NettieBay School
of Birding
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Mark and
Jackie Schuler decided to manage the 2000 acres in an environmentally sensitive manner:
basic premise is, whatever is done is looked at in an ecological sense — what impact
will the change have on all aspects: water, wildlife, plants, trees, soil erosion,
etc.
Consulted with foresters, wildlife experts,
birders
Commenced offering birding weekends with two
purposes:
• began
monitoring the land (birds are sensitive indicators of environmental quality) via
bird census
• connected people with nature through the vehicle of birds
Maintain diverse habitats: conifer, hardwoods,
aspen, fields, mixed woodlands, and extensive wetlands (lakes, river, cattail marshes) |
It is
the marriage of the soul with nature
that makes the intellect fruitful and
gives birth to the imagination"
Henry David Thoreau, 1851 Journal |
NettieBay is home to several species on the brink (special concern)
Common Loon, Bald Eagle, Coopers Hawk, Northern
Goshawk, plus several songbirds in decline (Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, etc.)
Finally, we do an annual census on all birds at
NettieBay (we use "point counts"... go to an area reflecting a particular
habitat and counting all birds seen, heard)
• and we are
commencing an indicator species specific count (targeting 6 species for special
intensive monitoring)
| Permanent
residents: |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
Downy Woodpecker |
| N. American migrants: |
Hermit Thrush |
Red Shouldered Hawk |
| Neotropical: |
Common Yellowthroat |
Scarlet Tanager |
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