Dear B-A,
Those of you who might have photographs of weaver nests in their files
might be able to assist.
Carl Clifford
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From: Dieter Oschadleus <>
Date: 7 July 2011 7:19:43 AM
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Subject: [OB] Photos of Weaver Nests
Hi all
You can help record weaver colonies in a global project called PHOWN
(Photos of Weaver Nests).
Anyone can browse individual records and see what has been submitted
at http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php. You can also see a variety of
useful summaries, showing how weaver colony sizes vary. Little data
has been published on weaver colony sizes, so this is a great way for
birders to contribute valuable data.
The basic requirements are: camera to photograph a weaver colony
(including solitary nests), gps coordinates (or google maps), and an
internet connection to upload the photos and info.
Find a weaver colony, take photos, record the coordinates and count
the nests. Ideally you should identify the weaver species, but you can
submit records of unknown species.
Useful web pages:
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_public.php - detailed explanation on
taking part
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php - see the most recent submissions
http://vmus.adu.org.za - register here and upload your photos
There are 5 Asian species and none of them have PHOWN records yet but
you can read some related breeding notes based on the recently
published Handbook of Birds of the World Vol 15:
Asian Golden Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4184
Baya Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4186
Black-throated Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4183
Finn's Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4185
Streaked Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=3920
Browse some African species too and start taking part!
Dieter
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Dr Dieter Oschadleus
Bird-ringing Coordinator, SAFRING
Avian Demography Unit tel: (021) 650-2421
University of Cape Town fax: (021) 650-3434
Rondebosch 7701 RSA After-hours: 083-285-6889
SAFRING http://safring.adu.org.za
Weavers http://weavers.adu.org.za
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