New Jersey Audubon Society

CLASSIFICATION AND ANNOTATION OF MARINE VERTEBRATE TARGETS IN HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY TO SUPPORT THE ATLANTIC MARINE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR PROTECTED SPECIES AMAPPS

CONTINUING CONSERVATION BEYOND PRESERVATION: DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLANS FOR TWO OF THE NJ HIGHLANDS MOST SIGNIFICANT FOREST T

ASSESSING POPULATION STATUS, STRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION NEEDS FOR SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER III (5339)

CAPE MAY AND BEYOND: GHOST TRAP REMOVAL IN DELAWARE BAY, CAPE MAY REEF

GRASSLAND BIRDS

INCREASE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS IN SOUTHERN NEWJERSEY WITH EMPHASIS ON WILDLIFE HABITAT AND FORESTRY TO PLAN ANDINSTALL CONSERVATION PRACTICES ACCORDING TO NRCS STANDARDS

EVALUATION OF DUNE AND BEACH RESTORATION FOR RESILIENCE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION

HUNTER EDUCATION AND INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SURINAME

UPDATED FACILITY FOR GRASSLAND ENVIRONMENAL EDUCATION CTR AT CA DEPT OF F & G LOS BANOS WILDLIFE A

CLEAN CAPE MAY: WORKING TOGETHER TO CLEAR MARINE DEBRIS AND IMPROVE OUR COASTAL HABITATS

THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF SOUTHERN AMERICA IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STOPOVER AND NON-BREEDING REGIONS FOR SHOREBIRDS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. AERIAL SURVEYS HAVE BEEN A CRUCIAL TOOL FOR GATHERING DATA ON POPULATION STATUS AND ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD TO MONITOR SHOREBIRDS IN A REGIONS WHERE POPULATION ESTIMATES BASED ON MARK/RE-SIGHTING OR MARK/RECAPTURE METHODS ARE NOT ACHIEVABLE BECAUSE OF LIMITED ACCESS TO KEY SITES AND A SHORTAGE OF OBSERVERS. AERIAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED SINCE 2000 ALONG SOUTH AMERICA'S ATLANTIC COAST HAVE QUANTIFIED SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN SHOREBIRD POPULATION OVER THE 30 YEARS. AERIAL SURVEYS, FOLLOWING WELL-DESCRIBED METHODS, WILL BE REPEATED IN NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL AND ALONG THE COASTS OF FRENCH GUIANA, SURINAME, GUYANA AND COLOMBIA. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL SHOREBIRD POPULATION TREND AND STATUS ASSESSMENTS TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY; THE LATTER IS CRITICAL TO THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK UNDERPINNING THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE.

AVIAN AND FLORISTIC SURVEYS IN THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS

SURINAME SHOREBIRD HUNTING ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING THE USE OF APROVEN DEER BARRIER SYSTEM (PLOTSAVER-FORMERLY DEER-STOPPER), AS ANALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL FENCING OPTIONS USED IN FOREST.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

FUELS REDUCTION AND BIOMASS UTILIZATION AND MARKETING IN THE NJ PINE BARRENS

SHRIMP AQUACULTURE CONTAMINANTS AND SHOREBIRDS - NE BRAZIL (6140)

ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF EASTERN BLACK RAIL IN THE GREAT BAY/MULLICA RIVER WATERSHED

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR INVASIVE PLANT

NEW JERSEY AUDUBON WILL CONDUCT POINT COUNT SURVEYS AT JBMDL LAKEHURST DURING THE 2023 BREEDING SEASON TO QUANTIFY ABUNDANCE AND OCCUPANCY BY GRASSLAND BIRD SPECIES, INCLUDING NJ-LISTED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM) AND EASTERN MEADOWLARK (STURNELLA MAGNA ) IN AREAS THAT ARE MOWED TO MAINTAIN THE GRASS AT A HEIGHT OF 7-14 INCHES COMPARED TO AREAS WHERE THE GRASS IS NOT MOWED UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE GROWING SEASON IN LATE SEPTEMBER. SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED WEEKLY FROM MAY 10 THROUGH JULY 28 (10 WEEKS). DATA WILL BE COLLECTED USING 0-3 AND 3-5 -MINUTE OBSERVATION PERIODS. BIRD DATA WILL INCLUDE ALL SPECIES SEEN HEARD WITHIN 100 METERS OF THE SURVEY POINT.AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2023 BREEDING SEASON, WE WILL UNDERTAKE DATA ANALYSIS ON THE 5 YEARS OF THE SURVEY USING DETECTION PROBABILITY MODELING AND APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TO LOOK AT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO TREATMENT AREAS IN PROVIDING HABITAT FOR BY GRASSLAND BIRDS. WE WILL TABULATE AND SUMMARIZE THE DATA COLLECTED OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE STUDY, AND BECAUSE IMPERFECT DETECTION CAN BIAS SURVEY RESULTS, WE WILL USE DISTANCE SAMPLING AND MODEL DETECTION PROBABILITY TO CORRECT FOR THESE BIASES. WE WILL ADJUST THE DENSITIES WITHIN EACH POINT COUNT CIRCLE BASED ON THE RAW DATA USING THE FORMULA CORRECTED DENSITY MEASURED DENSITY DETECTION PROBABILITY. WE WILL COMPARE BIRD DENSITY OF MOWED AND UN-MOWED POINTS USING REPEATED MEASURES PARAMETRIC STATISTICS AND PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT WITH THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY.THIS PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST S GOAL TO PREVENT FLOCKING BIRDS FROM NESTING NEAR AIRFIELDS ON THE JOINT BASE. NESTING MIGRATORY BIRDS WILL BENEFIT THROUGH INFORMED DECISION MAKING BY JOINT BASE STAFF THAT BEST PROTECTS NESTING BIRDS WHILE ALLOWING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS.

