A 23-year summary of a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) bird banding site in New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Margenau EL and Paul LE. 2021. A 23-year summary of a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) bird banding site in New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NERI/NRR—2021/2288. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2287051
Long-term bird banding data were collected from 1996–2019 (except in 2008) to assess the New River riparian zone avian community in one location in New River Gorge National River (NERI). The NERI banding station has banded over 4,500 individuals over 10,700 net hours in the twenty-three years it has been in operation and has captured 80 different species. Total captures, capture rate, and total species have been declining annually over the study period. Species associated with early-successional/shrubland habitat also declined over the study period, which is consistent with regional trends during the same time frame. Species richness of habitat guilds did not change over the study period within specific major habitat types. Capture metrics of Louisiana Waterthrush, an obligate riparian species, did increase over the study period. Continued banding will further provide information to assist in local management and contribute to regional data.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Margenau, Eric; Paul, Lenza
- Date of Issue
- 2021-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/nrr-2287051
- Units
- NERI , NRSS
- Keywords
- avian, bird communities, bird monitoring, birds, habitat guild, Louisiana Waterthrush, productivity, survivorship
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds