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Whip-poor-will Monitoring Volunteers Needed for 2009

Updated 5/13/09

There are several New York State Whip-poor-will monitoring routes in need of volunteers for the 2009 monitoring effort, which begins on May 30.

Conducting a Whip-poor-will survey involves the following steps:

  • Receiving a route assignment and survey instructions from the project coordinator.
  • Finding a partner to conduct the survey, which requires two observers.
  • Conducting the survey on a clear night with appropriate moonlight conditions during the survey period, May 30 to June 15. This involves listening for Whip-poor-wills for six minutes at each of ten points. These points are located one mile apart from each other along a pre-defined route.

Routes in need of volunteers include:

Town/Route Name County
St. Regis Falls Franklin
Mayfield Fulton
North Wilmurt Herkimer
DeGrasse St. Lawrence
Waddington St. Lawrence
North River Warren
South Horicon Warren
Warrensburg Warren
Argyle Washington
North Easton Washington

See Map

If you are interested in participating in the Whip-poor-will Monitoring Project and would like to survey one of these routes, please contact Matthew Medler at .


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