Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network Marsh Bird Monitoring Program
Filippini D. Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network Marsh Bird Monitoring Program. 2012. National Park Service
The Network has established a cooperative agreement with the University of Delaware to explore the possibility of incorporating Network parks into the NABCI Bird Conservation Region (BCR) 30 tidal marsh bird monitoring program, a regionally based long term marsh bird monitoring effort developed through extended partnerships with other agencies, states, and Universities. Principal Investigator: Greg Shriver, Ph.D.Salt marsh breeding bird populations (rails, bitterns, sparrows, etc.) in eastern North America are high conservation priorities in need of site specific and regional monitoring designed to detect population changes over time. The present status and trends of these species is unknown, but are thought to be declining, and the majority of these species are listed as conservation priorities on comprehensive wildlife plans throughout the eastern US. NCBN parks are known to provide important salt marsh habitat to these species. Preliminary Monitoring Objectives: Monitoring objectives for each NCBN Park and groups of tidal marsh bird species are in the process of being determined.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Filippini, Dana
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS , COLO , GATE , NCBN
- Keywords
- Birds, marsh birds, Monitoring, Salt Marsh
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds
Program
Products
- SMI Avian Point-Count/Callback Survey Protocol
- SHARP Vegetation Protocol for Avian Point-Count Circles, Year 3
- SHARP Standard Operating Procedure 6: Vegetation
- NCBN Marsh Bird Resource Brief: Cape Cod National Seashore 2013 Status and Trends
- NCBN Marsh Bird Resource Brief: Colonial National Historical Park 2013 Status and Trends