Establishment of survey sites for monitoring landbirds within the Klamath Network
Stephens JL, Alexander JD, Mohren SR. 2010. Establishment of survey sites for monitoring landbirds within the Klamath Network. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2010/126. National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
From 2007 through 2010, Klamath Bird Observatory, in partnership with the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service, completed the establishment of survey sites for the Klamath Network: Landbird Monitoring Protocol. Landbird monitoring contributes to the vital signs monitoring program that has been developed by the KLMN. A landbird monitoring protocol was designed to yield important information about avian community composition, status of landbirds in a given year, and long-term population trends for each KLMN park unit. For the establishment of point count routes, the sampling frame and corresponding populations being sampled were selected based on a variety of criteria. Criteria included accessibility, safety and minimal disturbance, co-location with other KLMN monitoring protocols, and presence of Oregon/Washington and California Partners in Flight (PIF) focal bird species, continental PIF bird species of concern, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife conservation strategy bird species, and California conservation strategy bird species and/or to address park priorities. This report provides an overview of the study design and sampling frame selection, outlines the process of site development using ArcGIS, and describes the process of monumenting sites in the field.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jamie; Alexander, John; Mohren, Sean
- Date of Issue
- 2010-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , LABE , LAVO , NRSS , ORCA , REDW , WHIS
- Keywords
- bird monitoring, Birds, Landbirds, mist net, Monitoring, Monumenting, Point Count