*Posted with permission from the Ontbirds moderator* Bird Studies Canada’s Ontario Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) Program is looking for volunteers interested in covering a section of the Niagara River for a census this weekend to coincide with the OFO Niagara gull trip. The census will happen during the day of Saturday, November 28 (the OFO outing is the next day) and you can sign up to cover a section for an hour or more based on your availability or interest. We will host a wrap-up meeting after the census that will end in time for you to get to the Gull Workshop (see http://www.jeaniron.ca/2015/gullsOFO.htm). The Niagara River Corridor is a globally significant Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, recognized for the annual concentration of several species of gulls and waterbirds. For more information about the Niagara River Corridor IBA please see the site summary on the IBA Canada website: http://ibacanada.org/site.jsp?siteID=ON002&lang=EN The information collected during the census will be entered using the IBA Canada eBird Protocol ( http://ebird.org/content/canada/news/new-iba-canada-protocol-launched-on-ebird-canada/) and incorporated into the IBA Canada database to keep the information about this site up-to-date. Last year we recorded about 1.5% of the global Bonaparte’s Gull and American Herring Gull populations; let’s see how many there are this year! For more information or to get involved, please contact Mike Burrell by phone (613-442-0020) or email (mburrell at birdscanada.org) by Wednesday, November 25. The IBA Program is an international initiative to identify, monitor, and conserve the world’s most important sites for birds and biodiversity coordinated by BirdLife International. Bird Studies Canada coordinates the program in Ontario. Bird Studies Canada thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting the IBA Program. --------------------------------------------------------- *Mike Burrell* Ontario Important Bird Areas Coordinator Bird Studies Canada / Études d'Oiseaux Canada P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Rd., Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada, N0E 1M0 (T) 1-888-448-BIRD(2473) x 167 (C) 613-442-0020 mburrell at birdscanada.org www.ibacanada.org www.BirdsCanada.org