Jennie LaRoche. Education Intern

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Jennie LaRoche. Education Intern"

Transcription

1 Jennie LaRoche Education Intern

2 Research Ques+ons Do the tides, beach location, severity of beach erosion, and amount of human disturbances affect the number of birds present on the beach and the species richness and diversity of the shorebirds?

3 Why research these ques+ons? The groins and beach renourishment are important ecological issues for the Bald Head Island community. This research will provide information on the shorebird populations, particularly for the groins area and how it compares to untouched beaches and busy beaches of the Island. The coasts are very important and fragile ecosystems. Coastal environments provide many services to the greater public and as such their health is of utmost importance. Birds are important indicators of the health of ecosystems. Habitat loss and degradation seem to continue to be drivers of shorebird declines (Agardy et al 2005). With this loss of habitat, those shorebird populations become concentrated at fewer sites, increasing the risk of catastrophic nesting failures. (Grippo et al 2007). Global tourism has been identified as one of the most profitable industries. By determining the characteristics that appear to be correlated with high bird species diversity and populations we can strive to keep the healthy beaches intact as much as possible.

4 Shorebird Study 13 observation dates Recorded time, weather, beach ID, erosion level, human disturbance level, bird numbers and species, and water quality data From my data I determined the total number of species present (species richness) and the species diversity index I ran single factor s to determine whether or not there was a significant difference in the mean total number of birds, species richness, and species diversity between the different dependent (test) variables.

5 Tides 3 classifications of tides High/out When the tide was on its way out Low/in When the tide was on its way in Out/low/in When the sampling time included the low tide ** High tide was too high to be able to use the UTV and record observations in a reasonable amount of time

6 Results: Tides Anova: Single Factor: Total Number of Birds Total SUMMARY Count Average High/out Out/low/in Low/in Average Number of Birds high/out out/low/in low/in The number of birds sighted differs significantly (p = ) between the tides, but this test is unable to tell us between which tides this significance occurred.

7 Results: Tides Anova: Single Factor: Simpson s Diversity Index Anova: Single Factor: Species Richness Total Total The Simpson s diversity index for the different tides did not differ significantly (p=0.141). The species richness for the different tides did not differ significantly (p=0.44).

8 Beach Loca+on 3 beach locations were chosen based on physical characteristics 1 East Beach: little human disturbance, less erosion, a type of control (most natural ) 2 Point: high human disturbance, medium erosion 3 Groins: medium human disturbance, high erosion

9 Results: Beach Loca+on Anova: Single Factor: Total Number of Birds E Total SUMMARY Count Average Beach Beach Beach Average Number of Birds The mean number of birds sighted differs significantly (p = 5.63e- 6) between the beach locations, but this test is unable to tell us between which beaches this significance occurred.

10 Results: Beach Loca+on Anova: Single Factor Simpson's Diversity Index Total Anova: Single Factor Species Richness Total The Simpson s diversity index at the different beach locations did not differ significantly (p=0.156). The species richness of birds sighted differs significantly (p = ) between the beach locations, but this test is unable to tell us between which beaches this significance occurred Average Species Richness

11 Erosion Separated into 3 categories depending on level/ intensity of erosion 1 little erosion, slight in comparison to other levels (East beach) 2 medium erosion (Point) 3 High level of erosion (Groins) ** Erosion was paired with beach location since large changes in level of erosion did not occur in the few weeks my study was conducted.

12 Results: Erosion Anova: Single Factor: Total Number of Birds E Total SUMMARY Count Average Average Number of Birds The mean number of birds sighted differs significantly (p = 5.63e- 6) between erosion levels, but this test is unable to tell us between which erosion levels this significance occurred.

13 Results: Erosion Anova: Single Factor Simpson's Diversity Index Total Anova: Single Factor Species Richness Total The Simpson s diversity index for different levels of erosion did not differ significantly (p=0.156) Average Species Richness The species richness of birds sighted differs significantly (p = ) between the erosion levels, but this test is unable to tell us between which levels this significance occurred.

14 Human Disturbances 3 levels of human disturbances 1 little/no humans, no buildings/houses 2 medium level of human activity, houses/ buildings present 3 high level of disturbance, houses/buildings present ** This varied day to day, time of day often played a large role in the differences seen between days at the same beach

15 Results: Human Disturbances Anova: Single Factor Total Number of Birds Total Average Number of Birds SUMMARY Count Average The mean number of birds sighted differs significantly (p = ) between the different levels of human disturbance, but this test is unable to tell us between which levels this significance occurred.

16 Results: Human Disturbances Anova: Single Factor Simpson's Diversity Index Anova: Single Factor Species Richness Total Total The Simpson s diversity index for the different disturbance levels did not differ significantly (p=0.139). The species richness for the different disturbance levels did not differ significantly (p=0.055).

