Dear B-A,
Those of you who might have photographs of weaver nests in their files might be able to assist.
Carl Clifford
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From: Dieter Oschadleus
Hi all
You can help 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. 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. 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
There are 5 Asian species and none of them have PHOWN records yet but you can read some related breeding notes based on the recently published Handbook of Birds of the World Vol 15: Asian Golden Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4184 Baya Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4186 Black-throated Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4183 Finn’s Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=4185 Streaked Weaver: http://weavers.adu.org.za/phown_sp.php?Spp=3920
Browse some African species too and start taking part!
Dieter
