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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_QG3hI1EL5PopVkW0kS7B3w) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT This is for those that don't subscribe to Bird Studies Canada. The following is copied from Bird Studies Canada, April 20, 07 Bicknell's Thrush Declining in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 20 April 2007 - The Bicknell's Thrush, a rare, secretive songbird of highland forests in northeastern North America, appears to be in decline in the Maritimes. Data from four years of surveys from Bird Studies Canada's High Elevation Landbird Program (HELP) indicate that Bicknell's Thrush are declining along routes in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Up to 28 routes in the highlands of Cape Breton NS and 43 routes in the highlands of north-central and northwestern NB have been run by staff and volunteers using a consistent protocol since 2003. Recent analyses of HELP data conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Service have revealed annual declines of 7% in NB and 9% in NS. Declines remain apparent even within sub-regions of the two provinces; for example, Bicknell's Thrush is declining on routes both inside and outside of Cape Breton Highlands National Park in NS. Bird Studies Canada is currently working with a group of Canadian and U.S. partners to convene an International Bicknell's Thrush Working Group to discuss these declines, which may be due to habitat change on their North American breeding grounds or on their wintering grounds in the Dominican Republic. BSC will continue to monitor Bicknell's Thrush through the High Elevation Landbird Program, with field surveys taking place in June. To volunteer for a HELP survey route, or for more information, contact Becky Whittam at bwhittam@bsc-eoc.org. ______________________________________________________________ Hans Toom E-mail: htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca Migration Count: http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com ____________________________________________________________ --Boundary_(ID_QG3hI1EL5PopVkW0kS7B3w) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is for those that don't subscribe = to Bird=20 Studies Canada.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The following is copied from Bird = Studies Canada,=20 April 20, 07</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><A=20 name=3DBicknell=92s_Thrush_Declining_in_New_Brunswick_and_Nova_Scotia_><S= TRONG><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>Bicknell=92s Thrush Declining in New Brunswick and = Nova=20 Scotia</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><BR><FONT = face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>20 April 2007</STRONG></FONT> =96 = The=20 Bicknell=92s Thrush, a rare, secretive songbird of highland forests in=20 northeastern North America, appears to be in decline in the Maritimes. = Data from=20 four years of surveys from Bird Studies Canada=92s High Elevation = Landbird Program=20 (HELP) indicate that Bicknell=92s Thrush are declining along routes in = both Nova=20 Scotia and New Brunswick. Up to 28 routes in the highlands of Cape = Breton NS and=20 43 routes in the highlands of north-central and northwestern NB have = been run by=20 staff and volunteers using a consistent protocol since 2003. Recent = analyses of=20 HELP data conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Service have revealed = annual=20 declines of 7% in NB and 9% in NS. Declines remain apparent even within=20 sub-regions of the two provinces; for example, Bicknell=92s Thrush is = declining on=20 routes both inside and outside of Cape Breton Highlands National Park in = NS.<BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us> </SPAN>Bird Studies Canada is currently = working=20 with a group of Canadian and U.S. partners to convene an International=20 Bicknell=92s Thrush Working Group to discuss these declines, which may = be due to=20 habitat change on their North American breeding grounds or on their = wintering=20 grounds in the Dominican Republic. BSC will continue to monitor = Bicknell=92s=20 Thrush through the High Elevation Landbird Program, with field surveys = taking=20 place in June. To volunteer for a HELP survey route, or for more = information,=20 contact Becky Whittam at </FONT></FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:bwhittam@bsc-eoc.org"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>bwhittam@bsc-eoc.org</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>.<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>______________________________________________________________<B= R>Hans=20 Toom<BR>E-mail: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</A><BR>Migrat= ion=20 Count: <A=20 href=3D"http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html">http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Ind= ex.html</A><BR>Nature=20 Website: http://hanstoom.com=20 <BR>____________________________________________________________</FONT></= DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_QG3hI1EL5PopVkW0kS7B3w)--
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