Landbird community monitoring at Cumberland Island National Seashore, 2010
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird community monitoring at Cumberland Island National Seashore, 2010. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/295. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
Data were collected at 30 spatially-balanced random locations at the Seashore using an adaptation of the variable-circular plot (VCP) technique with distance estimation. Sampling activities occurred at the Seashore in late April and again in late May in 2010. 955 birds representing 50 species were detected and no non-native bird species were detected. An evaluation of sampling effort relative to the number of species detected indicated that the sample adequately characterized the bird diversity, and analyses suggest bird diversity is medium at the Seashore. Northern cardinal, Carolina wren, Northern parula, and white-eyed vireo occupied 90% or more sampling locations and were the most widely distributed species detected at the Seashore.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Byrne, Michael; DeVivo, Joseph; Blankley, Brent
- Date of Issue
- 2011-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- CUIS , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, Cumberland Island National Seashore, landbird monitoring, variable-circular plots