Project Safe Flight Update: October 6, 2005

by Nicole Delacretaz

Dear PSF Volunteer,

Below is the latest update from the field as well as some other news.

Science
First of all, I would like to announce the success of Tuesday’s science orientation. The project involves over 30 volunteers and all 60 time slots have been filled. This project focuses on bird kill zones in Manhattan and will last four days. The sites we will monitor are the MET, Morgan Mail and the WFC.

Phone Coordinators
We now have two new weekday phone coordinators. Sam and Linda will take your calls and help you find the best solution for the injured birds you find. They took a lead role in planning the science orientation, and we greatly appreciate their help in this new capacity.

Samantha Moller 646 232 5558
Linda Saucerman 917 734 9542

Field

The graph above shows drawings of the birds we found over the past week. As predicted, the first sparrows have arrived in NYC and two species have collided with glass: a White-throated Sparrow and a Lincoln’s Sparrow. But the most represented bird this week is the Red-eyed Vireo, with three being found this week.

Totals for this week:

Regarding the science program, this Sunday marked the last day of a four day study. While we are still waiting for some data to be returned to the office, we know that bird collisions at the bird kill zones were extremely low. The program itself was a real success, given the number of participants and the 60 time slots covered; we look forward with great enthusiasm to repeating this study next spring.

Thank you all for your great work and see you next week with the science’s results.

Take care,

Nicole

Photo© Cal Vornberger