COOP CAMDEN CO COLLEGE WETLAND DEER FENCE

MANAGING HARDWOOD FORESTS TO ENHANCE WETLANDS ECOSYSTEM

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - GE

FUNDING IS PROVIDED TO THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY (NJAS) ENABLING THEM TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT CAMDEN CREATIVE ARTS HIGH

GRANTS AGREEMENT WITH NJAS

RESTORING AND PROTECTING BOG TURTLE HABITAT IN THE UPPER SALEM RIVER WATERSHED

COLLISIONS BETWEEN BIRDS AND AIRCRAFT CAN HAVE SEVERE COSTS IN BOTH PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE. PROPER MANAGEMENT OF ON-AIRFIELD VEGETATION IS WIDELY ACCEPTED TO BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO REDUCING THE RISK OF SUCH COLLISIONS, OFTEN TERMED BIRD/WILDLIFE AIR STRIKE HAZARD (BASH). MOST DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AIRFIELDS MAINTAIN AIRFIELD VEGETATION AT 7-14 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGH REGULAR MOWING (E.G., AIR FORCE PAMPHLET 91-212). THIS HEIGHT RANGE (7-14 INCHES) IS ASSUMED TO BE TOO TALL FOR FLOCKING SPECIES, BUT TOO SHORT TO PRODUCE SEEDS AND HARBOR RODENTS THAT ATTRACT OTHER HAZARDOUS WILDLIFE (AIR FORCE PAMPHLET 91-212). HOWEVER, STUDIES INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF VEGETATION HEIGHT ON HAZARDOUS SPECIES ABUNDANCE HAVE FREQUENTLY BEEN INCONCLUSIVE. MOST PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE LACKED A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED DESIGN, HAD LOW REPLICATION, OR FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR BIASES DUE TO IMPERFECT DETECTION. WE PROPOSE A RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF BIRD RESPONSE TO VEGETATION MANAGEMENT REGIMES ON THE TEST SITE AIRFIELD, LAKEHURST (JBMDL) USING A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND DISTANCE-SAMPLING FRAMEWORK, WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO OTHER DOD AIRFIELDS. WE WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS AT THE SITE TO QUANTIFY AND OCCUPANCY BY GRASSLAND BIRD SPECIES, INCLUDING NJ-LISTED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM) AND UPLAND SANDPIPER (BARTRAMIA LONGICAUDA) IN AREAS THAT ARE MOWED TO MAINTAIN THE GRASS AT A HEIGHT OF 7-14 INCHES COMPARED TO AREAS WHERE THE GRASS IS NOT MOWED UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE GROWING SEASON IN LATE SEPTEMBER. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO TREATMENT AREAS IN PROVIDING HABITAT THAT IS USED BY GRASSLAND BIRDS.

THIS PROJECT WILL MONITOR AND ANALYZE POPULATION TRENDS OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS PASSING THROUGH CAPE MAY, NJ, A CRITICAL MIGRATION SITE ALONG THE EASTERN U.S. DURING THE FALL MIGRATION, DATA COLLECTED WILL GUIDE CONSERVATION AND HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS, ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE AND DELAWARE BAY.

NEW JERSEY AUDUBON WILL LOCATE WILLING PARTNERS IN UNDERSERVED, URBANIZED, AREAS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, PRIORITIZING SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS ONCE IDENTIFIED, WE WILL WORK WITH THESE GROUPS TO CREATE POLLINATOR GARDENS AND EDUCATE OUR PROJECT PARTNERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR REGION FOR MIGRATORY WILDLIFE AND THE ROLE AND BENEFITS OF POLLINATORS TO THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT WE WILL INVOLVED THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES THROUGH PARTNER OUTREACH, WHICH MAY INCLUDE ATLANTIC CITY SCHOOLS, PLEASANTVILLE SCHOOLS, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ATLANTIC CITY

