Attention Owl Enthusiasts, At Bird Studies Canada we are gearing up for the 2005 Nocturnal Owl Survey, and are looking for eager volunteers to fill available routes. Initiated in 1995, this survey has been monitoring owl populations so that we can determine if logging practices are negatively affecting owls. Data is also incorporated into the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, which has just entered its 5th and final year. The survey is completed during a single evening in April, beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and takes approximately 3 hours to complete. A broadcast tape or CD containing pre-recorded owl calls and timed listening periods is played at fixed intervals along the roadside. During each listening period, the surveyor records all species of owls seen and heard. I have listed the available routes below, as well as the nearest town. There are also a number of routes which have never been run, and would require scouting beforehand ("new" routes). If you are interested in surveying any of the routes listed below, or would like more information, please contact Susan Debreceni by phone or email (toll free: 1-888-448-2473 x222; sdebreceni@bsc-eoc.org). Be sure to let us know if you prefer a CD or a Tape, and to state the route number. Routes will be filled on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to hearing from you! ESTABLISHED ROUTES: Central Ontario: 5 : Ottertail Lake (closest town: Gordon Lake/Rydal Bank) 8 : Mile 11 Ranger Lk - Curtis Rd (closest town: Ranger Lake) 14: Broadbent (closest town: Seguin Falls, W of Huntsville) 55: Livingstone Lake(closest town: Huntsville ) 98: Panel Mine Rd (closest town: Elliot Lake ) 99: Hwy 630 (closest town: River Valley) 162: Fort St. Joseph (closest town: Milford Haven) 185: Ardoch (closest town: Burke Settlement) 192: Stony Lake (closest town: Lakefield) 198: Old Flinton Rd (closest town: Tweed) 240: River Valley to Temagami Lake (closest town: River Valley) 293: Sturgeon Lake Rd (closest town: Mattawa) 298: Verner to Lavigne (closest town: Millerand/Lavigne) 318: Mindemoya (closest town: Providence Bay) Northern Ontario: 37: Hwy 659 (closest town: Kenora) 38: Terminal Lake Survey (closest town: Cochrane) 110: Conc IV Gorham Ware (closest town: Thunder Bay) 115: Hwy 129 Peshu Lake Rd North (near Aubrey Falls Prov. Park) 132: 81 Road - Hwy 17 (closest town: Nipigon) 227: Beartrack Lake (closest town: Ramsey) 246: Garden Lake (closest town: Nipigon) 247: Heartstone Road (closest town: Kakabeka Falls) "NEW" Routes: Central Ontario: 289: Mattawa (closest town: Mattawa) Northern Ontario: 339: Metagama - Hwy 144 (closest town: Metagama) 344: Armstrong - Hwy 527 (closest town: Armstrong) 345: Upsala - Graham (closest town: Upsala) 346: Gull Bay - Obonga Lake (closest town: Gull Bay) 347: Westree (closest town: Westree) 348: Beardmore (closest town: Beardmore) 349: Ignace - Sowden Lake (closest town: Ignace) ************************** Susan Debreceni Volunteer Projects Research Assistant Bird Studies Canada / Études d'Oiseaux Canada P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, ON Canada N0E 1M0 Phone: (519) 586-3531 ext: 222 Toll Free: 1-888-448-BIRD E-mail: sdebreceni@bsc-eoc.org Web: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/bscmain.html **************************