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Below
is the current schedule for the spring 2011 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): GEG - Gay Gruner, SID - Simon Duval, LAL - Lance Laviolette
Intern: MVB - Matthew von Bornhoft
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 banding
volunteers (maximum 3) |
Mon Mar 28 |
6:43 |
--- |
7:40 |
CMM, BAM |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Tue Mar 29 |
6:41 |
--- |
7:40 |
JD, CLS |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Wed Mar 30 |
6:39 |
--- |
7:40 |
BHM |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Thu Mar 31 |
6:37 |
--- |
7:35 |
RED, GJR |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Fri Apr 1 |
6:35 |
--- |
7:35 |
CMM, BAM, RED |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sat Apr 2 |
6:33 |
--- |
7:35 |
RDT |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sun Apr 3 |
6:31 |
--- |
7:30 |
LDB |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Mon Apr 4 |
6:30 |
--- |
7:30 |
CMM, BAM, RED |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Tue Apr 5 |
6:28 |
--- |
7:30 |
GJR |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Wed Apr 6 |
6:27 |
--- |
7:30 |
BHM, SDI |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Thu Apr 7 |
6:25 |
--- |
7:25 |
GJR |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Fri Apr 8 |
6:24 |
--- |
7:25 |
CMM, BAM |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sat Apr 9 |
6:22 |
--- |
7:20 |
RDT |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sun Apr 10 |
6:20 |
--- |
7:20 |
LDB |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Mon Apr 11 |
6:18 |
--- |
7:20 |
CMM, BAM |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Tue Apr 12 |
6:16 |
--- |
7:15 |
JD, CLS |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Wed Apr 13 |
6:14 |
--- |
7:15 |
BHM, CAR |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Thu Apr 14 |
6:13 |
--- |
7:15 |
CAR |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Fri Apr 15 |
6:11 |
--- |
7:10 |
CMM, BAM |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sat Apr 16 |
6:09 |
5:45 |
7:10 |
RDT, DMA, LLE |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sun Apr 17 |
6:07 |
5:45 |
7:05 |
LDB, SDI |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Mon Apr 18 |
6:05 |
5:40 |
7:05 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB, CLB |
PHD, KST, LIK |
Tue Apr 19 |
6:04 |
5:40 |
7:05 |
JD, CLS |
SID |
MVB |
JD, CLS, LIK |
Wed Apr 20 |
6:02 |
5:40 |
7:00 |
BHM |
GEG |
RDT, MVB |
RDJ, SDI, JAS |
Thu Apr 21 |
6:00 |
5:35 |
7:00 |
RDT |
SID |
MVB |
RDJ, FM, SDI |
Fri Apr 22 |
5:59 |
5:35 |
7:00 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
FM, NOL, TAE |
Sat Apr 23 |
5:57 |
5:35 |
6:55 |
GJR |
GEG |
MVB, LAL, ML |
DDA, NOL, NIB |
Sun Apr 24 |
5:55 |
5:30 |
6:55 |
GJR |
SID |
LDL |
PAS, SDI, NOL |
Mon Apr 25 |
5:53 |
5:30 |
6:55 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
FM, LIK, NOL |
Tue Apr 26 |
5:52 |
5:30 |
6:50 |
|
SID |
MVB |
FM, SDI, LIK |
Wed Apr 27 |
5:50 |
5:25 |
6:50 |
BHM |
GEG |
RDT, MVB |
RDJ, SDI |
Thu Apr 28 |
5:49 |
5:25 |
6:50 |
RDT |
SID |
MVB, CLB |
RED, RDJ, LIF |
Fri Apr 29 |
5:47 |
5:25 |
6:45 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
