Landbird Monitoring in the Northern Great Plains Network
Northern Great Plains Network. Landbird Monitoring in the Northern Great Plains Network. 2013. National Park Service
Landbirds are of high interest to park managers because of the ecological, aesthetic, and recreational value they provide to the park. A species-rich group, landbirds can reflect changes in habitat structure, climate, food supply, nest predation, and landscape characteristics. In addition, Northern Great Plains Network parks can serve as reference sites for helping interpret regional trends in abundance for species of concern and other birds. Of the 100 landbird species in Canada and the U.S. on the Partners in Flight Watch List, about one third occur in Northern Great Plains Network parks. These species are included in the Watch List because of threats to their habitat, declining populations, small population size, or limited distributions. In 2013, the Northern Great Plains, the Southern Plains, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the Sonoran Desert Inventory and Monitoring Networks developed a joint landbird monitoring protocol in collaboration with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (formerly Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory).
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- Northern Great Plains Network
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- National Park Service