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Today Very brief review last week’s songs Point Counts! Why? How? 14 new songs – Look Up! Aerial Insectivores Raptors

Point Counts – Why? Population trends

Point Counts – Why? Distribution and abundance

Point Counts – How? Start ½ hour BEFORE and finish by 9:30 Photo Credit: Elysia Brunet

Point Counts – How? Only in good weather (fair-weather birding ) Very little or no: Precipitation Wind Photo Credit: Sheila Edwards

Point Counts – How? Everything you see or hear for 10 minutes (5, 2-minute intervals) Photo Credit: Elysia Brunet

Point Counts – How? Inside a particular circular area (radius of 75m)

Point Counts – How? Datasheet

Point Counts – With recorder Stereo recording unit Someone else identifies the birds

Point Counts – Why 2-min intervals?

Today 14 new songs – Look Up! Aerial Insectivores Raptors Very brief review last week’s songs Point Counts! Why? How? 14 new songs – Look Up! Aerial Insectivores Raptors

Swallows and Purple Martin BARS PUMA CHSW CLSW TRES NRWS

Hawks Accipiter Identification Help https://feederwatch.org/learn/tricky-bird-ids/coopers-hawk-and-sharp-shinned-hawk/

Other Volunteer Options Job(s) Skill-set Fundraising (grant writing) Writing, reviewing, editing, strategizing Volunteer Coordination organisational skills, email, people skills Directors to join Ottawa Bird Count board strong business and financial experience/skills (and be happy to work with other board members who have mostly bird and science skills) App development Mobile app design experience Social Media Twitter/Facebook/website