From: Dieter Oschadleus <doschadleus@gmail.com>
Date: 2011-06-17 13:56
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Digest Number 1020
Hi

Young weavers means this is a good time to record weaver colonies in a global project called PHOWN (Photos of Weaver Nests).
Anyone can browse individual records and see what has been submitted at http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php. You can also see a variety of useful summaries, showing how weaver colony sizes vary. Little data has been published on weaver colony sizes, so this is a great way for birders to contribute valuable data.
To participate, read more below.

Dieter

The basic requirements are: camera to photograph a weaver colony (including solitary nests), gps coordinates (or google maps), and an internet connection to upload the photos and info.
Find a weaver colony, take photos, record the coordinates and count the nests. Ideally you should identify the weaver species, but you can submit records of unknown species.

To upload records you need to first register as an ADU participant.
You cannot use Internet Explorer - unfortunately it does not work for uploading photos. The web gives links to other free browsers if you don't already have one (eg Firefox, Chrome).
Fill in the web form to upload the record!
If you need help at any stage, let me know.

Useful web pages:
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_public.php - detailed explanation on taking part
http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown.php - see the most recent submissions
http://vmus.adu.org.za - register here and upload your photos



On 17/06/2011 11:04, kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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Young birds in Nairobi From: Fleur Ng'weno
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Young birds in Nairobi

Posted by: "Fleur Ng'weno" fleur@africaonline.co.ke

Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:02 am (PDT)



It¹s baby¹s day out in Nairobi!

In Nairobi National Park on 13 June, with Mike Davidson and Heather Elkins:
Two Grey Crowned Cranes shepherding 3 yellow chicks in the grassland below
Impala Lookout, and a pair of White-backed Vulture with a young in the nest
on the forest edge.

(Also 20 nearly grown young ostriches drinking from a roadside pool, a Great
Spotted Cuckoo at the Athi Basin dam and a flock of 200-300 Yellow-crowned
Bishops in the small wetlands at no.9.)

On Nature Kenya¹s Wednesday Morning Birdwalk at Jay Hewett¹s in Langata on
15 June, Egyptian Geese with a gosling, immature Red-chested and Klaas¹s
Cuckoos, and young Grosbeak, Baglafecht and Holub¹s Golden Weavers begging.

And back in my garden, Rüppell¹s Robin Chat feeding a fledgling.

Good birding, Fleur

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Dr Dieter Oschadleus	
doschadleus@gmail.com (or Dieter.Oschadleus@uct.ac.za)

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