Wetland breeding bird survey: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 2012
Marcum DJ and Bingham SN. 2018. Wetland breeding bird survey: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 2012. Natural Resource Report. NPS/HTLN/NRR—2018/1632. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The objective of this work was to provide foundational information related to avian communities and their use of important wetland areas in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (NP), Ohio. Breeding bird surveys were performed at 22 wetland locations throughout the park from late May through July 2012. All birds detected during this time were recorded and assigned a code based on observed breeding behavior. Breeding codes were categorized according to the strength of evidence for breeding: confirmed, probable, possible, and not likely. Sixty-six species were documented during timed surveys; 24 were confirmed as breeding, 24 as probable, 19 as possible, and 3 were not likely breeding at these sites. A few species of note are discussed briefly related to their use of wetland habitat in Cuyahoga Valley NP. We also make recommendations for future surveys that will enhance our under-standing of breeding birds and their use of wetland areas in the park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Marcum, Douglas; Bingham, Sonia
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUVA , HTLN , NRSS
- Keywords
- HTLN Wetlands Protocols