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1 2016 Breeding Season Guide MARCH 2016

2 Events & reminders In this issue Events & reminders. 2 FSA news... 3 Pre-season planning checklist Posting nest sites Bird stewarding and outreach Breeding bird surveys and training Rooftop monitoring and outreach FSD updates.. 8 Spring cleaning checklist Ebb tidings Upcoming events: March 2 (8 am noon): Wings Over Florida winter birds Ft. Clinch State Park, led by FWC s Andy Wraithmell and Whitney Gray. Cost: $10 donation to Wildlife Foundation of FL + park fee. Register here. March 5 (9 am 4 pm): Sea Turtle Day Gumbo Limbo Nature Center: Monitoring training & dates: March 1: Data deadline for Winter Shorebird Survey. March 8 (12 1 pm): FSD Webinar for new surveyors. Learn the basics of the Breeding Bird Protocol and how to enter surveys in the database (see page 6). March 9 (12 1 pm): FSD Webinar for returning surveyors. This refresher includes 2016 updates to the protocol and database (see page 6). March 10 (12 1 pm): FSD Webinar for rooftop monitors. Learn the basics of monitoring seabirds and shorebirds on rooftops (see page 6). March 18 24: 1 st count window of the Breeding Bird Protocol. FSA Partnership meetings: Mar. 1 (1 4 p.m.): Volusia Beach Safety Headquarters, 515 S. Atlantic Ave. Daytona Beach (3 rd floor training room). Contact jwinters@volusia.org. Mar. 3 (1 3 p.m.): Suncoast Eckerd College, St. Pete. Contact: forysea@eckerd.edu. Visit our Field Notes at for new announcements, updates, and opportunities Do you have news to share? Write us at: shorebird@myfwc.com. Editor: Naomi Avissar Cover design: Chris Burney The Wrack Line is the e-newsletter of the Florida Shorebird Alliance (FSA). It delivers shorebird and seabird news, and provides a vehicle for partners across the state to share experiences, information, and ideas. Do you have news to share? Write us at: shorebird@myfwc.com. 2

3 FSA guide Are you ready for another nesting season? Here is a checklist to help you prepare Pre-season planning checklist Below is a checklist to help prepare for shorebird conservation and monitoring this season. Your local partnership is organizing many of these activities, so please coordinate with them. The best way to do that is to attend a partnership meeting (see schedule online). If you can t attend the meeting but would like to get involved, please contact shorebird@myfwc.com. Be a mentor, or team up with one. Does your partnership have new members? If so, encourage them to join a local bird steward program or bring them along on a monitoring survey. If you re a new member, check with your partnership for training or mentoring opportunities. Get posting supplies. Do you have the posting supplies you need to cover your areas? Let your FWC regional biologists know if you need signs (see our sign selection). Get outreach materials. Ditto for posters, brochures, etc. (see selection). Your FWC region may have these in stock. Prepare for route surveys. If you have an assigned route, will you be able to survey it during all 6 count windows? If not, please find someone to fill in for you (or contact us for help). Remember to coordinate survey plans with your local partnership and register for a webinar (see page 6). Prepare for roof checks. Review our list of Historic Rooftops. Can you help monitor any of these? (No roof climbing necessary). Coordinate with your partnership or contact us. Please let us know if any of these roofs is no longer suitable for nesting (building was torn down or re-roofed). Right: A nesting American Oystercatcher (Photo by Jean Hall). 3

4 FSA guide The FSA website has instructions for posting nest sites and a large selection of signs. Posting nest sites Posting means to install a symbolic fence of signs and twine or rope around a nest or colony. Posting is often the best tool to defend beach-nesting birds against human disturbance on popular beaches and islands. Pre-posting a section of the beach to give the birds an undisturbed place to initiate nesting is also a great tool, especially if you want to attract birds to a protected spot before they establish nests. If you find a shorebird nest or seabird colony that has not yet been posted, please notify the local land manager or your FWC regional biologists immediately so that it can be protected. Parks usually have their own preferred signs and posting materials, but if not (or if the nest is on private property), supplies and assistance can be requested by contacting your FWC regional biologists. Check out our sign selection online many can be printed off and laminated (just remember to obtain landowner s permission to post on private property). Posting instructions are also available on the FSA website: es_dec20121.pdf Right: Guidelines for posting nest sites (available online). 4

5 FSA guide Bird stewarding and outreach Summer weekends and holidays can be disastrous for nesting shorebirds and seabirds since the level of disturbance from people, pets, and vehicles is often higher than usual. In these situations, signs posted around the nests may not be enough to fully protect the sites. This is where bird stewards come in. Bird stewards carry out two important tasks while out on the beaches: they minimize disturbance to the nests by guarding posted areas, and educate others about beach-nesting birds. We never know exactly where and when bird stewards will be needed until the birds have started nesting. After the nests and colonies are located, bird stewards begin their watches. Above: Audubon s Bird Steward manual is available online. To volunteer as a bird steward this season, please check this map to see if there is a steward program near you. If so, please call or the program contact. If not, Audubon Florida s Bird Steward Manual has guidelines on how to start a program. The FSA website also has ideas for recruiting and retaining volunteers and several reference materials for stewards. In addition to stewards, land managers and private citizens can also do a lot to educate others about beach-nesting birds. We have outreach materials to help you get the message out to beach drivers, photographers, and pedestrians on the beach. Please see the FSA website for our selection of outreach materials. Right: Bird Stewards provide information to beachgoers on beach-nesting birds (Photo by Beth Forys). 5

6 FSA guide The FSD website has all the info you need to join our monitoring program. Online training webinars are also scheduled this month (please register by March 7 th ). Breeding bird surveys and training Florida s official shorebird monitoring program begins this month, with the first count window starting on March 18 th. Everything you need to know to participate in this monitoring program can be found on the Florida Shorebird Database (FSD) website: The website s INSTRUCTIONS tab details what the monitoring program involves. The RESOURCES page contains videos on data entry and the updated Breeding Bird Protocol, which explains the monitoring process and includes data sheets. All volunteers are encouraged to sign up for a training webinar. The March 8 th webinar is for new volunteers who plan to survey a specific route (usually along the beach). The March 9 th webinar for returning volunteers is a brief refresher on how to survey routes and includes 2016 updates. The March 10 th webinar is for volunteers who plan to monitor rooftops. To register for a webinar, FLShorebirdDatabase@myfwc.com by March 7 th. All webinars will be from noon to 1 P.M. (Eastern time). Right: Survey protocol for monitoring breeding birds (available on FSD website). 6

7 FSA guide Here is a complete list of resources available to help you with rooftop monitoring, outreach, and chick-checking. Rooftop monitoring and outreach Many seabirds and shorebirds nest on gravel rooftops in Florida, so rooftop monitoring and outreach are important components of our work. There are hundreds of rooftops throughout the state where seabirds have historically nested, and we need your help monitoring them. If you are willing to check on a rooftop near you, we have resources designed to help you. To get started, please see our list of Historic Rooftops. If the rooftop is still suitable for nesting (the roof is still gravel), it should be checked at least once during each count window this season. Full rooftop monitoring instructions and data sheets can be found on pages of the Breeding Bird Protocol. If a historic rooftop is no longer suitable for nesting (the building was torn down or re-roofed), please let us know at FLShorebirdDatabase@myfwc.com. If you see shorebirds or seabirds flying to or from a rooftop, the birds are likely nesting on that roof. It is important to talk to the property owners or managers, to help make them aware of the protected species nesting on their roof. The building s residents or employees can alert you if there are falling chicks or other issues, so it s important to talk to them early in the season and leave a phone number they can call. We have signs, letters, postcards, and other Rooftop Resources to help you with this outreach. At rooftops where birds nest every year, there may be things you can do to prepare for the upcoming season. First, please remind the property owner to schedule rooftop repairs or air conditioning maintenance this month before the birds arrive. Some partnerships are also chick-proofing rooftops, so please contact your local partnership to see if they need help. Above: This sign can be printed from the FSA website and given to building owners who wish to post information on the birds at their locations. If you see chicks falling off the roof, they should be returned to the rooftop as soon as possible. Please consult the Chick- Checking Manual for further instructions. 7

8 FSD updates Some housekeeping tips for your Florida Shorebird Database account Spring cleaning checklist Before you enter your breeding data this season, you may want to do a little spring cleaning of your Florida Shorebird Database (FSD) account. If you plan to monitor shorebirds and seabirds this season but you don t have an FSD account yet, please create one at (click on New User? Get registered). If you have an account, make sure that you can still log in. If your password doesn t work, you can reset it by clicking on the Forgot Password link. Please contact us if there s any problem- DO NOT create a new account. Once you are logged in, check your Account Info (top right of screen). Is your contact information up to date? Do you have the correct Partnership selected? Select the partnership nearest you (preferred) or you can select Multiple if you belong to more than one partnership. Please update this section then click Submit. Next, go to your MY DATA page and review your routes and/or rooftops (imported into your profile from last year). Are you still planning to survey those routes or rooftops this year? If not, you may want to remove them from your profile to speed up page loading (go to View/Edit and then select Remove from My Data ). This won t erase them from the system, but they will no longer appear in your profile. If a route or rooftop should be deleted from the database (there s a better route for the area, or the rooftop is no longer gravel), please notify FLShorebirdDatabase@myfwc.com. The database will be open for new data entry soon. If you have an FSD account, you will be notified by as soon as it opens. You will be able to add new routes, rooftops, and nest sites to your profile when the database opens. Thanks, and don t forget to sign up for a training webinar this month (see page 6 for details). 8

9 Love it? Love it knot? Share your thoughts and photos with us or join our Facebook group! ebb tidings End notes from the Editor: As I write this, the first shorebird nesting scrapes have been spotted in Florida. So it s official: the 2016 shorebird nesting season has begun! We present this issue of the Wrack Line as the annual Breeding Season Guide to help you get organized for the season ahead. Throughout this guide, you will find the latest resources available to help post, steward, and monitor nest sites. Nesting American Oystercatcher (Photo by Jean Hall) Leucistic tern: This all-white Royal Tern was seen at Clam Pass in Collier County on February 6 th (Photo by Adam DiNuovo). Thanks for your continued support of shorebird and seabird conservation efforts! Best regards, Naomi Do you have news, ideas, or photos to share? Write us at: shorebird@myfwc.com 9 Snowy scrape: This Snowy Plover scrape was found in the panhandle on February 18 th, signaling the start of the breeding season (Photo by Kevin Christman).

10 The Florida Shorebird Alliance (FSA) is a statewide partnership of agencies, non-government organizations, and individuals committed to advancing shorebird and seabird conservation in Florida. FSA partners coordinate their independent work and collaborate to help identify and address 10 important research, management, education, outreach, and public policy needs.

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