17 Discussion: Limita+ons and Future Studies Limitations Small sample size Confined to low tide so I could get around the beaches Large flocks of birds sometimes difficult to get an exact count UTV in high demand Future Studies Time of day Water Quality Bird Behavior Interacting affects of multiple dependent variables Individual Species: are certain species better to focus on, can they tell us specific things about the health of the environment? More sampling sites (smaller sections of beach)

18 Acknowledgements Bald Head Island Conservancy Staff Board of Directors Fellow Interns The Public

19 Literature Cited Agardy,T., J. Alder, P. Dayton, S. Curran, A. Kitchingman, M. Wilson, A. Catenazzi, J. Testrepo, C. Birkeland, S. Blaber, S. Saifullah, G. Branch, D. Boersma, S. Nixon, P. Dugan, N. Davidson, C. Vorosmarty Ecosystems and Human Well- Being: Current State and Trends. Millennium Assessment Report Series: Global Assessment Reports. Washington, DC: Island Press, Grippo, M., S. Cooper, A. Massey Effect of beach replenishment projects on waterbird and shorebird communities. Journal of Coastal Research (23), 5, Groins. An Educator s Guide to Folly Beach, South Carolina. < accessed June 15, Leonard, L., T. Clayton, O. Pilkey An analysis of replenished beach design parameters on U.S. east coast barrier islands. Journal of Coastal Research, 6, Recher, H. F Some aspects of the ecology of migrant shorebirds. Ecological Society of America (47), 3, U.S. NABCI Committee The north American bird conservation initiative in the united states: a vision of American bird conservation. U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative, Washington, D.C.

20 Ques+ons?

Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative

Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative What is the Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative? A partnership strategy to address coastal issues that impact wildlife and their habitats USFWS CWCI Vision

More information

USEFUL TOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION BY THE DOD

USEFUL TOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION BY THE DOD USEFUL TOOLS IN IMPLEMENTING MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION BY THE DOD The following is not an exhaustive list of tools available to help address migratory bird conservation but are excellent sources to start.

More information

Piping Plovers - An Endangered Beach Nesting Bird, and The Threat of Habitat Loss With. Predicted Sea Level Rise in Cape May County.

Piping Plovers - An Endangered Beach Nesting Bird, and The Threat of Habitat Loss With. Predicted Sea Level Rise in Cape May County. Piping Plovers - An Endangered Beach Nesting Bird, and The Threat of Habitat Loss With Thomas Thorsen May 5 th, 2009 Predicted Sea Level Rise in Cape May County. Introduction and Background Piping Plovers

More information

Citizen Science Strategy for Eyre Peninsula DRAFT

Citizen Science Strategy for Eyre Peninsula DRAFT Citizen Science Strategy for Eyre Peninsula 1 What is citizen science? Citizen science is the practice of professional researchers engaging with the public to collect or analyse data within a cooperative

More information

Effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of sanderlings Calidris alba

Effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of sanderlings Calidris alba 0053968 Biological Conservation 109 (2003) 67 71 www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Effects of human activity on the foraging behavior of sanderlings Calidris alba Kate Thomas*, Rikk G. Kvitek, Carrie Bretz

More information

APPENDIX M BIRD NESTING DATA ( )

APPENDIX M BIRD NESTING DATA ( ) APPENDIX M BIRD NESTING DATA (1984-2011) Final Environmental Impact Statement Village of Bald Head Island Shoreline Protection Project Brunswick County, North Carolina Date Species Number of Birds Number

More information

Update on American Oystercatcher Reseach and Conservation in New Jersey

Update on American Oystercatcher Reseach and Conservation in New Jersey Update on American Oystercatcher Reseach and Conservation in New Jersey - 2007 Todd Pover, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Nongame Species Program Tom Virzi, PhD Candidate Department

More information

large group of moving shorebirds (or other organism).

large group of moving shorebirds (or other organism). Bird Beans Grade Level: upper elementary/ middle school Duration: 30-40 minutes Skills: critical thinking, comparison, collection and interpretation of data, vocabulary, discussion, and visualization Subjects:

More information

CHAPTER. Coastal Birds CONTENTS. Introduction Coastal Birds Action Plan. 108 cbbep.org

CHAPTER. Coastal Birds CONTENTS. Introduction Coastal Birds Action Plan. 108 cbbep.org CHAPTER 9 Coastal Birds CONTENTS Introduction Coastal Birds Action Plan 108 cbbep.org Introduction The South Texas coast is one of the most unique areas in North America and is renowned for its exceptional

More information

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Executive Summary for the American Oystercatcher Business Plan

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Executive Summary for the American Oystercatcher Business Plan National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Executive Summary for the American Oystercatcher Business Plan October 26, 2008 AMOY Exec Sum Plan.indd 1 8/11/09 5:24:00 PM Colorado Native Fishes Upper Green River

More information

1. Qualitative Assessment... II-101

1. Qualitative Assessment... II-101 Table of Contents I. Introduction... I-1 A. Session Law 2009-479 / House Bill 709... I-2 B. Public Consultation... I-3 C. Selection of Study Sites... I-5 D. Limitations of Study... I-8 II. Physical Assessment...

More information

Are Horseshoe Crab Eggs a Limiting Resource for Red Knots?

Are Horseshoe Crab Eggs a Limiting Resource for Red Knots? Are Horseshoe Crab Eggs a Limiting Resource for Red Knots? Sarah Karpanty, Jim Fraser, Jim Berkson Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Science Eric Smith Department of Statistics Shorebirds and Horseshoe

More information

Project Summary. Predicting waterbird nest distributions on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska

Project Summary. Predicting waterbird nest distributions on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska Project Summary 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Title Project ID Predicting waterbird nest distributions on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska WA2012_22 Project Period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014 Report submission

More information

The Long Point Causeway: a history and future for reptiles. Scott Gillingwater

The Long Point Causeway: a history and future for reptiles. Scott Gillingwater The Long Point Causeway: a history and future for reptiles Scott Gillingwater Environmental Effects Long Point World Biosphere Reserve UNESCO designated the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve in April

More information

National Audubon Society. Coastal Bird Conservation Program

National Audubon Society. Coastal Bird Conservation Program National Audubon Society Coastal Bird Conservation Program Coastal Bird Conservation Program This presentation contains original photos and data. For any use of this information, data, maps, or photographs

More information

Six Decades of Migration Counts in North Carolina

Six Decades of Migration Counts in North Carolina Six Decades of Migration Counts in North Carolina Marilyn Westphal 230 Park Lane, Hendersonville, NC 28791 Introduction Might the day come when Turkeys are easier to come by than Northern Bobwhites? This

More information

Maryland Coastal Bays Colonial Waterbird and Islands Report 2018

Maryland Coastal Bays Colonial Waterbird and Islands Report 2018 Maryland Coastal s Colonial Waterbird and Islands Report 2018 THE REPORT This report provides an assessment of the current state of colonial waterbird breeding in the Coastal s of Maryland behind Ocean

More information

Distribution of Piping Plover and Coastal Birds in Relation to Federal Activities on the Southern Coast of Long Island

Distribution of Piping Plover and Coastal Birds in Relation to Federal Activities on the Southern Coast of Long Island U.S. U.S. Fish Fish & Wildlife & Wildlife Service Service Distribution of Piping Plover and Coastal Birds in Relation to Federal Activities on the Southern Coast of Long Island Implications for Project

More information

Priority Bird Species and Habitats U.S. Gulf Coast

Priority Bird Species and Habitats U.S. Gulf Coast Priority Bird Species and Habitats U.S. Gulf Coast Important Bird Habitats Along Gulf Coast: Beaches, Barrier Islands & Spoil Islands Emergent Wetlands (Marshes) Intertidal Flats Seagrass Beds Mollusk

More information

Shorebirds and the East Asian Australasian Flyway

Shorebirds and the East Asian Australasian Flyway Shorebirds and the East Asian Australasian Flyway An Introduction to Shorebirds (Waders) Shorebirds are among the most spectacular migratory species in the world, flying the longest non-stop flight of

More information

A volunteer-based program for the study of international migrations of shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere

A volunteer-based program for the study of international migrations of shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere Estuary and inlet sandbars: an important wildlife resource Exemplified with counts from the International Shorebird Surveys Brian Harrington Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences The International Shorebird

More information

B IRD CONSERVATION FOREST BIRD SURVEY PRODUCES ADDITIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES

B IRD CONSERVATION FOREST BIRD SURVEY PRODUCES ADDITIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES B IRD CONSERVATION V OLUME 14, NUMBER 3 JULY 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Forest bird survey 1 Survey, continued 2 Field trips 3 FOREST BIRD SURVEY PRODUCES ADDITIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES Blog 4 Membership

More information

Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine

Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Informational Seminar February 10, 2015 Migration:

More information

North American Wetlands Conservation Act

North American Wetlands Conservation Act North American Wetlands Conservation Act MAINE Maine currently has 90 NAWCA projects either completed or underway. These projects have conserved a total of 1,031,300 acres of wildlife habitat. NAWCA funding

More information

Second Term Extra Credit: Bald Eagle Field Study America s most prestigious bird of prey

Second Term Extra Credit: Bald Eagle Field Study America s most prestigious bird of prey Second Term Extra Credit: Bald Eagle Field Study America s most prestigious bird of prey Name: Hour: Field Dates: Pre-field study done: Arrival time: Saturday, January 8 8:00 10:00 AM (in conjunction w/

More information

American White Pelican Minnesota Conservation Summary

American White Pelican Minnesota Conservation Summary Credit Carrol Henderson American White Pelican Minnesota Conservation Summary Audubon Minnesota Spring 2014 The Blueprint for Minnesota Bird Conservation is a project of Audubon Minnesota written by Lee

More information

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area BCS Number: 47-5

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area BCS Number: 47-5 Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area BCS Number: 47-5 ***NOTE: We were unable to determine all necessary information for this site description. If you would like to contribute the needed information to

More information

Wood Stork Nesting Population Survey Results 2016 and Radio-tracking Dice

Wood Stork Nesting Population Survey Results 2016 and Radio-tracking Dice Wood Stork Nesting Population Survey Results 2016 and Radio-tracking Dice Sara H. Schweitzer Wildlife Diversity Program North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Annika Anderson and Edye Kornegay (NCWRC)

More information

THE GULF COAST VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:

THE GULF COAST VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: THE GULF COAST VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: Amanda Watson GCVA Coordinator Mississippi State University Gulf Coast Prairie LCC June 3, 2015 Webinar Why? Changing Conditions Conservation is increasingly challenging

More information

2008 San Francisco Bay Shorebird Census

2008 San Francisco Bay Shorebird Census 2008 San Francisco Bay Shorebird Census San Francisco Bay is a great place for shorebirds! The salt ponds, tidal flats, marshes and seasonal wetlands provide important habitat for over a million resident

More information

Progress Report 2: Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew

Progress Report 2: Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew Progress Report 2: Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew December 2017 Progress Report 2: Strategic Planning for the Far Eastern Curlew Project team: Amanda Lilleyman, Stephen Garnett, Hamish Campbell,

More information

Position Description: BirdLife Australia Great Barrier Reef Wetlands Bird Monitoring Project Coordinator

Position Description: BirdLife Australia Great Barrier Reef Wetlands Bird Monitoring Project Coordinator Position Description: BirdLife Australia Great Barrier Reef Wetlands Bird Monitoring Project Coordinator The Organisation BirdLife Australia is a member-based not-for-profit company with over 10,000 members

More information

August 1, Coast Office and Sanctuaries 7741 Market Street, Unit D Wilmington, NC 28411

August 1, Coast Office and Sanctuaries 7741 Market Street, Unit D Wilmington, NC 28411 August 1, 2016 Coast Office and Sanctuaries 7741 Market Street, Unit D Wilmington, NC 28411 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers c/o Mickey Sugg 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 Email: mickey.t.sugg@usace.army.mil

More information

United States Department of the Interior

United States Department of the Interior United States Department of the Interior Mickey T. Sugg Wilmington Regulatory Field Office U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 69 Darlington Ave. Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Raleigh

More information

A Rising Tide: Conserving Shorebirds and Shorebird Habitat within the Columbia River Estuary

A Rising Tide: Conserving Shorebirds and Shorebird Habitat within the Columbia River Estuary A Rising Tide: Conserving Shorebirds and Shorebird Habitat within the Columbia River Estuary By Vanessa Loverti USFWS Migratory Birds and Habitat Programs, Portland, Oregon May 28, 2014 Outline of Talk

More information

Report on information exchange on migratory birds within the MOU activities between the Trilateral Cooperation and Korea on October 12-15, 2010

Report on information exchange on migratory birds within the MOU activities between the Trilateral Cooperation and Korea on October 12-15, 2010 Report on information exchange on migratory birds within the MOU activities between the Trilateral Cooperation and Korea on October 12-15, 2010 The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Land,

More information

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Field Studies Information Sheet

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Field Studies Information Sheet January 2013 Port Metro Vancouver is continuing field studies in January as part of ongoing environmental and technical work for the proposed. The is a proposed new multi berth container terminal which

More information

Endangered Species Profile: The Sun Parakeet. By Student Name, Class Period

Endangered Species Profile: The Sun Parakeet. By Student Name, Class Period Endangered Species Profile: The Sun Parakeet By Student Name, Class Period Photo Gallery Species Description The scientific name for the sun parakeet is Aratinga solstitialis. It is also known as the Sun

More information

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Climate Change Impacts

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Impacts How will the Refuge be Affected by Climate Change? Salt marsh fragmentation by rapidly eroding tidal creeks Salt marsh submergence during high tide events leading to habitat conversion

More information

Birds! Are they canaries in a Cowichan Coal Mine? David Aldcroft Cowichan Watershed Board VIU Speaker Series January 2015

Birds! Are they canaries in a Cowichan Coal Mine? David Aldcroft Cowichan Watershed Board VIU Speaker Series January 2015 Birds! Are they canaries in a Cowichan Coal Mine? David Aldcroft Cowichan Watershed Board VIU Speaker Series January 2015 For Discussion Tonight Who are you guys? Population trends New technology aiding

More information

Bird Island Puerto Rico Lesson 1

Bird Island Puerto Rico Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Before you Start Time Preparation: 15 minutes Instruction: 90 minutes Place Computer lab Advanced Preparation Install Acrobat Reader from www.get.adobe.com/reader. Install Microsoft Photo Story

More information

Delivering Living Landscapes Citizen Science Survey

Delivering Living Landscapes Citizen Science Survey Duration Survey: August 2015 Theme of Survey: Garden wildlife survey Species Recorded: Hedgehog House martin nests Red admiral Promotion: Survey overview A6 cards distributed in two Living Landscape areas

More information

RESTORE Act Bucket 2 Planning Public Meeting

RESTORE Act Bucket 2 Planning Public Meeting RESTORE Act Bucket 2 Planning Public Meeting James C. Gibeaut, Ph.D. Coastal and Marine Geospatial Sciences Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Public

More information

SoN 2015: Landmark report shows European biodiversity going lost at unacceptable rates: intensive agriculture main culprit

SoN 2015: Landmark report shows European biodiversity going lost at unacceptable rates: intensive agriculture main culprit Brussels, 20 May 2015 SoN 2015: Landmark report shows European biodiversity going lost at unacceptable rates: intensive agriculture main culprit Landmark report shows European biodiversity going lost at

More information

Plover: a Subpopulation-Based Model of the Effects of Management on Western Snowy Plovers

Plover: a Subpopulation-Based Model of the Effects of Management on Western Snowy Plovers Plover: a Subpopulation-Based Model of the Effects of Management on Western Snowy Plovers Michele M. Tobias University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 mmtobias@ucdavis.edu Abstract.

