Yellow-billed Cuckoo Inventory at Petrified Forest National Park
Albert S, Jones H, DeMott W, Schneider D. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Inventory at Petrified Forest National Park. 2023. National Park Service
Petrified Forest National Park is planning on removing invasive vegetation and restoring native plants along the Rio Puerco. Prior to removal, we conducted surveys for the federally Threatened Yellow-billed Cuckoo, following established survey protocols. Over the course of four surveys, we encountered two Yellow-billed cuckoos in each of two survey periods (four total detections, though possibly representing fewer than four birds). We did not detect any evidence of breeding behavior. We recommend continued monitoring for this species in the park, and proceeding with riparian restoration in accordance with methods that avoid negative impacts to Yellow-billed Cuckoos.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Albert, Steven; Jones, Harry; DeMott, William; Schneider, Dylan
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- PEFO
- Keywords
- IMD, National Park Service, NPS, NPS Inventory and Monitoring Division, NPS Species Inventory Program, PEFO, Petrified Forest National Park, survey, yellow-billed cuckoo
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | At-risk Biota | T&E Species and Communities
Program
Products
- Yellow-billed cuckoo surveys at Petrified Forest National Park: Final report for the 2023 field season
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Inventory at Petrified Forest National Park 2023 - Open Format Dataset
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Inventory at Petrified Forest National Park - Project Photos - NPS Inventory Program
- Publication Brief: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Surveys at Petrified Forest National Park 2023