WHEN & WHERE
18th-20th January
This weekends survey will occur in the north-western to north-eastern section
of the Liverpool Plains from Gunnedah, Kelvin, Leard SF, Vickery SF, across
to Carroll and Somerton SF. We will be surveying areas of private and
public land, focussing our survey sites in areas where a local PhD student
has been examining the the effects of tree health and dieback.
For those who are keen campers, myself and other volunteers will camp at a
property 'Little Rock' at Kelvin which is ~19km north of Gunnedah on Friday and
Saturday night, arriving at the property at 4pm on Friday. The camp
area is a dam on the property which is nestled amongst a small ridge and
surrounded by dense woodland vegetation. Those interested in camping
should let me know and we can arrange a time and place to meet.
WHAT IS REQUIRED
The fieldwork involves surveying areas of
private and/or public lands using the Birds Australia Atlas methods, either
2-hectare/20 minute searches or 500 metre area searches. Volunteers will also be
required to complete Atlas Habitat Data sheets. Conditions will more than likely
be warm to hot, & volunteers will need to wear appropriate clothing. Some
experience with identifying woodland birds likely to occur in the region by oral
and visual means would obviously be an advantage. A Global Positioning System
(GPS) would also be an advantage. Enthusiasm is essential.