More information

Ms. Robyn Thorson Director, Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 911 NE 11 th Avenue Portland, Oregon November Dear Ms.

Ms. Robyn Thorson Director, Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 911 NE 11 th Avenue Portland, Oregon November Dear Ms. Ms. Robyn Thorson Director, Region 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 911 NE 11 th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 16 November 2009 Dear Ms. Thorson, For the last decade, U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan partners

More information

A presentation to: Rideau Lakes Municipal Services Committee Meeting March 14, A proposal for better cormorant control in Ontario

A presentation to: Rideau Lakes Municipal Services Committee Meeting March 14, A proposal for better cormorant control in Ontario A presentation to: Rideau Lakes Municipal Services Committee Meeting March 14, 2016 A proposal for better cormorant control in Ontario Background 30 species of cormorants worldwide Double-crested cormorant

More information

Smith River Mouth BCS number: 86-6

Smith River Mouth BCS number: 86-6 Smith River Mouth BCS number: 86-6 ***NOTE: We were unable to determine all necessary information for this site description. If you would like to contribute the needed information to this description,

More information

ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Town Council Workshop March 9, 2017

ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Town Council Workshop March 9, 2017 ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT Town Council Workshop March 9, 2017 Manage, promote and maintain the Town's natural resources through research, monitoring, management, and public education. 2 Staff Members Jim

More information

EEB 4260 Ornithology. Lecture Notes: Migration

EEB 4260 Ornithology. Lecture Notes: Migration EEB 4260 Ornithology Lecture Notes: Migration Class Business Reading for this lecture Required. Gill: Chapter 10 (pgs. 273-295) Optional. Proctor and Lynch: pages 266-273 1. Introduction A) EARLY IDEAS

More information

Click here for PIF Contacts (national, regional, and state level) The Partners in Flight mission is expressed in three related concepts:

Click here for PIF Contacts (national, regional, and state level) The Partners in Flight mission is expressed in three related concepts: [Text Links] Partners in Flight / Compañeros en Vuelo / Partenaires d Envol was launched in 1990 in response to growing concerns about declines in the populations of many land bird species. The initial

More information

Attached please find a report by Marcus Hart that provides community and historical rationale for saving the FPU Museum.

Attached please find a report by Marcus Hart that provides community and historical rationale for saving the FPU Museum. 6 April 2017 To: Musgrave Harbour Town Council From: Bill Montevecchi Re: Saving the FPU Museum Attached please find a report by Marcus Hart that provides community and historical rationale for saving

More information

RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION LANDS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE EASTERN SHORE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION LANDS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE EASTERN SHORE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Between THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA and THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME

More information

Island Habitats for Wading Birds

Island Habitats for Wading Birds Island Habitats for Wading Birds A criticallylimiting resource in the predatorrich northeast coastal zone Katharine C. Parsons Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Short-distance migrants Most east

More information

ASPECTS OF THE WINTERING ECOLOGY OF PIPING PLOVERS IN COASTAL ALABAMA

ASPECTS OF THE WINTERING ECOLOGY OF PIPING PLOVERS IN COASTAL ALABAMA Wilson Bull., 100(2), 1988, pp. 214-223 ASPECTS OF THE WINTERING ECOLOGY OF PIPING PLOVERS IN COASTAL ALABAMA CATHERINE M. JOHNSON AND GUY A. BALDASSARRE ABSTRACT.-Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) wintering

More information

Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2018 Annual Summary Report

Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2018 Annual Summary Report Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 218 Annual Summary Report J.L. Porter 1,2, R.T. Kingsford 1 and K. Brandis 1 Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and

More information

Ruddy Turnstone. Appendix A: Birds. Arenaria interpres [M,W] New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-50

Ruddy Turnstone. Appendix A: Birds. Arenaria interpres [M,W] New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-50 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres [M,W] Federal Listing State Listing Global Rank State Rank Regional Status N/A N/A G5 SNR Very High Photo by Pamela Hunt Justification (Reason for Concern in NH) Populations

More information

AUTUMN HAWK MIGRATIONS AT FORT JOHNSON, CHARLESTON, S.C.

AUTUMN HAWK MIGRATIONS AT FORT JOHNSON, CHARLESTON, S.C. AUTUMN HAWK MIGRATIONS AT FORT JOHNSON, CHARLESTON, S.C. PETE LAURIE, JOHN W. McCORD, and NAN C. JENKINS The fall migration of raptors on the East Coast of North America is well documented from New England

More information

Winter Abundance of the American Oystercatcher in South Carolina

Winter Abundance of the American Oystercatcher in South Carolina Winter Abundance of the American Oystercatcher in South Carolina Author(s): Felicia J. Sanders, Thomas M. Murphy, Mark D. Spinks Source: Waterbirds, 27(1):83-88. 2004. Published By: The Waterbird Society

More information

Bolinas Lagoon Heron and Egret Nesting Summary 2015

Bolinas Lagoon Heron and Egret Nesting Summary 2015 Bolinas Lagoon Heron and Egret Nesting Summary 2015 With Results from Heronries at Picher Canyon, Kent Island, and the Bolinas Mainland Sarah A. Millus Cypress Grove Research Center Audubon Canyon Ranch

More information

Corps Dredge Plan 2016 Emily Hughes Env Resources, USACE BUILDING STRONG

Corps Dredge Plan 2016 Emily Hughes Env Resources, USACE BUILDING STRONG Corps Dredge Plan 2016 Emily Hughes Env Resources, USACE Goodbye Jeff Richter!! Navigation/Operations USACE Goal/Mission: To maintain safe Navigation in Federal Channels using methods that are most (1)

More information

Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)

Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) NMPIF level: Biodiversity Conservation Concern, Level 2 (BC2) NMPIF assessment score: 13 NM stewardship responsibility: Low NAWCP status: High Concern New Mexico BCRs: 35

More information

Camera Trap Reconnaissance of Wildlife in the Napatree Point Conservation Area: Sampling

Camera Trap Reconnaissance of Wildlife in the Napatree Point Conservation Area: Sampling Camera Trap Reconnaissance of Wildlife in the Napatree Point Conservation Area: 2016-2017 Sampling Peter August 1, Janice Sassi 2 & Scott Rasmussen 1 1 Department of Natural Resources Science, University

More information

AVIAN POINT COUNT SURVEY - A COMPARATIVE FIELD STUDY BETWEEN REFORESTED SITES AND A MATURED SECONDARY FOREST IN PULAU UBIN SERIN SUBARAJ

AVIAN POINT COUNT SURVEY - A COMPARATIVE FIELD STUDY BETWEEN REFORESTED SITES AND A MATURED SECONDARY FOREST IN PULAU UBIN SERIN SUBARAJ AVIAN POINT COUNT SURVEY - A COMPARATIVE FIELD STUDY BETWEEN REFORESTED SITES AND A MATURED SECONDARY FOREST IN PULAU UBIN SERIN SUBARAJ INTRODUCTION The study of Avian fauna is the study of birds, their

More information

2006 Beach nesting Bird Census and Report for Coastal Mississippi

2006 Beach nesting Bird Census and Report for Coastal Mississippi National Audubon Society Coastal Bird Conservation Program 2006 Beach nesting Bird Census and Report for Coastal Mississippi Margo Zdravkovic National Audubon Society Coastal Bird Conservation Program

More information

Protecting Beach-nesting Birds in Louisiana VOLUNTEER TRAINING

Protecting Beach-nesting Birds in Louisiana VOLUNTEER TRAINING Protecting Beach-nesting Birds in Louisiana VOLUNTEER TRAINING How Many Bird Species in Louisiana? a. 120 b. 280 c. 480 Year-round Residents Nearctic-Neotropic Migrants W. Dave Patton Eric Liffmann Winter

More information

GULLS WINTERING IN FLORIDA: CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT ANALYSIS. Elizabeth Anne Schreiber and Ralph W. Schreiber. Introduction

GULLS WINTERING IN FLORIDA: CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT ANALYSIS. Elizabeth Anne Schreiber and Ralph W. Schreiber. Introduction GULLS WINTERING IN FLORIDA: CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT ANALYSIS Elizabeth Anne Schreiber and Ralph W. Schreiber Introduction Christmas Bird Counts (CBC's) provide a unique data source for determining long term

More information

Resilient Birds, Devoted Advocates 2016 Coastal Bird Conservation Results. Spring American Oystercatcher Photo by Matt Filosa

Resilient Birds, Devoted Advocates 2016 Coastal Bird Conservation Results. Spring American Oystercatcher Photo by Matt Filosa Resilient Birds, Devoted Advocates 2016 Coastal Bird Conservation Results Spring 2017 American Oystercatcher Photo by Matt Filosa Florida s coastal birds face long odds, but Audubon support gives them

More information

Guidance on Applying for a Conservation & Management Permit for Recreational Activities Affecting the Least Tern

Guidance on Applying for a Conservation & Management Permit for Recreational Activities Affecting the Least Tern March 23, 2016 Jon Regosin, Ph.D. Chief of Conservation Science Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA, 01581 Re:

More information

Rochester Birding Association, 55 Ontario St., Honeoye Falls NY 14472

Rochester Birding Association, 55 Ontario St., Honeoye Falls NY 14472 October 29, 2015 Rochester Birding Association, 55 Ontario St., Honeoye Falls NY 14472 Honorable Kathleen H. Burgess Secretary of the Commission New York State Public Service Commission Empire State Plaza

