Breeding bird monitoring: Booker T. Washington National Monument 2014–2019 summary report
Johnson MJ. 2020. Breeding bird monitoring: Booker T. Washington National Monument 2014–2019 summary report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2020/1275. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Mid-Atlantic Network (MIDN) of the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD) was established to serve 10 national parks in Pennsylvania and Virginia. The MIDN breeding bird protocol is administered by Mid-Atlantic Network staff in cooperation with the Natural Resource Management (NRM) staff of each participating park and utilizes citizen scientists to aid in data collection. The primary objectives of this protocol are to determine the status and long-term trends in breeding bird species composition, relative abundance, and occupancy, and to evaluate changes in bird populations relative to park management regimes. Protocol procedures were developed to meet protocol objectives, address resource management needs, and provide opportunities for citizen scientists to contribute significantly to their local park and the Mid-Atlantic Network as a whole. This report summarizes the data collected from 2009 through 2019, with a focus on 2014 through 2019, for Booker T. Washington National Monument. Detailed results for 2009 through 2013 can be found in previous publications by the MIDN. This report contains metrics on survey effort, species richness, abundance, occupancy, and the integrity of the forest bird community, as measured by a forest Bird Conservation Index (BCI).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Johnson, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2020-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BOWA , MIDN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Abundance, Bird Conservation Region, bird monitoring, Birds, Breeding, Monitoring, x#breedingLandbird, x#MIDN, x#reports