SFCN Colonial Nesting Birds Standard Operating Procedure - CNB05: Collecting Data, Circling Nests, and Counting Nests—Version 1.1
South Florida/Caribbean Network. 2021. SFCN Colonial Nesting Birds Standard Operating Procedure - CNB05: Collecting Data, Circling Nests, and Counting Nests—Version 1.1. National Park Service
Colonial nesting bird data is collected by analyzing photographs taken during monthly helicopter flights over Biscayne National Park (BISC). Data analysis consists of meticulously counting nests visible in the photographs. Care should be taken to avoid counting nests twice, because the same nest might appear in multiple photographs. The data are then entered into a database for future cataloging and reporting (SOP CB06).
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- South Florida/Caribbean Network
- Date of Issue
- 2021
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BISC , SFCN
- Keywords
- colonial birds, colonial birds SOP, colonial nesting birds, colonial nesting birds SOP
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds