Raptor Identification Qualification
Please respond to this opportunity to take the Raptor Identification Test in order to qualify to participate in the Raptor Road Surveys.
Download the test and email your answers to Gene Groshon gene.groshon@calvertcountymd.gov
Once you have emailed the test to Gene he will go over any wrong answers with you and let you know if you qualify to conduct Raptor Road Surveys. You will recieve the qualification on your Calvert Stewards profile which will allow you to respond to the Raptor Road Surveys opportunity.
Raptor Road Surveys
To assist with the Winter Raptor Research project you will be conducting surveys of raptors along specific driving routes. These surveys will not only help to aid in catching raptors for banding and further research but they will also be useful in estimating population sizes similar to Christmas Bird Counts.
You will be given a guide that includes raptor identification, the specific routes you can cover as well as how to enter your data into eBird. Volunteers will need to set up their own eBird account and provide your own transportation and optics. These surveys will be conducted October through March.
If you have issues downloading the test or have any other questions let me know!
Gene Groshon
Preferred: Gene.groshon@calvertcountymd.gov
410-535-5327