A TRIAL OF SWAMP PINK SEED COLLECTION AND DISPERSAL WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED AT THE CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE SITE SITE AND WILL BE MONITORED FOR GERMINATION SUCCESS. NEW JERSEY AUDUBON WILL ALSO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (TNGC) WHICH OWNS PROPERTY CONTAINING AN EXISTING SWAMP PINK POPULATION WITHIN THE SAME WATERSHED AS THE CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE POPULATION. THE TNGC POPULATION WILL BE ASSESSED AND APPROPRIATE RESTORATION ACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE SUCH AS CAGING INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS OF PLANTS TO PROTECT THEM FROM DEER BROWSE. NEW JERSEY AUDUBON WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FENCED POPULATION AT CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE IN THE SPRING OF EACH YEAR BASED ON PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED MONITORING PROTOCOLS. CONTINUATION OF MONITORING WILL PROVIDE AN ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTALLED DEER EXCLOSURE AS WELL AS AN UNDERSTANDING OF ADDITIONAL RESTORATION NEEDS GOT LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THE POPULATION.

SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR SECRETIVE MARSH BIRDS IN ALL ACCESSIBLE EMERGENT WETLANDS OF FORT DIX (PRIMARY SITE) AND LAKEHURST (SECONDARY SITE). SECRETIVE MARSH BIRDS ARE A GROUP OF CRYPTIC, WETLAND-DEPENDENT WATERBIRDS THAT BREED IN VEGETATIVE EMERGENT WETLANDS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA (E.G., BITTERNS, RAILS, AND GALLINULES), MANY OF WHICH ARE SPECIES OF CONCERN, INCLUDING AMERICAN BITTERNS (BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS), LEAST BITTERNS (IXOBRYCHUS EXILIS), KING RAILS (RALLUS ELEGANS), AND PIED-BILLED GREBES (PODILYMBUS PODICEPS). NOT ALL WETLANDS ARE OCCUPIED BY, OR EVEN SUITABLE FOR, SECRETIVE MARSH BIRDS. THE CRYPTIC NATURE OF SECRETIVE MARSH BIRDS PAIRED WITH LIMITED ON-THE-GROUND FIELD SAMPLING FOR THESE BIRDS ON MILITARY SITES HAS RESULTED IN AN INCOMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF WHICH INSTALLATIONS PROVIDE HABITAT FOR EACH SPECIES. FORT DIX IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP TEN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR HABITAT SUITABILITY FOR FOUR SPECIES, PIED-BILLED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, KING RAIL, AND COMMON GALLINULE (GALLINULA GALEATA). ROUTES AND POINTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED ALONG ROADS ADJACENT TO WETLAND HABITAT FOR FENCED AREAS THAT CANNOT BE ACCESSED, AND ALONG PATHS AND TRAILS FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT FENCED OFF. AVIAN SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT EACH POINT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 WEEKS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON FROM MID-APRIL UNTIL MID-JUNE 2023, DURING THE SURVEY WINDOWS RECOMMENDED IN THE STANDARDIZED NORTH AMERICAN MARSH BIRD MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR NEW JERSEY. BECAUSE THE TARGET SPECIES ARE SELDOM OBSERVED AND VOCALIZE INFREQUENTLY, WE WILL USE BROADCAST CALLS TO ELICIT VOCALIZATIONS DURING SURVEYS. WE WILL DETERMINE AND REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF POINTS AND SITES WHERE EACH SPECIES WAS OBSERVED AND CALCULATE RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE FOR EACH SPECIES OBSERVED, INCLUDING THE (1) NUMBER OF POINT LOCATIONS A SPECIES WAS OBSERVED TOTAL NUMBER OF POINT LOCATIONS SURVEYED AND (2) NUMBER OF SITES WHERE A SPECIES WAS OBSERVED NUMBER OF SITES SURVEYED. IDENTIFICATION AND WISE MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS THAT PROVIDE HABITAT FOR THESE SPECIES IS VITAL TO ENSURING SECRETIVE MARSH BIRD PERSISTENCE AND IS LEGALLY MANDATED ON FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE U.S. FOR SPECIES PROTECTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. SECRETIVE MARSH BIRDS WILL BENEFIT THROUGH INFORMED DECISION MAKING BY JOINT BASE STAFF THAT INTEGRATES REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, MILITARY READINESS, RANGE SUSTAINMENT, AND CONSERVATION GOALS.

BOG TURTLE HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON - HABITAT RESTORATION AT SALEM RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA PHASE 2

PURCHASE NATIVE VEGETATION TO PLANT IN RIPARIAN AREA

RESIGHTING WEBSITE DATABASE INPUT AND MANAGEMENT

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF WATERBIRDS.

ASSESSING POP STATUS, STRUCTURE & CONSERV NEEDS FOR SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER II

LEGACY FY 2010 - AVIAN RESPONSES TO GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

HABITAT RESTORATION AT SALEM RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA