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From YouTube: OCT 5 2022 Statements Mike Morris
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Prince
George
McKenzie.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
in
July
of
this
year,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
attending
the
McKenzie
nature,
Observatory,
also
known
as
the
mugaha
marsh
Banning
station,
located
about
15,
kilometers
Northwest
of
McKenzie,
or
about
200
kilometers
Northwest
of
Prince
George.
It's
one
of
25
Canadian
Stations
of
the
Canadian
migration
monitoring
Network,
the
migration
monitoring
Network
started
in
1994
as
a
Cooperative
between
the
Canadian
Wildlife
service,
the
forest
service
and
the
local
McKenzie
Fish
and
Game
Association.
A
It
was,
and
still
is
supported
by
local
businesses
and
individuals,
the
District
of
McKenzie
Community
forest
and
scores
of
volunteers,
many
of
them
from
communities
across
BC
and
Canada.
The
banding
station
has
recently
become
an
active
participant
in
the
Modis
Wildlife
tracking
system,
a
program
of
birds
Canada
and
an
international
research
network
using
automated
radio
telemetry
to
simultaneously
track
hundreds
of
individual
species
of
birds,
bats
and
insects.
A
Qualified
professional
biologists
are
hired
to
ban
each
bird
as
it's
captured
in
the
delicate
netting
train
volunteers
check
the
Nets
every
30
minutes,
while
the
Nets
are
active.
Birds
are
fitted
with
a
small
metal
band
with
unique
number.
The
number
reflects
the
species,
the
age,
the
sex
of
the
bird
along
with
measurements
of
wing
length,
presence
of
fat,
molt
and
weight.
The
banding
station
operates
only
during
the
fall
migration
season
from
July
19th
to
September
23rd
every
year.
A
The
final
count
for
the
2022
season:
2
360,
birds
of
61
different
species,
an
additional
300
previously
banded
birds
from
2019
and
2020,
were
captured
and
released
along
with
about
300
birds
that
were
captured
earlier
than
2019.
each
year.
At
the
same
time,
on
the
same
dates
and
over
a
standardized
route,
a
one-hour
census
is
conducted,
recording
all
birds
observed
or
heard
this
data
is
recorded
and
analyzed
by
birds.
Canada
I
wish
to
thank
all
the
volunteers
and
contributors
to
this
extremely
worthwhile
program
that
assists
in
monitoring
the
health
of
our
biodiversity.