Landbird Community Monitoring at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 2009
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Asper JR, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird Community Monitoring at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 2009. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/299. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
Data were collected at 30 spatially-balanced random locations at the park using an adaptation of the variable-circular plot (VCP) technique with distance estimation. Sampling activities occurred at the park in May and June 2009. 880 birds representing 73 species were detecte, including two non-native species: European starling and house finch. Monitoring efforts resulted in the addition of one new species to the park’s official species list: blue grosbeak. 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 high at the park. Carolina wren and tufted titmouse were the most widely distributed species at the park, detected at 97% of the sampling locations.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Byrne, Michael; DeVivo, Joseph; Asper, Jennifer; Blankley, Brent
- Date of Issue
- 2011-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science
- Units
- CHAT , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, landbird monitoring, Monitoring, variable-circular plot