McGILL BIRD OBSERVATORY

FALL SCHEDULE 2010

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Below is the current schedule for the fall 2010 season.  Note that start times represent meeting times at the banding station (not at the gate), so please allow enough time for travel.  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 remain for the entire session, which typically is around 6 hours in total, including processing of final birds and tallying of daily totals.

For each date we need at least one census observer and one experienced extractor to assist the Bander-in-charge (BIC), and up to four additional volunteers.  Census follows a standard 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. 

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.  Dates which are already full for "additional" volunteers are marked in red - but note that we can often still use the help of qualified extractors on these mornings.

Banders-in-charge (BICs): MAG - Marcel Gahbauer, MAH - Marie-Anne Hudson, GEG - Gay Gruner, SID - Simon Duval, BF - Barbara Frei, LAL - Lance Laviolette (during the peak of the season we will aim to have two BICs daily)
 
Census leaders: MBE - Mike Beaupré, JD - Jean Demers, JH - Jeff Harrison, BAM - Barbara MacDuff, BHM - Betsy McFarlane, CMM - Chris Murphy, RDT - Rodger Titman, SOC - Sophie Cauchon, ANP - André Pelletier, CLS - Clémence Soulard

Date

Sunrise Banding start Census start Census observer(s) BIC Lead extractors (2) Additional observers / assistants
(maximum 3)
Sun Aug 1 5:39 5:15 6:40
SID
 
Mon Aug 2 5:39 5:15 6:40
MAH
SID
 
Tue Aug 3 5:40 5:15 6:40
JD, CLS
SID
 
Wed Aug 4 5:41 5:20 6:40
BAM
SID
MRO
Thu Aug 5 5:42 5:20 6:40
BAM
SID
VIA
Fri Aug 6 5:44 5:20 6:45
MAH
SID
 
Sat Aug 7 5:45 5:20 6:45
MAH
SID
CLB
PAS
Sun Aug 8 5:46 5:25 6:45
CMM
SID
MFJ
LDB
Mon Aug 9 5:47 5:25 6:45
SID
PAS
Tue Aug 10 5:48 5:25 6:50
JD, CLS
SID
RDT
 
Wed Aug 11 5:50 5:25 6:50
CMM, BAM
BF
PAS
Thu Aug 12 5:51 5:30 6:50
RDT
SID
RDT, NCF
ASP
Fri Aug 13 5:52 5:30 6:50
MAH
SID
 
Sat Aug 14 5:53 5:30 6:55
SID
PAS
Sun Aug 15 5:55 5:30 6:55
SID
MFJ
 
Mon Aug 16 5:56 5:35 6:55
CMM
SID
LDB, PAS
Tue Aug 17 5:57 5:35 6:55
JD, CLS
SID
RDT
 
Wed Aug 18 5:58 5:35 7:00
CLS
SID
NCF
JD, CLS
Thu Aug 19 5:59 5:35 7:00
RDT
SID
RDT
LDB
Fri Aug 20 6:01 5:40 7:00
MAH
SID
SC
Sat Aug 21 6:02 5:40 7:00
MAH
SID
LDL
Sun Aug 22 6:03 5:40 7:05
RDT
SID
MFJ
 
Mon Aug 23 6:04 5:40 7:05
CMM, BAM
SID
PAS
Tue Aug 24 6:05 5:40 7:05
JD, CLS
SID
RDT, CLB
 
Wed Aug 25 6:07 5:45 7:05
BAM
SID
KLK
LDB
Thu Aug 26 6:08 5:45 7:10
RDT
SID
 
Fri Aug 27 6:09 5:45 7:10
JMB
SID
RDT
 
Sat Aug 28 6:10 5:45 7:10
RDT
SID
LDL
Sun Aug 29 6:11 5:50 7:10
CMM
SID
PAS, BEP, FRP
Mon Aug 30 6:12 5:50 7:10
CMM, BAM
SID
 
Tue Aug 31 6:13 5:50 7:15
JD, CLS
SID
RDT
CAR
Wed Sep 1 6:15 5:50 7:15
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS
Thu Sep 2 6:16 5:55 7:15
RDT
SID
RDT
NCF
Fri Sep 3 6:17 5:55 7:15
JMB
SID
NAB, CHS
Sat Sep 4 6:18 5:55 7:20
CMM
SID
 
