Dawn or dusk in a Buckeye wetland...does it get any better? Here is a chance for Ohio Birders to make a difference and assist with the Ohio Marshbird Survey! Volunteers are needed to conduct surveys during early mornings or late evenings in May and June. Survey routes are predetermined and are located in Ottawa/Lucas Counties, Trumbull County, Holmes/Wayne Counties, and Wyandot/Marion Counties. These are NOT necessarily roadside routes and thus some hiking or even "bushwhacking" is required in some cases. Routes consist of 5 to 10 survey points typically spaced 400 - 800 meters apart and often cover more than a single wetland. Surveyors use playback to broadcast calls of target species (equipment provided) and record marshbirds detected at each survey point over a 10- or 11-minute interval. The Ohio Marshbird Survey requires some advanced skills relative to other volunteer-based surveys. A training workshop will be provided in mid-April to get volunteers up to speed on protocols, identification, equipment use, and navigation skills. Survey routes will be conducted in Ottawa/Lucas Counties, Trumbull County, Holmes/Wayne Counties, and Wyandot/Marion Counties. If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Dave Sherman: [log in to unmask] Thanks for your help! ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]