A Report on the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Program (MAPS) in Mammoth Cave National Park 2004-2007
Moore BJ. 2009. A Report on the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Program (MAPS) in Mammoth Cave National Park 2004-2007. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/CUPN/NRTR—2009/175. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins
In 2004, Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA), Science and Resources Management staff in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) initiated a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) station on MACA near Dennison Ferry (DEFE). During the 2004-2007 banding seasons, a total of 432 captures were recorded with 324 birds being newly banded at DEFE. The Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) and Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) were among the most commonly encountered species. Both are considered high priority species within the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region (BCR), as well as species of greatest conservation need by KDFWR. While direct season to season comparisons for the 2005-2007 seasons are currently unavailable, reproductive indices for both species greatly exceeded long-term averages (1992-2003) at both the continental and Central Hardwoods BCR scales. This is a positive finding for managers at MACA in that it provides the only known (to this author) direct evidence that species preferring large contiguous blocks of mature or relatively mature forest for breeding are not only establishing territories, but are successfully fledging high numbers of offspring on the park. This finding not only has positive ramifications for park managers, but also the BCR.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Moore, Bill
- Date of Issue
- 2009-02
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- CUPN , MACA , NRSS
- Keywords
- Abundance (Biodiversity), Avian, Birds, Birds Monitoring Reports, IAR, MACA, Maps, Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship, Observations, Presence (Biodiversity)