Landbird Community Monitoring at Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2010
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Asper JR, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird Community Monitoring at Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2010. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/301. 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 April and again in May 2010. 646 birds representing 66 species were detected. Ring-necked pheasant was the only non-native species detected; occurring at 13% (4/30) of the sampling locations. Monitoring efforts resulted in the addition of two new species to the Seashore’s official species list: Northern gannet and tufted titmouse. 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 to high at the Seashore. Red-winged blackbird, laughing gull, willet, boat-tailed grackle, and mourning dove were detected at 77% or more sampling locations, and were the most widely distributed species at the Seashore.
- 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
- CALO , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Distance estimation, landbird monitoring, Monitoring, variable-circular plot