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Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

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Abstract

The objective of this program is to monitor population trends and distributions of grassland-breeding birds within the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region (BCR18) using section-based surveys, a road-based point count technique. A one square mile section is the basic land management unit of the prairie. The section-based survey technique is the most efficient and effective method for surveying and monitoring grassland birds (Hanni 2002) in a landscape dominated by private ownership.

Long-term monitoring of the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region will provide information on trends and distribution within a framework that allows land managers to make cooperative management decisions on a biologically meaningful scale. The information gathered by this bird monitoring program should prove invaluable for supporting conservation decisions related to grassland birds and will further our understanding of the complex population dynamics of grassland birds.

Purpose

To obtain long-term population trend, distribution, and habitat association information for grassland-breeding birds.

Supplemental Information

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) works to conserve Rocky Mountain and Great Plains birds and their habitats. Reports are available on the RMBO web site (<http://www.rmbo.org/pubs/default.html>) or by contacting David Hanni at RMBO (david.hanni@rmbo.org).

Contact

David Hanni: david.hanni@rmbo.org