Klamath Network landbird monitoring annual report: 2013 results from Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument.
Stephens JL. 2014. Klamath Network landbird monitoring annual report: 2013 results from Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument.. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2014/689. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2013, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network, in partnership with the Klamath Bird Observatory, implemented the sixth year of our long-term landbird monitoring protocol. Multiple standard avian sampling methods were employed, including variable circular plot point counts, area search surveys, mist netting, species checklists, and habitat surveys. In 2013, a second year of point counts were completed, along with corresponding species checklists and habitat surveys, at 35 locations within Crater Lake National Park and four locations within Oregon Caves National Monument. The operation of an ongoing constant effort monitoring station, which included mist netting, point counts, area searches, species checklists, and habitat surveys, also continued at Oregon Caves National Monument during the breeding and fall migration seasons. Relative abundance (birds/station), as measured by using point count and area search methods were calculated for all species at each park. Total captures, by season, were calculated using constant effort mist netting data. Species of conservation importance were among the most abundant species at each park. Results are presented along with conservation status of individual species based on Partners in Flight state and continental plans and the Oregon Wildlife Conservation Strategy. This sixth year of implementation continues to lay the groundwork for improved understanding of landbird status and long-term trends in each park. In addition, when the data are analyzed in the framework of the Klamath Bird Monitoring Network, the contribution of Network parks to bird conservation in this region will help to inform landbird conservation in the west.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jaime
- Date of Issue
- 2014-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , NRSS , ORCA
- Keywords
- Abundance, bird monitoring, Birds, Constant Effort Monitoring Station, Density, landbird monitoring, Mist Netting, Monitoring, Point Count, Species Checklists, variable circular plot, Vital Signs
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds