NETN Monitoring Coastal Birds (2007-Ongoing)
Northeast Temperate Network. NETN Monitoring Coastal Birds (2007-Ongoing). 2007. National Park Service
Supporting documents and datasets associated with implementation of the Northeast Temperate Network's Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring Protocol. Goal of program is to track the status and trends of coastal breeding birds in Boston Harbor Islands NRA. Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, established in 1996, includes 34 islands and peninsulas situated within the Greater Boston shoreline. The park has a threefold purpose of (1) preserving and protecting a drumlin island system within Boston Harbor, along with its associated natural, cultural, and historic resources, (2) telling the islands' individual stories and enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the island system as a whole, and (3) providing public access, where appropriate, to the islands and surrounding waters for education, enjoyment, and scientific and scholarly research for this and future generations. In support of the park's mission, volunteers are used to monitor coastal breeding birds, which helps enhance community involvement with park islands and provide an opportunity for people to participate in long-term monitoring within the park. The Boston Harbor Islands provide habitat for a significant number of colonial-nesting waterbirds, including Least Terns and Common Terns, which are both listed as species of special concern in the State of Massachusetts. The Islands also provide habitat for breeding wading birds including Snowy Egrets and Black-crowned Night-Herons which are, respectively, species of high and moderate continental conservation concern. American Oystercatchers have expanded their range northward into Massachusetts and now have a substantial breeding population in the Islands. The North American population of American Oystercatchers is listed as a high-priority shorebird species with high conservation concern in the U.S. Shorebird conservation Plan. In addition, eider, cormorants, several other wading and shorebird species, and gulls regularly nest on the Islands.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Northeast Temperate Network
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BOHA
- Keywords
- Bird, Birds, Breeding, Coastal, coastal birds, NETN, x#coastalBirds, x#NETN
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Marine Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Intertidal Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds
Program
Products
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring: 2009 Field Season Summary
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring: 2010 Field Season Summary
- Boston Harbor Islands Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring 2007 Field Season Summary
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area coastal breeding bird monitoring: 2011 field season summary
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area coastal breeding bird monitoring: 2012 field season summary
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area coastal breeding bird monitoring: 2013 field season summary
- Coastal Breeding Bird Program - Resource Brief
- Coastal Breeding Bird Program - Resource Brief
- Coastal Breeding Bird Program - Resource Brief
- Coastal Breeding Bird Program - Program Brief
- Abundances and Trends of Coastal Breeding Birds in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring: 2008 Field Season Summary
- Coastal breeding bird monitoring protocol for Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: 2014 revision
- Coastal breeding bird monitoring protocol for Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: 2015 revision.
- Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring Protocol for Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Northeast Temperate Network
- Safety Plan for the Northeast Temperate Network Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring Program
- Coastal Bird Monitoring - Original Data Forms
- Coastal Breeding Birds - Field/Mobile Database
- Coastal Breeding Birds - Master Database
- Coastal Breeding Bird Volunteer Training - Volunteer Guide
- Coastal Breeding Bird Volunteer Training - Volunteer Guide
- Coastal Breeding Bird Volunteer Training - Volunteer Guide
- Coastal Breeding Bird Volunteer Training - Volunteer Package
- Long-term Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring in the Boston Harbor Islands
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Program Brief
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Resource Brief
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Resource Brief
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Resource Brief
- 2024 Coastal Waterbird Monitoring Season at Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park
- Coastal Breeding Bird Progress Report for Boston Harbor Islands - 2021
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Program Brief
- NETN Coastal Bird Monitoring - Resource Brief
- Species Spotlight - American Oystercatcher