McGILL BIRD OBSERVATORY

FALL SCHEDULE 2008

Below is the current schedule for the fall 2008 season.  Note that start times represent meeting times at the banding station (not at the gate), so please allow enough time for travel.

This volunteer list will be updated at least weekly and any significant changes to the schedule will be circulated via the MBO mailing list.  To be added/removed for any dates, e-mail us at mbo @ migrationresearch.org.  We need at least one experienced birder and one or two reasonably experienced extractors for banding days.  Dates which are already full are marked in red.

Census takes place along a standard pre-determined route for one hour each morning, beginning one hour after sunrise; it should be done by an experienced birder, but one or two less experienced observers may accompany the censuser.  Banding day start times are scheduled to allow us to have nets open by sunrise, after which they will remain open for 5 hours.  We strongly encourage all volunteers to stay present for the entire morning.

Banders-in-charge (BICs): MAH - Marie-Anne Hudson, BF - Barbara Frei, MAG - Marcel Gahbauer, JHJ - James Junda
 
Census leaders: SRC - Shawn Craik, CMM - Chris Murphy, GEG - Gay Gruner, BAM - Barbara MacDuff, RDT - Rodger Titman

Date

Sunrise Banding start Census start Census observer(s) BIC Banding volunteers
Fri Aug 1 5:39 5:15 6:40

CMM, BAM

 MAH

NCF

Sat Aug 2 5:39 5:15 6:40

BAM

 MAH

 

Sun Aug 3 5:40 5:15 6:40

ANP, SOC

 MAH

ANP, SOC

Mon Aug 4 5:41 5:20 6:40

GEG

 BF

NCF, LSO, GEG

Tue Aug 5 5:42 5:20 6:40

GEG

 BF

GEG

Wed Aug 6 5:44 5:20 6:45

CMM

 MAH

NCF, ERD

Thu Aug 7 5:45 5:20 6:45

GEG

 MAH

GEG

Fri Aug 8 5:46 5:25 6:45

CMM

 BF 

NCF, ERD

Sat Aug 9 5:47 5:25 6:45

BAM

BF

ANP, SOC, JLP

Sun Aug 10 5:48 5:25 6:50

MSM

BF

MSM, HJL

Mon Aug 11 5:50 5:25 6:50

GEG

 MAH

NCF, LSO, GEG, MSM

Tue Aug 12 5:51 5:30 6:50

GEG

 MAH

MMK, GEG

Wed Aug 13 5:52 5:30 6:50

 

 BF

NCF, MMK, ERD

Thu Aug 14 5:53 5:30 6:55

GEG

  BF 

GEG, MMK, HCH

Fri Aug 15 5:55 5:30 6:55

CMM

 MAH

EcoMuseum trip, NCF, ERD, MMK, HCH

Sat Aug 16 5:56 5:35 6:55

RDT 

 MAH

AK + 3

Sun Aug 17 5:57 5:35 6:55

MSM

 MAH

SID, JLP

Mon Aug 18 5:58 5:35 7:00

GEG

 BF

NCF, LSO, GEG

Tue Aug 19 5:59 5:35 7:00

GEG

 BF

GEG

Wed Aug 20 6:01 5:40 7:00

CMM

 MAH

NCF

Thu Aug 21 6:02 5:40 7:00

GEG

 MAH

GEG, HCH, DAD  

Fri Aug 22 6:03 5:40 7:05

CMM

BF

EcoMuseum trip, NCF, MMK

Sat Aug 23 6:04 5:40 7:05

RDT

MAG

GEG

Sun Aug 24 6:05 5:40 7:05

MAG

MAG

SID, MMK

Mon Aug 25 6:07 5:45 7:05

GEG

MAG

GEG, MMK

Tue Aug 26 6:08 5:45 7:10

GEG

MAG

GEG, MAH

Wed Aug 27 6:09 5:45 7:10

CMM

BF

NCF, MMK

Thu Aug 28 6:10 5:45 7:10

GEG

BF

GEG, HJL, MMK 

Fri Aug 29 6:11 5:50 7:10

CMM

MAG

NCF, DDA, MMK, KR+1

Sat Aug 30 6:12 5:50 7:10

RDT

MAG

SID, KR  

Sun Aug 31 6:13 5:50 7:15

SOC

MAG

MMK, SOC, ANP  

Mon Sep 1 6:15 5:50 7:15

MAG

MAG

MMK  

Tue Sep 2 6:16 5:55 7:15

MAG

MAH

GEG, SOC, ANP, MSM

Wed Sep 3 6:17 5:55 7:15

CMM

MAG

NCF, KSD, SFL, KLK, ERD

Thu Sep 4 6:18 5:55 7:20

GEG

MAG

Ornithology class, GEG, KLK, SOC, ANP  

Fri Sep 5 6:19 5:55 7:20

MAG

JHJ

TG, NCF, GJR, MJF, KLK

Sat Sep 6 6:21 6:00 7:20

MAG

JHJ

MMK

Sun Sep 7 6:22 6:00 7:20

BF 

JHJ

MBO workshop

Mon Sep 8 6:23 6:00 7:25

MAG

JHJ

NCF, GEG, KLK

Tue Sep 9 6:24 6:00 7:25

GEG

MAH

GEG, MSM

Wed Sep 10 6:25 6:00 7:25

BF

JHJ 

NCF

Thu Sep 11 6:27 6:05 7:25

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, KR+2

Fri Sep 12 6:28 6:05 7:30

MAH

JHJ 

TG, NCF, VCV, KBS, CM, KLK

Sat Sep 13 6:29 6:05 7:30

SRC

JHJ 

MMK, VAH, GD, KLK

Sun Sep 14 6:30 6:05 7:30

SOC/ANP 

JHJ 

MMK, VAH, CC, GD, ANP, SOC, KLK

Mon Sep 15 6:32 6:10 7:30

GEG

BF

NCF, GEG, TEG, CS

Tue Sep 16 6:33 6:10 7:35

GEG

MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, KLK, CAL, MSG

Wed Sep 17 6:34 6:10 7:35

BAM

JHJ 

NCF, KSD, SFL, ERD, FBW, BZ  

Thu Sep 18 6:35 6:10 7:35

GEG

JHJ 

GEG. MMC, NHV class

Fri Sep 19 6:36 6:15 7:35

 SOC/ANP

JHJ 

TG, NCF, ERD, GJR, VCV, SOC, ANP

Sat Sep 20 6:38 6:15 7:40

RDT

JHJ 

MMK, ADA, GD, CG, KLK, Scout Group

Sun Sep 21 6:39 6:15 7:40

VAH

BF

MMK, VAH, CC, KLK, DDA, MNF

Mon Sep 22 6:40 6:15 7:40

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, KLK, CS, NCF

Tue Sep 23 6:41 6:20 7:40

GEG

MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, CAL

Wed Sep 24 6:43 6:20 7:45

BAM / RDT  

JHJ 

NCF, KSD, SFL, ERD, FBW

Thu Sep 25 6:44 6:20 7:45

GEG

JHJ 

GEG

Fri Sep 26 6:45 6:20 7:45

SRC

JHJ 

TG, NCF, ERD, VCV, JFB

Sat Sep 27 6:46 6:25 7:45

RDT

JHJ 

MMK, GJR, BLR, CG, BZ, MKS

Sun Sep 28 6:48 6:25 7:50

ANP/SOC

JHJ 

MMK, CC, VT, DDA, GD, CNP, EL, ANP, SOC

Mon Sep 29 6:49 6:25 7:50

GEG / JB

BF

GEG, VC, CS, MW

Tue Sep 30 6:50 6:25 7:50

GEG

MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, CAL, EKB

Wed Oct 1 6:51 6:30 7:50

BM

JHJ 

NCF, ERD, FBW, KBS  

Thu Oct 2 6:53 6:30 7:55

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, TTG, KLK

Fri Oct 3 6:54 6:30 7:55

BAM

JHJ 

TG, NCF, JFB, TTG, KLK

Sat Oct 4 6:55 6:30 7:55

RDT

JHJ 

MMK, BLR, MH, CG, BZ, MKS  

Sun Oct 5 6:56 6:35 7:55

 ANP/SOC

BF

MMK, MNF, CC, DDA, ANP, SOC, LBE

Mon Oct 6 6:58 6:35 8:00

GEG / JB

JHJ 

GEG, TTG, LF, CNS

Tue Oct 7 6:59 6:35 8:00

GEG

MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, TTG, GD, ML, CNP

Wed Oct 8 7:00 6:35 8:00

BM

JHJ 

NCF, TTG, CG, KBS, GPK

Thu Oct 9 7:02 6:40 8:00

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, TTG, GK  

Fri Oct 10 7:03 6:40 8:05

BAM

JHJ 

TG, NCF, ERD, JFB, TTG

Sat Oct 11 7:04 6:40 8:05

 

JHJ 

MMK. MH, CT, GPK, VT, MN, ASD  

Sun Oct 12 7:05 6:40 8:05

RDT

JHJ 

MMK, VT, DDA, GD, CC, ASD  

Mon Oct 13 7:07 6:45 8:05

GEG / JB

GEG/BF

GEG, TTG, VC, LF, CNS, SOC, ANP

Tue Oct 14 7:08 6:45 8:10

GEG

GEG/MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, TTG, GHM

Wed Oct 15 7:09 6:45 8:10

 RDT

JHJ 

NCF, ERD, TTG, CG, KLK, KBS

Thu Oct 16 7:11 6:50 8:10

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, SID, TTG, GK  

Fri Oct 17 7:12 6:50 8:10

 SRC

JHJ 

TG, NCF, ERD, TTG, VCV, KLK

Sat Oct 18 7:13 6:50 8:15

RDT

JHJ 

MMK. MH, MAG, CT, GPK, GD  

Sun Oct 19 7:15 6:50 8:15

ANP/SOC

BF

MMK, SID. MNF, MN, DDA, EL, ANP, SOC  

Mon Oct 20 7:16 6:55 8:15

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, TTG. LF, CNS

Tue Oct 21 7:17 6:55 8:15

GEG/MAG

GEG/MAH

GEG, GPK, TTG, GHM  

Wed Oct 22 7:19 6:55 8:20

BAM

JHJ 

NCF, ERD, SID, TTG, KLK  

Thu Oct 23 7:20 6:55 8:20

GEG

JHJ 

GEG, TTG, GK, KLK, MAG, MMK

Fri Oct 24 7:22 7:00 8:20

 

JHJ 

TG, NCF, ERD, TTG, VCV, KBS

Sat Oct 25 7:23 7:00 8:25

RDT

JHJ 

MMK, SID, BLR, MN, VAH, EL  

Sun Oct 26 7:24 7:00 8:25

 

JHJ 

MMK, VAH, VT, DDA, ADA, EKB, ASD, CB  

Mon Oct 27 7:26 7:05 8:25

GEG

GEG/BF

GEG, TTG, KLK, VC, SL

Tue Oct 28 7:27 7:05 8:25

GEG

GEG/MAH

GEG, MSM, GPK, TTG, KLK, GHM  

Wed Oct 29 7:29 7:05 8:30

BAM 

JHJ 

NCF, ERD, SID, TTG, CG, KLK  

Thu Oct 30 7:30 7:05 8:30

GEG

JHJ

GEG, TTG, GK

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