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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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Monitoring At Midewin – See Below <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> William D Glass
[mailto:wglass@fs.fed.us] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 20, 2009 2:20
PM<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Bird Surveys</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>If any of you are interested in helping on the bird
surveys let me know. You don't have to know all the birds or any (we need
scribes also). You also don't need to be able to identify or hear all the
bird songs (again you can be a scribe). I've spread my net wide to catch
anyone who might be interested in bird monitoring or in bird restoration at
Midewin. Here are the planned surveys.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>May
11 - May 13. This is the annual upland sandpiper/grassland bird survey. It
is going to be done a little different this year. We are going to be just
looking for upland sandpipers and loggerhead shrikes. Groups will be
given fields to search (walk around looking for these two species). We
will try to cover about 5,000 acres. If we need the 13th it will probably
be only a half day. If it rains towards the beginning of the week wie'll
push the survey back towards the end of the week. We'll start at 6am each
morning.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>June
8 - June 11. There will be two different surveys this week. June 8
- June 10 we'll do point counts similar to what we used to do during the old
upland sandpiper survey. We may be able to get thisdone in two days. On
June 11th we'll do a one day bird blitz to try and cover most of the other
habitats at Midewin -shrubland, woodland, wetland along with grassland. We
are hoping to get lots of volunteers out for the bird blitz. So
pass the word. Volunteers should call Allison Hedden at 815/423-2149.</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>If
you are interested in any of these let me know. Also if you know anyone
that might want to help let me know or pass this on to them. I'm going to
be away from April 24th through May 4th. When I get back I'll send out
more detailed information.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Bill</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>William
Glass<br>
Ecologist<br>
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">30239 S. State Route</st1:address></st1:Street>
53<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilmington</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">IL</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">60481</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
815/423-6370<br>
815/423-6376 FAX</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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