Landbird monitoring: 2017 results from Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Lava Beds National Monument, and Redwood National and State Parks
Stephens JL and Armstrong EE. 2018. Landbird monitoring: 2017 results from Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Lava Beds National Monument, and Redwood National and State Parks. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2018/1180. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2017, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service implemented the tenth year of a long-term landbird monitoring protocol. Klamath Bird Observatory, in partnership with the KLMN, developed the protocol and completed this tenth year effort. Multiple standard avian sampling methods were implemented, including variable circular plot point counts, area search surveys, mist netting, species checklists, and habitat surveys. In 2017, a fourth year of point counts were completed, along with corresponding species checklists and habitat surveys, at 25 locations within Lava Beds National Monument, and 30 locations within Redwood National and State Parks. The operation of an ongoing constant effort monitoring station, which included mist netting, point counts, area searches, species checklists, and habitat surveys, continued at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve during the breeding and fall migration seasons. Relative abundance (birds/station), as measured by point count and area search methods, was calculated for all survey sites combined within 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 Oregon and California Wildlife Conservation Strategies. This tenth year of implementation of the KLMN landbird monitoring program continued to lay the groundwork for improved understanding of landbird status and long-term trends in each park. When analyzed in the framework of the Klamath Bird Monitoring Network, the contribution of KLMN parks to bird conservation in this region will help inform landbird conservation in the West.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jaime; Armstrong, Ellie
- Date of Issue
- 2018-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KLMN , LABE , NRSS , ORCA , REDW
- 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