUR LAKE THIS YEAR.
LoonWatch Observing and Recording
1. Visit your lake during the appropriate time listed above.
2. Observe for a minimum of 30 minutes on smaller lakes and up to several
hours on larger lakes.
3. Record only the first sighting of each loon.
3. Record your observations on the LoonWatch Data Form
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4. Draw a simple sketch of the lake and mark where each loon was observed.
LoonWatch Reporting
You must return two forms to Eric Hanson after you complete your survey:
1. *LoonWatch Data Form
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This is the form you completed during your survey. You can mail this
form to Eric at the address below or email
<[log in to unmask]>the information to him.
2. *Loon Volunteer Hours Form
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We need to document volunteer hours to receive State Wildlife Grant
(SWG) funding.
Please track your volunteer hours, sign, and mail this form back to Eric
Hanson at the address below.
Here are the guidelines:
- Include ALL the time you spend: driving, paddling/boating, educating
neighbors, filling out forms, looking for the loons and sometimes not
finding them, conducting other loon surveys, etc.
- Each volunteer needs his/her own form -
you cannot put 2 people on one form.
- Each observation needs to have it's own line -
no combining hours.
- Estimate your time. Don't feel you have to keep track of every
minute.
*Please mail all forms to:*
Eric Hanson
PO Box 22
Craftsbury, VT 05826
*PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR LoonWatch Data
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Thank you for participating in LoonWatch. The information collected
will be entered into a state database that helps determine the course of
action needed to ensure the health of loons on our busy waterways.
Eric Hanson
VLRP Coordination
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