Klamath Network Landbird Monitoring Annual Report: 2009 results from Oregon Caves National Monument and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Stephens JL, Alexander JD, Mohren SR. 2010. Klamath Network Landbird Monitoring Annual Report: 2009 results from Oregon Caves National Monument and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2010/044. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2009, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service implemented the second year of a long-term landbird monitoring protocol. Klamath Bird Observatory, in partnership with the KLMN, developed the protocol and completed this second year effort. Multiple standard avian sampling methods were implemented, including variable circular plot point counts, area search surveys, mist netting, species checklists, and habitat surveys. In 2009, point counts were completed, along with corresponding species checklists and habitat surveys, at 30 locations within Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The operation of an ongoing constant effort monitoring station, which included mist netting, point counts, area searches, species checklists, and habitat surveys, continued at Oregon Caves National Monument during the breeding and fall migration seasons. Relative abundance (birds/station), as measured by using point count and area search methods, were calculated for all survey sites combined within each park. Total captures, by season, were calculated using constant effort mist netting data. Species of conservation importance were among the most abundant species at each park. Results are presented along with conservation status of individual species based on Partners in Flight state and continental plans and Oregon and California Wildlife Conservation Strategies. This second year of implementation of the KLMN landbird monitoring program continued to lay the groundwork for improved understanding of landbird status and long-term trends in each park. When analyzed in the framework of the Klamath Bird Monitoring Network, the contribution of KLMN parks to bird conservation in this region will help inform landbird conservation in the west.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jaime; Alexander, John; Mohren, Sean
- Date of Issue
- 2010-04
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- KLMN , NRSS , ORCA , WHIS
- Keywords
- bird monitoring, Constant Effort Monitoring Station, landbird monitoring, Point Counts
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds