Monitoring marsh birds in Monie Bay
By counting bird calls, researchers get estimate of marsh habitat health
By counting bird calls, researchers get estimate of marsh habitat health
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They do actually sample several time during the nesting season and recently switched up their sampling protocols. Until last year, they used the national marsh bird protocols, which suggested 4-6 sampling dates. Currently they use the SHARPS protocols which call for three sampling dates. They switched to be more in line with other mid-Atlantic sites. I have included links to both:
National Marsh Bird Protocol
https://www.cals.arizona.edu/research/azfwru/NationalMarshBird/downloads/North American Marsh Bird Survey Protocol May 2009.pdf
Saltmarsh Habitat & Avian Research Program
https://www.tidalmarshbirds.org/?page_id=131
Awesome work !! Wondering if one sample day per year will provide an accurate representation of any trends?
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