Landbird community monitoring at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 2010
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird community monitoring at Moores Creek National Battlefield, 2010. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/304. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
Data were collected at six spatially-balanced random locations at the Battlefield using an adaptation of the variable-circular plot (VCP) technique with distance estimation. Sampling activities occurred at the Battlefield in late April and again in late May in 2010. 182 birds representing 44 species were detected and included no non-native bird species. Monitoring efforts resulted in the addition of seven new species to the Battlefield’s official species list: broad-winged hawk, killdeer, yellow-throated vireo, gray catbird, cerulean warbler, indigo bunting, and scarlet tanager. 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 Battlefield. American crow, blue-gray gnatcatcher, brown-headed nuthatch, Carolina wren, great crested flycatcher, Northern cardinal, and tufted titmouse were the most widely distributed species detected at the Battlefield.
- 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
- MOCR , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, Distance estimation, Distribution, landbird monitoring, Monitoring, Moores Creek National Battlefield, variable-circular plot