Klamath Network Landbird Monitoring Annual Report: 2010 Results from Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Oregon Caves National Monument
Stephens JL, Alexander JD, Mohren SR. 2011. Klamath Network Landbird Monitoring Annual Report: 2010 Results from Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Oregon Caves National Monument. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2011/175. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2010, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service implemented the third year of a long-term landbird monitoring protocol. Klamath Bird Observatory, in partnership with the KLMN, developed the protocol and completed this third year effort. Multiple standard avian sampling methods were implemented, including variable circular plot point counts, area search surveys, mist netting, species checklists, and habitat surveys. In 2010, point counts were completed, along with corresponding species checklists and habitat surveys at 35 locations within Crater Lake National Park, 25 locations within Lassen Volcanic National Park, and 4 locations within Oregon Caves National Monument. The operation of an ongoing constant effort monitoring station, which included mist netting, point counts, area searches, species checklists, and habitat surveys, continued at Oregon Caves National Monument during the breeding and fall migration seasons. Relative abundance (birds/station), as measured by using point count and area search methods, were calculated for all survey sites combined within each park. Total captures, by season, were calculated using constant effort mist netting data. Species of conservation importance were among the most abundant species at each park. Results are presented along with conservation status of individual species based on Partners in Flight state and continental plans and Oregon and California Wildlife Conservation Strategies. This third year of implementation of the KLMN landbird monitoring program continued to lay the groundwork for improved understanding of landbird status and long-term trends in each park. When analyzed in the framework of the Klamath Bird Monitoring Network, the contribution of KLMN parks to bird conservation in this region will help inform landbird conservation in the west.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jamie; Alexander, John; Mohren, Sean
- Date of Issue
- 2011-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , LAVO , NRSS , ORCA
- Keywords
- bird monitoring, Birds, Constant Effort Monitoring Station, Landbirds, mist net, Monitoring, Partners in Flight, Point Count, Relative Abundance
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds