 |
 |
 |
|||||||
 |
|||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 BFL Project Summary1. Read the BFL Welcome Letter before you begin ; decide if you'd like to participate in both BFL and the Acid Rain Study or just BFL. 2. Select which species you would like to survey , by determining the study species that breed in your area. Read the Species Guideline section under the Survey Instructions tab and the Guide to the Highest Priority Species. 3. Familiarize yourself with the habitat, behavior, and sounds of the species you are studying. Use a field guide for visual identification and read through the Species References section. 4. Gather the equipment that you will need for the field; good maps of your study area, binoculars, and a portable CD player to broadcast recordings of your study species. Also read through the Recommendation and Tips page. 5. Check out the Field Materials and Aids page for all the necessary field data forms, guides, field sheets, letters, and helpful aids. 6. Select one or more survey points: -locate appropriate forest patches -establish survey points in the forest patches 7. Determine appropriate visit dates , read the Summary of Breeding Chronology 8. Make 2 visits to each point , read the Survey Instructions section. On each visit: -survey for appropriate species using the BFL protocol for Visit 1 and Visit 2. -note cowbirds, nest predators, and breeding status of study species. -record data on the front side of the Field Form 9. Describe survey point and study site characteristics after reading through the Describing Habitat page. Record these variables on the back of Field Form during Visit 1, Visit 2, or on an additional visit to your study site. 10. Describe landscape-level characteristics around each study site from topographic maps or aerial photographs and record on back of Field Form. 11. Enter your data via
the BFL web site and/or send Field Forms and maps to Cornell by
September 15. 12. Join the BFL e-mail discussion group , BFL-L. Communicate with other participants, ask questions, and compare results. If you need help with the project, contact a BFL site coordinator or the BFL staff. |
