Landbird monitoring at Ocmulgee National Monument, 2009
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Asper JR, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird monitoring at Ocmulgee National Monument, 2009. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/305. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
Data were collected at 20 spatially-balanced random locations at the Monument using an adaptation of the variable-circular plot (VCP) technique with distance estimation. Sampling activities occurred at the Monument in May and again in June 2009. 663 birds representing 71 species were detected and included two non-native species: European starling and house finch. Monitoring efforts resulted in the addition of three new species to the Monument’s official species list: alder flycatcher, cliff swallow, and tree swallow. 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 Monument. Carolina wren, Northern cardinal, and tufted titmouse were the most widely distributed species at the Monument; occurring at all sampling locations. Red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina chickadee, American crow, white-eyed vireo, and tufted titmouse were the secondmost widely distributed species at the Monument, detected in 70 – 90% 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
- NRSS , OCMU , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, landbird monitoring, Monitoring, Ocmulgee National Monument, variable-circular plot