[net.rec.birds] Breeding atlas and Pelee

andy (05/17/82)

The world breeding atlas is probably the one you submitted to if you did
your survey in the last year or two. There are 47 countries (two of which,
France and Belgium, I think, have completed theirs) involved. The final
product will be a five year summary of breeding evidence. All participants
follow standard grid size, method of observations, etc., so the results
should be pretty well standardized. Dunno who to contact for the New Jersey
one--did you try American Birds or Audubon?

Just got back from a moderately unsuccessful trip to Pelee. The weather was
clear and warm the entire week causing the bulk of migrants to pass over.
Everyone prayed for rain but we didn't get any. Although many species were
present, numbers were very low--e.g., if you got 25 species of warblers
by the end of the day, you had seen maybe 200 individuals in total. The
highlight was a Curlew Sandpiper. Shorebirds were starting to come in.

	Happy Birding!
	decvax!utzoo!andy