Bird Monitoring, Habitat Assessment and Visitor Education in Montane Meadwo and Riparian Habitats of Devils Postpile National Monument--Results from the 2002 and 2003 field season
Gates, HR and Heath SK. 2003. Bird Monitoring, Habitat Assessment and Visitor Education in Montane Meadwo and Riparian Habitats of Devils Postpile National Monument--Results from the 2002 and 2003 field season. Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science. Lee Vining, CA
In 2002, PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) implemented a standardized bird monitoring and education program in montane meadow and riparian habitats of Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO). We established 15 independent point count stations along the San Joaquin River and Red’s Meadow Creek within monument boundaries. We also established 10 mist nets at Soda Springs Meadow near the Monument Ranger Station, where we conducted visitor education in conjunction with mist netting and banding. Data derived from DEPO are comparable with those of statewide riparian bird monitoring efforts and complement National Park Service-wide inventory efforts. In 2003, a second year of songbird monitoring and visitor education was successfully completed.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Gates,, H.; Heath, Sacha
- Date of Issue
- 2003-11
- Publisher
- Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science
- Units
- DEPO , SIEN
- Keywords
- Assessment, Bird, breeding species, California Partners in Flight, DEPO, Devils Postpile National Monument, Diversity, Habitat, Monitoring, montane meadow, ocurrance, Productivity, Red's Meadown Creek, Richness, Riparian Habitat, San Joaquin River, Soda Springs Meadow, visitor education