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> Bernard Forsythe's report of last year's uncommonly low (nonexist Hi John & All, I am wondering if an array of these AudioMoths could determine the sound source location by triangulation. If so, then this would perhaps enable detection of species at risk activity locations so logging could be diverted elsewhere during the breeding season. DW, Kentville On 2/12/2020 2:26 PM, John Kearney wrote: > Hi Bev, Nancy, Randy and all, > I would be most happy to share my knowledge about using AudioMoths; set-up, deployment in the field, and programs for listening to and annotating recordings. An essential component of the Listening Together project is to reach out to community organizations such as yours so I would be glad to come and meet with your group to discuss how bioacoustics might be useful to the group now and in the future. The Listening Together project area includes most of the Valley and the South Shore up to about Bridgewater. > There are many views about the use of playback during the breeding season (and during migration as well). It is strictly prohibited, including pishing, in the North American Breeding Bird Survey, while it is an integral component of other survey methods such as nocturnal owl monitoring routes. My purpose is to offer another alternative, one that, in the long-term, will provide more in-depth and reliable results. We haven't yet developed a survey protocol for owls using AudioMoths, but it would be fun to work on one. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Bev Wigney > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 10:08 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Great Horned Owl > > Hi John, > > That sounds like an interesting project. I just bought an AudioMoth unit to try out and was thinking of buying a couple more. I bought this one to put in forests to determine which birds are nesting in an area. I'll be interested in hearing more about how you will be putting your units to work. > Agree -- I think community listening projects could be quite useful. > Our local facebook group has a few hundred members in the Annapolis Royal area and many are very interested in nature. I'm quite sure we could get something going for listening for owls as many people are already doing so at their farms and rural residences. > I look forward to hearing more about how you'll be putting the AudioMoth units to use in your area. > > Bev > > On 2/12/20, John Kearney <j.f.kearney@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Donna and all, >> >> This kind of census has a great appeal to me. I don't participate in >> the nocturnal owl studies sponsored by Birds Canada since I don't >> agree with disturbing and agitating breeding birds that may result >> from the requirement to broadcast recordings of owl calls. So many >> studies of birds, in the name of conservation, are stressing birds >> through capture, tagging, and playback. >> Studies are beginning to show that stress during the breeding season >> from human-generated sources can affect not only breeding success but >> long-term physiological health. >> >> A new project, called Listening Together, in Southwest Nova Scotia, is >> developing a survey method that people could use to replace the Birds >> Canada survey method. This method involves the placement of >> inexpensive but programmable recording devices along an owl survey >> route. This method enables the survey participant to listen on a more >> frequent basis for the presence of owls on the route without >> disturbing the owls. The project is also working on methods to detect >> the presence of owl calls in the recording automatically and even >> identify the species. These more advanced features will take more time >> to develop but I'm hoping to have automatic identifiers for a few >> species-at-risk, Canada Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Rusty >> Blackbird, in the next few months. These identifiers will be useful >> for confirming the breeding presence of these species-at-risk in >> woodlands. I hope to have recording devices, called AudioMoths, >> available to borrow by conservation groups by early April. >> Unfortunately, the coronavirus may delay the arrival of my order since >> China produces the circuit boards. Listening Together is funded by >> Environment and Climate Change Canada, Nova Scotia Lands and Forestry, >> and a group of university and NGO partners in Southwest Nova Scotia. >> Please contact me if you would like to know more about it. >> >> John >> >> j.f.kearney@gmail.com >> >> >> >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of Donna Crossland >> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 20:58 >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Great Horned Owl >> >> >> >> It would be fun to form some sort of auditory census for Great-horned >> owl nesting pairs right about now. It's interesting to learn of just >> where they are nesting and whether they are increasing/decreasing. >> The nocturnal owl survey takes care of this to some extent, but it >> would be interesting to learn more of their whereabouts, particularly >> close to towns, etc. >> >> >> >> Here's hoping that this 2nd apparently 'open winter' (I know that >> March can still surprise us) does not negatively affect Barred owl populations. >> Bernard Forsythe's report of last year's uncommonly low (nonexistent?) >> success rate for nesting Barred owls leaves us hoping this winter will >> be more productive. >> >> >> >> The yellow-breasted chat must be regretting its choices by now? >> >> >> >> Donna Crossland >> >> Tupperville >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2020-02-11 10:25 a.m., James Hirtle wrote: >> >> When I got out of work on Feb. 16 at 23:00 there was a great horned >> owl calling. It sounded like it was somewhere in the vicinity of >> Woodland Gardens. I was on Dufferin Street up over the hill from there. >> >> >> >> The yellow-breasted chat continues at Barbara McLeans in Lunenburg and >> a pine warbler has returned after quite an absence. >> >> >> >> James