Date: 9/3/26 2:23 pm From: Desiree Narango <dnarango...> Subject: [MDBirding] MD/DC birders: help us survey for fall thrushes!
Hi MD/DC Birding listserve,
I'm a conservation scientist at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies
<http://www.vtecostudies.org>, and I study migratory birds, including the
rare Bicknell's Thrush
<https://vtecostudies.org/what-we-do/projects/bith-cycle>. Our recent
research has found that the mid-Atlantic region is an important area for fall
migratory stopover
<https://vtecostudies.org/what-we-do/projects/bith-cycle/stopover>, with
nearly all of our tracked birds spending extensive time here before
continuing south. Last year, we determined that autonomous recording units
(ARUs) (e.g., devices that automatically record bird sound) can be used
successfully to detect Bicknell's Thrush and Gray-cheeked Thrush during
stopover. We recently received funding to increase the number of ARUs
surveying for these species in forests across the region, and this year
we'd also like to try recruiting volunteers to deploy devices on private
land as well.
If you're interested in deploying a device from late sept-late october,
please fill out this form at this link: https://forms.gle/aznZ26hS3GkLnZ9r7
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