Wildlife Report from
N.H. Fish and Game -- November 20, 2003
CALLING ALL EAGLE EYES!
The Audubon Society of New Hampshire invites you to join dozens of volunteers participating in the 23rd consecutive year of wintering bald eagle monitoring, a statewide effort to conserve and protect this federally-listed "threatened" and state-listed "endangered" species, organized in cooperation with the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program at N.H. Fish and Game, as well as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Over the past two decades, this intensive field project has produced critically important data on bald eagle wintering activities, information that N.H. Fish and Game and N.H. Audubon have used in ongoing efforts to protect sensitive eagle habitat throughout the Granite State. Whether you can commit to regularly scheduled weekly fixed-point surveys or driving routes throughout the entire winter, or are only available a few times over the winter season, your help will be welcomed.
The Audubon Society of New Hampshire
Last winter, several dozen Audubon volunteers conducted surveys for Bald Eagles along New Hampshire's major rivers and lakes, finding a record-high number of eagles wintering in the state. We need volunteers to monitor established routes and survey poits on a weekly basis throughout the winter to determine where important foraging, perching, and roosting sites are located. You can also participate in our state's portion of th enational Midwinter Eagle Survey, which will be held in mid-January. Volunteers can also check for signs of late-winter breeding activity at known nest sites. Please contact Chris Martin in the Conservation Department at 603-224-9909, ext 317, or at
cmartin@nhaudubon.org to learn more about how you can get involved.