GLRI Wildlife Health Event Reporter (GLRI-WHER): Birders head to Lake Erie shores to spot species Sandy blew in from coast

Monday, November 5, 2012

Birders head to Lake Erie shores to spot species Sandy blew in from coast

Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, birders are flocking to the south shore of Lake Erie with their binoculars particularly focused on the mouth of the Grand River. Count Jim McCormac as one such dedicated warbler-watcher.

McCormac was taking a vacation day Wednesday as a result of the superstorm that hit the East Coast. And the avian education specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife could not be more happy.

McCormac wants to see what strange, exotic and uncommon bird species that Sandy has blown into the state. Added to these favorable weather events is the fact that many bird species are migrating now.

The News-Herald - www.news-herald.com

01 Nov 2012

JL Frischkorn

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This site provides news and information about the online tool, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - Wildlife Health Event Reporter (GLRI-WHER). The application was designed to enable the public to submit observations of sick, injured or dead wildlife, as well as environmental observations on the shores of the Great Lakes.

Injured or dead wildlife, as well as evidence of algal blooms, can be an indication that an area is being affected by a Botulism outbreak. Botulism Type C has been known to cause extensive waterfowl mortality in the western United States since the early 1900s. Botulism Type E's appearance in the Great Lakes began in the early 1960s in Lakes Huron and Michigan.

Over the years, the incidences of botulism in the Great Lakes have increased steadily, and in the 1998-2001 period was responsible for the deaths of thousands of birds in Lakes Huron and Erie. Scientists working in state, federal, and non-profit agencies are looking for your help to identify events that could be important in research on Avian Botulism and protecting birds from this disease.

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Birders head to Lake Erie shores to spot species Sandy blew in from coast

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