National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Bird Species
Redell LA. 2002. National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Bird Species. National Park Service
Attached are two files that contain lists of bird species that Dr. Ross detected (by sight and/or vocalization) while conducting bird studies in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) in June 2000. Only data from study areas less than five miles from the Appalachian Trail are included (Hombecks Creek south to Depew Island). No studies were conducted in the UPDE. Briefly, the objective of our study was to assess avian biodiversity, mesohabitat relations, and the risk of loss of species diversity with declining hemlock forests in Appalachian parklands. Eighty 10-min point counts of breeding birds were conducted in June 2000 on four forest-terrain types (hemlock and hardwood benches and ravines) in the DEwA. Point count radii were limited to 50 m to minimize differential species detection rates. All 10 -min counts were conducted between 0530 and 1000 hours in good weather conditions. A single observer, Dr. Ross, conducted all point counts. The attached file entitled, Bird Species by Location, includes a list of bird species that were detected at various locations in the DEWA. Approximate distance from the Appalachian Trail is provided. The second file, All Species, contains a list of all bird species occurrences within five miles of the Appalachian Trail.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Redell, Lori
- Date of Issue
- 2002-11-15
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- DEWA
- Keywords
- avian biodiversity, Breeding Birds, Forests, hardwood, mesohabitat relations, Species Diversity, Study