Breeding Landbirds
Heartland Network. Breeding Landbirds. 2001. National Park Service
Birds are an important part of the world we live in. They eat pests, disperse seeds, pollinate, feed us, and provide us with activities, such as hunting and bird watching. In the Heartland region of the US there are around 120 different types of birds. Birds are great indicators of local and regional changes in ecosystems. But, many grassland and woodland birds, such as the Northern Bobwhite, are declining in number. Bird numbers are declining for many reasons, such as habitat loss, global warming, wind turbines, and cats. A change in bird populations may reflect management activities such as restoring and maintaining specific habitats. For that reason the Heartland Network monitors changes in bird populations over time. Thus, improving our understanding of birds and their specific habitat needs. Monitoring Questions & Approach 1) Identify significant temporal changes in composition and abundance of bird communities in 11 parks within the HTLN during the breeding season. 2) Improve our understanding of breeding bird habitat relationships and the effects of management actions such as grazing, exotic plant removal and prescribed fire regimes on bird populations, by correlating changes in bird community composition and abundance with changes in habitat variables.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Heartland Network
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BUFF , EFMO , GWCA , HEHO , HOME , HOSP , OZAR , PERI , PIPE , TAPR , WICR
- Keywords
- avian
Products
- Breeding Bird Monitoring Protocol for the Heartland Network Inventory and Monitoring Program
- Bird monitoring protocol for Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska and Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
- Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network. 2023. Breeding bird monitoring protocol for the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network: Narrative, version 3.0 (revised September 2023)
- Bird community monitoring at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas: Status report 2001–2023
- Bird monitoring at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa: Status report 2009–2022
- Bird monitoring at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa: Status report 2005–2022
- Bird monitoring at Homestead National Historical Park, Nebraska: Status report 2009–2022
- Bird monitoring at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota: Status report 2009–2022
- Bird community monitoring at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas: Status report 2008–2021
- Bird community monitoring at George Washington Carver National Monu-ment, Missouri: Status report 2008–2020
- Bird community monitoring at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri: Status report 2008–2020
- Bird community monitoring at Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas: Status report 2007–2019
- Bird community monitoring at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio: Status report 2005–2019
- Bird community monitoring at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana: Status report 2007–2019