Sun Sep 5 6:19 5:55 7:20
CMM
SID
MFJ
PAS
Mon Sep 6 6:21 6:00 7:20
CMM, BAM
SID
CAR, PAS
Tue Sep 7 6:22 6:00 7:20
JD, CLS
SID
RDT
CAR
Wed Sep 8 6:23 6:00 7:25
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS
Thu Sep 9 6:24 6:00 7:25
RDT
SID
  AMS
Fri Sep 10 6:25 6:00 7:25
JH
SID
NAB, CHS
Sat Sep 11 6:27 6:05 7:25
CMM
LAL
DDA
Sun Sep 12 6:28 6:05 7:30
RDT
LAL
PAS, JCO
Mon Sep 13 6:29 6:05 7:30
CMM, BAM
SID
RDT
EAV, CAR
Tue Sep 14 6:30 6:05 7:30
JH
SID
RDT, CLB
CAR, AKD, CHC, AMS
Wed Sep 15 6:32 6:10 7:30
BHM
SID
KLK
VMA
Thu Sep 16 6:33 6:10 7:35
RDT
SID
RDT
MAS, AMS
Fri Sep 17 6:34 6:10 7:35
RDT
SID
CLB, MFJ
PHD, KSJ, NAB, CHS
Sat Sep 18 6:35 6:10 7:35
CMM
LAL
ML, ADL
DDA, VIA
Sun Sep 19 6:36 6:15 7:35
JH
LAL
MFJ, ADL
PAS, ML
Mon Sep 20 6:38 6:15 7:40
CMM, BAM
SID
CAR, LAA, KLF, VAH
Tue Sep 21 6:39 6:15 7:40
JD, CLS
SID
RDT, CLB
NIH, AMS
Wed Sep 22 6:40 6:15 7:40
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS
Thu Sep 23 6:41 6:20 7:40
RDT
SID
AMS
KAP, ATD, JAS
Fri Sep 24 6:43 6:20 7:45
LDB
SID
NAB, CHS, MGA, FRC
Sat Sep 25 6:44 6:20 7:45
CMM
SID
LDL, RAT, DDA, FRH
Sun Sep 26 6:45 6:20 7:45
JD, CLS
SID
MFJ
PAS, SOR, JCO
Mon Sep 27 6:46 6:25 7:45
CMM, BAM
SID
TTG
CAR, JUR, MVB
Tue Sep 28 6:48 6:25 7:50
BF
SID
RDT, CLB
CAR, AMS, CAL
Wed Sep 29 6:49 6:25 7:50
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS, BEP, FRP
Thu Sep 30 6:50 6:25 7:50
RDT
SID
RDT, TTG
NAB, CHS, AMS
Fri Oct 1 6:51 6:30 7:50
CMM
SID
SDU
PHD, KSJ, MAC
Sat Oct 2 6:53 6:30 7:55
CMM
SID
SDU, CLB
LDL, DDA, PIK, AKT
Sun Oct 3 6:54 6:30 7:55
JH
SID, MAG
SDU
FRH, MEB, AKT
Mon Oct 4 6:55 6:30 7:55
CMM, BAM
SID, MAG
SDU, TTG
MVB, AKD
Tue Oct 5 6:56 6:35 7:55
JD, CLS
SID, MAG
RDT, CLB
NIH, AMS, SDU
Wed Oct 6 6:58 6:35 8:00
BHM
SID, MAG
MFJ
JD, CLS, JAS
Thu Oct 7 6:59 6:35 8:00
JH
MAG
TTG, AMS
KAD, CSM, JOG
Fri Oct 8 7:00 6:35 8:00
MAG
SID, MAG
TTG
NAB, CHS, MAM, BOS
Sat Oct 9 7:02 6:40 8:00
CMM
MAG
TTG
DDA, FRH, FMB, JJB
Sun Oct 10 7:03 6:40 8:05
JH
SID, MAG
LAL, ML
PAS, MKC, GEP
Mon Oct 11 7:04 6:40 8:05
CMM, BAM
MAG
TTG
AKD
Tue Oct 12 7:05 6:40 8:05
JD, CLS
SID, MAG
RDT, CLB
AMS, MAB, JBP
Wed Oct 13 7:07 6:45 8:05
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS, MAC
Thu Oct 14 7:08 6:45 8:10
RDT
SID
RDT, TTG
AMS, LUP
Fri Oct 15 7:09 6:45 8:10
RDT
SID
PHD, KSJ, EVF, JAS
Sat Oct 16 7:11 6:50 8:10
CMM
SID
LDL
DDA, CHB
Sun Oct 17 7:12 6:50 8:10
JH
SID
MFJ
BEP, FRP, FRM, PAS, PTM
Mon Oct 18 7:13 6:50 8:15
CMM, BAM
SID
TTG, MVB
AKD, OLG, AMC
Tue Oct 19 7:15 6:50 8:15
JD, CLS
SID
RDT, CLB
AMS, JOG, NIH, CAR
Wed Oct 20 7:16 6:55 8:15
BHM
SID
KLK
JD, CLS, RUG
Thu Oct 21 7:17 6:55 8:15
RDT
SID
RDT, TTG
AMS, NIH, MPC
Fri Oct 22 7:19 6:55 8:20
JH
SID
LDB
JMK, SMP, JAS
Sat Oct 23 7:20 6:55 8:20
CMM
SID
LDL
DDA, MVH, KLL
Sun Oct 24 7:22 7:00 8:20
JH
GEG
MFJ, BOS
PAS, KAD, MEN
Mon Oct 25 7:23 7:00 8:25
CMM, BAM
SID
TTG, MVB
ROS, AKD, OLG
Tue Oct 26 7:24 7:00 8:25
JD, CLS
SID
RDT, CLB
AMS, VDL, CAL
Wed Oct 27 7:26 7:05 8:25
BHM
GEG
KLK, LDB
JD, CLS, JAS
Thu Oct 28 7:27 7:05 8:25
RDT
SID
RDT, AMS
NAB, CHS, CAL
Fri Oct 29 7:29 7:05 8:30
JH
SID
LDB
PHD, KSJ, MPC
Sat Oct 30 7:30 7:05 8:30
CMM
SID, GEG
LDL
DDA, ACR, PAS

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