Yellow-billed cuckoo surveys at Petrified Forest National Park: Final report for the 2023 field season
Albert S, Jones H, DeMott W, Schneider D. 2024. Yellow-billed cuckoo surveys at Petrified Forest National Park: Final report for the 2023 field season. Science Report. NPS/SR—2024/153. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.36967/2304871
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
- Published Report
- Authors
- Albert, Steven; Jones, Harry; DeMott, William; Schneider, Dylan
- Date of Issue
- 2024-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/2304871
- Units
- IMD , NRSS , PEFO
- Keywords
- Coccyzus americanus, NPS Inventories Program, PEFO, Petrified Forest National Park, SCPN, Southern Colorado Plateau Network, species inventory, yellow-billed cuckoo