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26 August 2005 
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BirdLife Presents Position Statement on Avian Flu

25 August 2005, BirdLife International - BirdLife International has developed a position statement on Avian Influenza or "Poultry Flu," based on the best information available on 25 August 2005. The statement addresses the various strains of influenza, transmission via domestic and wild birds, and recent outbreaks. It also provides suggestions for control techniques and transmission prevention. To learn more, click here.

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Join us for BSC’s Annual Members Meeting

25 August 2005 - Mark your calendars for Bird Studies Canada’s Annual Members Meeting to be held Saturday, 17 September 2005, from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Bird Studies Canada’s headquarters in Port Rowan, ON. The meeting will be followed by a social wine and cheese. BSC’s headquarters is located between Port Rowan and Highway 59 at 115 Front Street, near Long Point on Lake Erie. For detailed directions, phone 1-888-448-2473 ext.201 or e-mail wcridland@bsc-eoc.org. To become a member of Bird Studies Canada, click here.

BSC Members Invited to National Citizen Science Symposium

25 August 2005 - The Society of Canadian Ornithologists is holding its annual meeting at the Delta Halifax Hotel, 1990 Barrington Street in Halifax, NS, from 20-22 October 2005. On Saturday, 22 October, the conference features a symposium entitled "The Contribution of Citizen Science to Canadian Ornithology," featuring a plenary talk by Dr. Erica Dunn, founder of Project FeederWatch and currently a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Gatineau, QC.
  The symposium offers a rare chance to hear leading figures from Bird Studies Canada (BSC) and the Canadian Wildlife Service address ornithologists from across the country on the promise and pitfalls of projects like the Christmas Bird Count, the North American Breeding Bird Survey, and Breeding Bird Atlases. In recognition of their long-standing contribution to Canadian ornithology, BSC members and members of the Nova Scotia Bird Society (which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary) are invited to attend the conference for that day, for a reduced fee of $10. Refreshments will be served. If interested, please pre-register by 14 October by e-mailing or phoning Becky Whittam (Becky.Whittam@ec.gc.ca, 506-364-5047), who can also provide further details on the symposium. For more details on other activities at the conference, or to register as a full delegate, click here.

 

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Young Eagles Take Flight

25 August 2005 - Another field season with Bald Eagles has passed and the eagles have taken flight. This summer, seven young eaglets were fitted with satellite transmitters as part of BSC's Bald Eagle monitoring program, Destination Eagle. Most of the eaglets were from nests in southern Ontario, with the exception of two rehabilitated birds who were released in northern Ontario (watch Latest News in the coming weeks for details on the amazing recovery of Bonnie and Clyde). The southern Ontario birds have remained near to their natal areas until recently. Terawatt, originally from the Long Point Bay area, has now turned up near Midland, Michigan on the shores of Lake Huron, and Dominion has left the London area for open water, spending his time in the Long Point area. The other eaglets seem to be exploring areas closer to their original nest sites, with Wild Birds Unlimited’s bird observed to be spending time on the north shore of Lake Erie fighting for food and sharing a beach with five other juvenile eagles. Olivia, one of our eaglets tagged in 2004, has made some interesting movements over the last year and made northern Ontario her summer home, most recently moving south from Lake Nipigon to Wawa.
  Through Destination Eagle, these birds will be tracked for up to five years to determine where they may be picking up harmful contaminants and/or putting themselves in harms way. To learn more about these special eagles and to follow their movements, click here.
  This project was made possible thanks to the financial contributions of the following sponsors: Ontario Power Generation, Shell Environment Fund, TD-Friends of the Environment Fund, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Wild Birds Unlimited, Kingston Field Naturalists, St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada , Thousand Islands Association, Caisse Populaire de Kapuskasing, Tim Horton's, Kapuskasing,  North Claybelt Community Futures, and D. Rawlinson. If you have any information on Bald Eagles in your area please contact Dawn Laing at dlaing@bsc-eoc.org.

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BSC to Attend Canada Taiwan Bird Fair

24 August 2005 - The Canada Taiwan Bird Fair returns again to the Vancouver Public Library on Saturday, 10 September 2005. Bird Studies Canada will be hosting a booth at the fair, with information about birding programs in British Columbia. Admission is free. For more information, click here.

Flammulated Owls Focus of New Survey

15 August 2005 - The British Columbia government has provided Bird Studies Canada with a $5000 grant to coordinate Flammulated Owl surveys in south-central British Columbia. The species is listed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada as a species of Special Concern, and the BC Ministry of Environment needs more known locations to make more precise habitat models. These models will be used to design forest management plans that accommodate Flammulated Owl habitat.
  Flammulated Owls are migratory, and therefore not surveyed with other species in early spring during the more widespread BC-Yukon Nocturnal Owl Survey. They are small (15 cm, 60 grams), insectivorous owls that live in Douglas-fir/ponderosa pine forests. In Canada, they are restricted to southern British Columbia, where they return each year in early May. In September, they leave for wintering grounds in Mexico and Guatemala. Flammulated Owls are best surveyed in late May and early June when the males give a surprisingly low "boo-boot" call from the forest.

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