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Bird Monitoring Study Data Report Jan 2013 – Dec 2016 Bird Monitoring Study Data Report Jan 2013 – Dec 2016 Jennifer Powell Cloudbridge Nature Reserve October 2017 Photos: Nathan Marcy Common Chlorospingus Slate-throated Redstart (Chlorospingus flavopectus) (Myioborus miniatus) CONTENTS Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Tables .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Figures................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1 Project Background ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Project Goals ................................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Locations ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Current locations ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Historic locations ..........................................................................................................................................10 3 Methods .....................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1 Current Methods ...........................................................................................................................................13 3.1.1 Training ......................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.2 Survey Timing ...........................................................................................................................................13 3.1.3 Point Counts .............................................................................................................................................14 3.1.4 Walking Surveys .......................................................................................................................................17 3.2 Historic Methods ..........................................................................................................................................28 3.2.1 Training ......................................................................................................................................................28 3.2.2 Survey Timing ...........................................................................................................................................28 3.2.3 Point Counts .............................................................................................................................................28 3.2.4 Walking Surveys .......................................................................................................................................29 4 Data Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................34 4.1 2016 .................................................................................................................................................................34 4.1.1 Species Identified .....................................................................................................................................34 4.1.3 Abundance ................................................................................................................................................40 4.1.4 Richness & Diversity ...............................................................................................................................62 4.2 2015 .................................................................................................................................................................64 4.2.1 Species Identified .....................................................................................................................................64 4.2.3 Abundance ................................................................................................................................................68 4.2.4 Richness & Diversity ...............................................................................................................................83 4.3 2014 .................................................................................................................................................................85 4.3.1 Species Identified .....................................................................................................................................85 4.3.3 Abundance ................................................................................................................................................89 4.3.4 Richness & Diversity ............................................................................................................................ 104 4.4 2013 .............................................................................................................................................................. 106 4.4.1 Species Identified .................................................................................................................................. 106 4.4.3 Abundance ............................................................................................................................................. 110 4.5.1 Richness & Diversity ............................................................................................................................ 125 5 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................... 127 6 References .............................................................................................................................................................. 127 2 TABLES Table 1: Summary Information on Current Bird Stations – March 2016 to Present .............................................. 9 Table 2: Summary Information on Historic Bird Stations ........................................................................................10 Table 3: Example Point Count Survey Schedule Including Walking Surveys ........................................................14 Table 4: Rain Class ..........................................................................................................................................................15 Table 5: Wind Class .........................................................................................................................................................15 Table 6: Cloud Cover Class ............................................................................................................................................15 Table 7: Bird Age Class ...................................................................................................................................................15 Table 8: Bird Breeding Status ........................................................................................................................................15 Table 9: Bird Nesting Behaviour ...................................................................................................................................16 Table 10: Suggested Walking Survey Routes by Survey Group ................................................................................18 Table 11: Number of Point Counts Per Month – 2016 .............................................................................................30 Table 12: Number of Point Counts Per Habitat Type – 2016 .................................................................................30 Table 13: Number of Point Counts Per Month – 2015 .............................................................................................31 Table 14: Number of Point Counts Per Habitat Type – 2015 .................................................................................31 Table 15: Number of Point Counts Per Month – 2014 .............................................................................................32 Table 16: Number of Point Counts Per Habitat Type – 2014 .................................................................................32 Table 17: Number of Point Counts Per Station – 2013 ............................................................................................33 Table 18: Number of Point Counts Per Habitat Type – 2013 .................................................................................33 Table 19: Bird Species Identified, All Methods – 2016 .............................................................................................35 Table 20: Raw Bird Abundance By Station - 2016 .....................................................................................................41
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