More information

Whimbrel. Appendix A: Birds. Numenius phaeopus [M] New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-225

Whimbrel. Appendix A: Birds. Numenius phaeopus [M] New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-225 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus [M] Federal Listing State Listing Global Rank State Rank Regional Status N/A N/A G5 SNR Very High Photo by Pamela Hunt Justification (Reason for Concern in NH) Populations of

More information

Tahkenitch Creek Estuary BCS number: 47-35

Tahkenitch Creek Estuary BCS number: 47-35 Tahkenitch Creek Estuary BCS number: 47-35 ***NOTE: We were unable to determine all necessary information for this site description. If you would like to contribute the needed information to this description,

More information

Sanderling. Appendix A: Birds. Calidris alba. New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-67

Sanderling. Appendix A: Birds. Calidris alba. New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan Appendix A Birds-67 Sanderling Calidris alba Federal Listing State Listing Global Rank State Rank Regional Status N/A N/A G5 SNR High Photo by Pamela Hunt Justification (Reason for Concern in NH) Populations of several migratory

More information

Golf Course Water and Energy Conservation

Golf Course Water and Energy Conservation Golf Course Water and Energy Conservation The Landings Club Skidaway Island, GA Chris Steigelman The Landings Club on Skidaway Island Director of Golf Course Maintenance 912-695-7243 ChrisS@Landingsclub.com

More information

Cat Island Chain Restoration Project Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Department

Cat Island Chain Restoration Project Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Department Cat Island Chain Restoration Project Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Department February 2, 2015 Fox River and Lower Green Bay Cat Island Chain - 1938 Cat Island Brown County Aerial Photography,

More information

PROJECT OVERVIEW. Conservation Priorities for Migratory Shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

PROJECT OVERVIEW. Conservation Priorities for Migratory Shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway PROJECT OVERVIEW Conservation Priorities for Migratory Shorebirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway WWF-Hong Kong 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Background... 1 Project Objectives... 2 Target Groups...

More information

1 Chickadee population trends

1 Chickadee population trends 1 Chickadee population trends The Analysis of Black-capped, Boreal, and Mountain Chickadee Population Trends across North America in Correlation with Changing Climate. Shyloh A. van Delft BIOL-225-001

More information

Modeling Waterfowl Use of British Columbia Estuaries Within the Georgia Basin to Assist Conservation Planning and Population Assessment

Modeling Waterfowl Use of British Columbia Estuaries Within the Georgia Basin to Assist Conservation Planning and Population Assessment Modeling Waterfowl Use of British Columbia Estuaries Within the Georgia Basin to Assist Conservation Planning and Population Assessment John L. Ryder Ducks Unlimited Canada/Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific

More information

MONITORING DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF WETLAND BIRDS. Chris Healey President, BirdLife East Gippsland

MONITORING DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF WETLAND BIRDS. Chris Healey President, BirdLife East Gippsland MONITORING DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF WETLAND BIRDS Chris Healey President, BirdLife East Gippsland GIPPSLAND LAKES IMPORTANT BIRD AREA Ramsar site & Important Bird Area (GLIBA) Recognised under international

More information

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Federal Listing State Listing Global Rank State Rank Regional Status N/A N/A G5 SNR High Photo by Pamela Hunt Justification (Reason for Concern in NH) Populations

More information

Species Response to Habitat Restoration and Management in San Francisco Bay

Species Response to Habitat Restoration and Management in San Francisco Bay Species Response to Habitat Restoration and Management in San Francisco Bay Joy Albertson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service October 11, 2017 2017 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference Past (~1850)

More information

Report to Species at Risk Conservation Fund. Nova Scotia Nature Trust project - Hemeons Head Conservation Lands

Report to Species at Risk Conservation Fund. Nova Scotia Nature Trust project - Hemeons Head Conservation Lands Report to Species at Risk Conservation Fund Nova Scotia Nature Trust project - Hemeons Head Conservation Lands Photo credit: Alix d Entremont Final Report November 26, 2014 1 Project Goal and Objectives

More information

Shorebird Migration in Nebraska: Stopover Habitat Decisions in a Vanishing Landscape. Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine

Shorebird Migration in Nebraska: Stopover Habitat Decisions in a Vanishing Landscape. Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine Shorebird Migration in Nebraska: Stopover Habitat Decisions in a Vanishing Landscape Caitlyn Gillespie and Joseph J. Fontaine Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit School of Natural Resources

More information

Division: Habitat and Species Conservation Authors: Claire Sunquist Blunden and Brad Gruver

Division: Habitat and Species Conservation Authors: Claire Sunquist Blunden and Brad Gruver Division: Habitat and Species Conservation Authors: Claire Sunquist Blunden and Brad Gruver Report date: December 13, 2018 All photos by FWC unless otherwise acknowledged Presenting 6 new guidelines 1

More information

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 158 STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 217th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JUNE 26, 2017

