Hi Everyone! Fall migration is already getting underway: here at the WHS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, we've received a Common Nighthawk, three Soras, a Gray...
I will be out of the office starting 08/14/2006 and will not return until 08/28/2006. I will not be monitoring email, but I will respond to your message when...
Beth Boddiger
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Aug 23, 2006 9:15 am
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Scott, I am ready for September 1 duty at the US Bank or whereever you need me. Once again my schedule will be erratic due to my work schedule. Karen ...
Karen Johnson & Jim T...
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Aug 23, 2006 2:02 pm
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Hi, Scott -- I can participate again this fall, covering from the Chase Bank building up to 1000 N. Water (areas 7 and 8, I think). I'd like to do early...
Dear Scott, I will resume fall migration monitoring starting Thursday, September 7th @ Northwestern Mutual Complex if that area has not been claimed yet. How...
Hi All, A couple of questions have come up: how early does one need to get out? And when does fall monitoring end for the season? For start times each day,...
Karen: US Bank would be great! Thanks! Scott ________________________________ From: WHSWIngs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WHSWIngs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Hi there-- I can't seem to find the link for the online reports we're supposed to submit after each "tour." Does someone have that link they could send me? ...
Thank you...that worked! ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Beth Boddiger, USDA Forest Service Region 9-Regional Office Milwaukee,...
Beth Boddiger
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Sep 11, 2006 8:09 pm
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Hi Scott, For the last two weeks I have attempted to get up close to the US Bank building on Thursday mornings to monitor and have found the stairway leading...
Laura, To my knowledge, no one has had this problem before... I suspect that these barricades are for sidewalk and street repairs that have been going on down...
Hi guys-- I did run into the same problem myself this week, but forgot to bring it up. I did not cross the barricades on Monday. Safety-wise, it just didn't ...
Beth Boddiger
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Sep 14, 2006 8:15 pm
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Hey Everyone, Let's be careful around the barricades and construction mess around US Bank! I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt or to get in trouble from ...
Hi Gang, Thanks for all of your dedicated monitoring! Bird collision activity has picked up considerably over the last couple of days, with about a dozen WIngs...
Hi Everyone, I am wondering how monitoring is going. I may be able to patrol some sections over the next few weeks; I have driven by the mess at US Bank after...
I picked up an injured Little Brown Bat today at the base of the west side of the Chase Bank Bldg! He looked like a scrunched up leaf at first, so I gentley...
Karen Johnson & Jim T...
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Sep 29, 2006 5:00 pm
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Hi, Karen -- Vivian and I found a bat on that side of the building last year! What time have people been going out? I went to 411 E. Wisconsin and MSOE early...
Hi-- I started out going early as well but didn't see anything that early. Once I started later--6:30 to 7:30 actually, I found more birds--mostly at the ...
Beth Boddiger
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Sep 29, 2006 6:06 pm
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Hi All, It continues to be a brisk week for window collision victims here at the WHS Wildlife Rehab Center, with sapsuckers, catbirds, white- throated sparrows...
I strongly advise against handling bats because of the risk of rabies. I was very concerned about this when I saw the Chicago collision monitors also...
To wings, Both Sunday and Tuesday I came across a crow eating what I take to be window collision birds , both times near the US Bank building area. I guess...
Hi Bill, How are you getting near enough to the US Bank bldg to see if there are any window collision birds? I too have seen crows chowing down there (from a...
Karen Johnson & Jim T...
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Oct 4, 2006 3:44 pm
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Hi guys-- I was able to get up to the US Bank building by using the back staircase, outside the building, off of Michigan Ave. There are "Do Not Enter" ropes ...
Beth Boddiger
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Oct 4, 2006 4:03 pm
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Please do use GREAT CAUTION with any bats you may encounter while doing your WIngs monitoring. While the vast majority of bats are healthy, handling a bat...
Scott Diehl, I assume you have received the Rabies vaccine. Paul Hunter _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com ...
Karen and All, I climb onto the brick wall on the north corners to get a look. When I saw a bird I walked through the barracades. I only did this on the ...