1. Learn local bird songs with the Ottawa Bird Count
Chirps, Tweets, and Trills
Learn local bird songs with the Ottawa Bird Count
A Volunteer Based, Scientifically Rigorous Survey of Birds in an Expanding City

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

3. Point Counts – Why?
Population trends

4. Point Counts – Why?
Distribution and abundance

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

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

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

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

9. Point Counts – How?
Datasheet

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

11. Point Counts – Why 2-min intervals?

12. 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

13. Swallows and Purple Martin
BARS
PUMA
CHSW
CLSW
TRES
NRWS

14. Hawks
Accipiter Identification Help

15. Other Volunteer Options
Job(s)
Skill-set
Fundraising (grant writing)
Writing, reviewing, editing, strategizing
Volunteer Coordination
organisational skills, , 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