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 158 STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 217th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JUNE 26, 2017 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. STATE OF NEW JERSEY th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED JUNE, 0 Sponsored by: Senator JEFF VAN DREW District (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) Senator ROBERT M. GORDON District

More information

Waterbird Nesting Ecology and Management in San Francisco Bay

Waterbird Nesting Ecology and Management in San Francisco Bay Waterbird Nesting Ecology and Management in San Francisco Bay Josh Ackerman, Alex Hartman, Mark Herzog, and Sarah Peterson U.S. Geological Survey (October 11, 2017) Outline Wetland Management for Nesting

More information

Delivering systematic monitoring to contribute to country biodiversity strategies and UK reporting. The JNCC BTO Partnership

Delivering systematic monitoring to contribute to country biodiversity strategies and UK reporting. The JNCC BTO Partnership Delivering systematic monitoring to contribute to country biodiversity strategies and UK reporting The JNCC BTO Partnership WHY BIRDS? Birds are a popular and widely appreciated wildlife resource with

More information

North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada)

North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2020 North American Wetlands W Conservation v Council (Canada) North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) Strategic

More information

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora luciae)

Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora luciae) Lucy's Warbler (Vermivora luciae) NMPIF level: Species Conservation Concern, Level 1 (SC1) NMPIF assessment score: 17 NM stewardship responsibility: Moderate National PIF status: Watch List New Mexico

More information

No Net Loss for Migratory Birds Sanderlings along the Ghana Coast

No Net Loss for Migratory Birds Sanderlings along the Ghana Coast No Net Loss for Migratory Birds Sanderlings along the Ghana Coast by: Andrew Cauldwell Susie Brownlie, Amalia Fernandes-Bilbao The business of sustainability Copyright 2018 by ERM Worldwide Group Limited

More information

East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership

East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership Wasur National Park as a site of East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership LA HISA Balai Taman Nasional Wasur WASUR NATIONAL PARK Established on 7 April 2014 with total area 413.810 hektar Transfly ecoregion

More information

MANAGEMENT OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS AT TOMMY THOMPSON PARK

MANAGEMENT OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS AT TOMMY THOMPSON PARK MANAGEMENT OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS AT TOMMY THOMPSON PARK CORMORANT ADVISORY GROUP MEETING #9 www.trca.on.ca/cormorants Thursday February 3, 2011 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Metro Hall, Room 304 55 John Street,

More information

Beach nesting Bird Breeding Census and Report for Coastal Alabama 2007

Beach nesting Bird Breeding Census and Report for Coastal Alabama 2007 National Audubon Society Coastal Bird Conservation Program Beach nesting Bird Breeding Census and Report for Coastal Alabama 27 Margo Zdravkovic National Audubon Society Coastal Bird Conservation Program

More information

Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund 2019 Request for Proposals (RFP)

Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund 2019 Request for Proposals (RFP) Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund 2019 Request for Proposals (RFP) Project Title: Red-headed Woodpeckers: Indicators of Oak Savanna Health Category: H. Proposals seeking 200,000 or less in funding

More information

Report on Wintering Western Snowy Plovers at Coos Bay North Spit and Impacts to Plovers from The North Jetty Repair Project, Winter 2009

Report on Wintering Western Snowy Plovers at Coos Bay North Spit and Impacts to Plovers from The North Jetty Repair Project, Winter 2009 Report on Wintering Western Snowy Plovers at Coos Bay North Spit and Impacts to Plovers from The North Jetty Repair Project, Winter 2009 David J. Lauten, Kathleen A. Castelein, and Eleanor P. Gaines The

More information

Origin and Distribution of American Oystercatchers. Wintering in Dixie, Levy and Citrus Counties

Origin and Distribution of American Oystercatchers. Wintering in Dixie, Levy and Citrus Counties Pat and Doris Leary Origin and Distribution of American Oystercatchers Wintering in Dixie, Levy and Citrus Counties Doris and Patrick Leary, Fernandina Beach AMOY Working Group Known & Unknown Aspects

More information

Mergellus albellus North-east Europe/Black Sea & East Mediterranean

Mergellus albellus North-east Europe/Black Sea & East Mediterranean Period 2008-2012 European Environment Agency European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity Mergellus albellus North-east Europe/Black Sea & East Mediterranean Annex I International action plan Yes No Smew,

More information

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) NMPIF level: Biodiversity Conservation Concern, Level 2 (BC2) NMPIF assessment score: 12 NM stewardship responsibility: Low National PIF status: No special status New Mexico

More information

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Management Indicator Species Assessment Ochoco National Forest

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Management Indicator Species Assessment Ochoco National Forest Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Management Indicator Species Assessment Ochoco National Forest I. Introduction The golden eagle was chosen as a terrestrial management indicator species (MIS) on the Ochoco

More information

The role of the Ramsar Convention in biodiversity conservation

The role of the Ramsar Convention in biodiversity conservation The role of the Ramsar Convention in biodiversity conservation Solongo Khurelbaatar Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania Secretariat, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands asia.oceania@ramsar.org Our Wetlands Rivers

More information