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Avian Monitoring Protocol for Meadow Restoration: Key Species and Assessment Strategies

This report outlines a comprehensive avian monitoring protocol aimed at assessing bird species in meadow restoration sites. Developed by The Institute for Bird Populations, the protocol employs a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design with two field visits conducted between May 25 and July 15. Key focal species, including Virginia Rail, Sandhill Crane, and Warblers among others, guide restoration efforts. The report highlights monitoring strategies across Hope Valley, Ackerson Meadow, and Perazzo Middle Meadow, providing insights into bird abundance and implications for conservation.

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Avian Monitoring Protocol for Meadow Restoration: Key Species and Assessment Strategies

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  1. Avian Monitoring at Meadow Restoration SitesHelen Loffland, Rodney Siegel, Bob WilkersonThe Institute for Bird Populations

  2. Objectives • Develop and implement a monitoring protocol for bird species at meadow restoration sites. • Identify focal species to guide restoration activities and assess their results

  3. Bird Monitoring Protocol • BACI Design • 2 visits between May 25 and July 15 • Point counts with 250 m spacing • Area search • Habitat characterization

  4. Meadow Focal Species • Virginia Rail • Sora • Sandhill Crane • Spotted Sandpiper • Wilson’s Snipe • Red-breasted Sapsucker • Willow Flycatcher • Warbling Vireo • Swainson’s Thrush • Yellow Warbler • MacGillivray’s Warbler • Common Yellowthroat • Wilson’s Warbler • Yellow-breasted Chat • Song Sparrow • Lincoln’s Sparrow • White-crowned Sparrow • Brown-headed Cowbird George Jameson

  5. Monitoring to Inform and Assess • Hope Valley • Ackerson Meadow • Perazzo Middle Meadow

  6. Upper Hope Valley

  7. Hope Valley – Index of Abundance

  8. Hope Valley – Point Count Stations

  9. Ackerson meadow

  10. Ackerson Meadow – Index of Abundance

  11. Ackerson Meadow –Point Count Stations

  12. Ackerson Recommendations

  13. Perazzo Middle Meadow

  14. Meadow & Willow Nesting Birds – Index of Abundance

  15. Waterfowl & Wetland Birds – Index of Abundance

  16. What Next? http://www.birdpop.org/Sierra/sierra_meadows.htm

  17. Acknowledgments • NFWF • American Rivers • Sierra Nevada Conservancy • Forest Service • National Park Service • Calif. Dept. Fish & Wildlife • Pitt Resource Conservation District • 2010 & 2012 Field Crews

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