Bird Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the Sierra Nevada Network
Siegel RB, Wilkerson RL, Goldin Rose M. 2010. Bird Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the Sierra Nevada Network. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SIEN/NRR—2010/231. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This document provides background information and detailed methods for monitoring birds in Sierra Nevada Network parks using a random stratified sample design and point count methods. This protocol narrative outlines the rationale, sampling design, and methods for monitoring birds in the Sierra Nevada Monitoring Network (SIEN) during the breeding season. One of 32 networks of parks in the National Park System, SIEN comprises four mountainous, natural-area national park units in California, including three large parks—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI, administered as one unit) and Yosemite National Park (YOSE)—and one smaller park, Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO). The protocol reflects decisions ratified by SIEN’s Bird Monitoring Workgroup (comprising NPS personnel and collaborators from The Institute for Bird Populations and PRBO Conservation Science) over the course of several years and culminating in a meeting held in February 2007. It has been developed using the North Coast and Cascades Network’s (NCCN) landbird monitoring protocol (Siegel et al. 2007c) as a template. The protocol adheres closely to NCCN methodology in all respects; differences simply reflect minor adaptations for local park conditions, needs, and objectives.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Siegel, Rodney; Wilkerson, Robert; Goldin Rose, Meryl
- Date of Issue
- 2010-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- DEPO , IMDP , NRSS , SEKI , SIEN , YOSE
- Keywords
- bird monitoring, Bird protocol, Birds, California, Density, Devils Postpile National Monument, Generalized Random Tessellation stratification, Landbirds, Long Term Monitoring, Point Counts, sample design, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Sierra Nevada, Transects, Yosemite National Park
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds