Volunteers Needed: 2010 Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey - Available Routes‏

Attention Owl Enthusiasts,

At Bird Studies Canada we are gearing up for the 2010 Nocturnal Owl Survey, and are looking for eager volunteers to fill available routes. Initiated in 1995, this survey has been monitoring owl populations for 16 years across central and northern Ontario.

Routes are completed during a single evening in April, beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and take approximately 3 hours to complete. Volunteers are provided with a broadcast tape or CD containing pre-recorded owl calls and timed listening periods that are played at fixed intervals along the roadside. During each listening period, you will be required to record all species of owls seen and/or heard.

The available routes for 2010 are listed below, as well as the nearest town. There are also a number of proposed route locations which have never been run, and would require scouting beforehand to determine stop locations ("new" routes). If you are interested in surveying any of the routes listed below, or would like more information, please contact Jody Allair by phone or email (toll free: 1-888-448-2473 x117). Be sure to let us know if you prefer a CD or Tape, and to state the route number of interest. Routes are filled on a first come first serve basis.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Region	Route #	Route Name	Closest Town
CENTRAL	8	MILE 11 RANGER LK - CURTIS RD	RANGER LAKE
CENTRAL	17	MILE 38 RD - TURKEY LAKES	HEYDEN
CENTRAL	42	Turtle Lake	ORRVILLE
CENTRAL	58	SALERNO	IRONDALE
CENTRAL	183	Hope Bay	LION'S HEAD
CENTRAL	205	Canoe Lake	SYDENHAM
CENTRAL	229	South River	SOUTH RIVER
CENTRAL	240	River Valley to Temagami Lake	RIVER VALLEY
CENTRAL	250	Novar	NOVAR
CENTRAL	254	Middleville/Tatlock	MIDDLEVILLE
CENTRAL	279	Durham 1	WAUDBY
CENTRAL	283	Lake Kagawong	DRYDEN'S CORNER
CENTRAL	305	Gros Cap	GROS CAP
CENTRAL	318	Mindemoya	PROVIDENCE BAY
CENTRAL	326	Brighton	SPRING VALLEY
CENTRAL	332	Spanish River Road	Walford
NORTH	20	English River Road	REDDITT
NORTH	28	SANDBAR LAKE	IGNACE
NORTH	29	BENDING LAKE	IGNACE
NORTH	46	MICHIPICOTEN HARBOUR RD -HIGH	WAWA
NORTH	74	Tik Road	WAWA
NORTH	126	ELK LAKE TO ENGLEHART	KIRKLAND LAKE
NORTH	167	ELK LAKE TO GOWGANDA	ELK LAKE
NORTH	212	Caithness Road	HEARST
NORTH	227	Beartrack Lake	RAMSEY
NORTH	231	Smoky Line	KAPUSKASING
NORTH	246	Garden Lake	NIPIGON
NORTH	257	Nagagami Lake	HORNEPAYNE
NORTH	274	Kapuskasing	KITIGAN
NORTH	275	Station Road - Larder Lake	Larder Lake
NORTH	342	Fraserdale	FRASERDALE
NORTH	343	South Bay	SKINNER
NORTH	344	Armstrong - Highway 527	PIKITIGUISHI LAKE
NORTH	345	Upsala - Graham	UPSALA
NORTH	346	Gull Bay - Obonga Lake	GULL BAY
NORTH	347	Westree	WESTREE
NORTH	354	Aerobus Lake Rd	Ear Falls
NORTH	355	Southern Railbed	Ear Falls