Landbird Community Monitoring at Congaree National Park, 2009
Byrne MW, DeVivo JC, Asper JR, Blankley BA. 2011. Landbird Community Monitoring at Congaree National Park, 2009. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/SECN/NRDS—2011/306. National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science. Fort Collins, Colorado
Data were collected at 32 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. 1,047 birds representing 68 species were detected and included no non-native species. Monitoring efforts resulted in the addition of one new species to the Park’s official species list: barred owl. 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 Northern cardinal were the most widely distributed species at the Park; occurring at 97% of sampling locations. Northern parula and tufted titmouse were the second-most widely distributed species at the Park, detected in 94% of 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
- CONG , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Birds, Congaree National Park, landbird monitoring, Monitoring, variable-circular plot