RDT, MVB |
SDI, LIF, CLB |
Sat Apr 30 |
5:45 |
5:20 |
6:45 |
GJR |
|
MVB, LDL |
DDA, GJR |
Sun May 1 |
5:44 |
5:20 |
6:45 |
RDT |
BF |
|
NOL, PAS Also: Visit from SOL |
Mon May 2 |
5:42 |
5:20 |
6:40 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
NOL, LIK, FM |
Tue May 3 |
5:41 |
5:20 |
6:40 |
|
SID |
MVB |
BEP, LIK |
Wed May 4 |
5:39 |
5:15 |
6:40 |
BHM |
GEG |
RDT, MVB |
NOL, RDJ |
Thu May 5 |
5:38 |
5:15 |
6:40 |
RDT |
SID |
MVB |
NOL, RDJ, FM |
Fri May 6 |
5:36 |
5:15 |
6:35 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
RDT, MVB |
NOL, PHD, KST |
Sat May 7 |
5:35 |
5:10 |
6:35 |
RDT |
GEG |
LDL |
NOL, DDA, NIB |
Sun May 8 |
5:34 |
5:10 |
6:35 |
JH |
SID |
LDB |
NOL, PAS, NIB |
Mon May 9 |
5:32 |
5:10 |
6:30 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
FM, LIK, NIB |
Tue May 10 |
5:31 |
5:10 |
6:30 |
JH |
SID |
MVB, CLB |
BEP, FM, LIK |
Wed May 11 |
5:30 |
5:05 |
6:30 |
RDT |
SID |
RDT, MVB |
RED, RDJ, PAS |
Thu May 12 |
5:28 |
5:05 |
6:30 |
RDT |
SID |
MVB |
RDJ, TAE |
Fri May 13 |
5:27 |
5:05 |
6:25 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
RDT, MVB |
RED |
Sat May 14 |
5:26 |
5:05 |
6:25 |
MBO Green Team |
LAL |
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DDA Also: MBO Birdathon Day |
Sun May 15 |
5:25 |
5:00 |
6:25 |
|
SID |
|
DMA |
Mon May 16 |
5:23 |
5:00 |
6:25 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
LIK |
Tue May 17 |
5:22 |
5:00 |
6:20 |
|
SID |
MVB |
BEP |
Wed May 18 |
5:21 |
5:00 |
6:20 |
BHM |
GEG |
MVB |
RDJ |
Thu May 19 |
5:20 |
4:55 |
6:20 |
Red-eyed Wearios |
SID |
MVB |
RDJ |
Fri May 20 |
5:19 |
4:55 |
6:20 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
FM, PAS |
Sat May 21 |
5:18 |
4:55 |
6:20 |
Red-eyed Wearios
| LAL |
CLB |
DDA |
Sun May 22 |
5:17 |
4:55 |
6:15 |
|
SID |
|
SDI |
Mon May 23 |
5:16 |
4:55 |
6:15 |
CMM, BAM |
GEG |
MVB |
LIK, NIB, DMK |
Tue May 24 |
5:15 |
4:50 |
6:15 |
ASB, SAS |
GEG |
MVB |
LIK, BON |
Wed May 25 |
5:14 |
4:50 |
6:15 |
BHM |
GEG |
RDT, MVB |
RDJ |
Thu May 26 |
5:13 |
4:50 |
6:15 |
|
SID |
MVB |
LIF, RDJ, YCO |
Fri May 27 |
5:13 |
4:50 |
6:15 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
RDT, MVB |
PHD, KST |
Sat May 28 |
5:12 |
4:50 |
6:10 |
RDT |
GEG |
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DDA, TAE, NIB, KAW |
Sun May 29 |
5:11 |
4:50 |
6:10 |
LDB |
SID |
|
PAS, NIB, SDI |
Mon May 30 |
5:10 |
4:45 |
6:10 |
CMM, BAM |
SID |
MVB |
LIK, DMK, NIB |
Tue May 31 |
5:10 |
4:45 |
6:10 |
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SID |
MVB |
BEP, LIK |
Wed Jun 1 |
5:09 |
4:45 |
6:10 |
BHM |
GEG |
MVB |
RDJ, NAB |
Thu Jun 2 |
5:08 |
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6:10 |
RDT |
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--- |
Census only |
Fri Jun 3 |
5:08 |
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6:10 |
CMM, BAM |
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--- |
Census only |
Sat Jun 4 |
5:07 |
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6:10 |
RDT |
--- |
--- |
Census only |
Sun Jun 5 |
5:07 |
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6:10 |
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Census only |
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