The Institute For Bird Populations

BIRD COMMUNITY MONITORING AND PROGRAM REVIEW FOR PARKS IN THE SOUTHERN COLORADO NETWORK

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM FOR THIS PROJECT, THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS WILL CONDUCT ANNUAL LANDBIRD MONITORING ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL PARK UNITS IN THE NORTH COAST AND CASCADES NETWORK TASKS INCLUDE CONDUCTING POINT COUNTS, MANAGING DATA AND ANALYSES OF POINT COUNTS, AND DEVELOPING ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS WILL ALSO PRODUCE A TREND ANALYSIS AND REPORT FOR DATA COLLECTED, AND A PHENOLOGY ANALYIS AND REPORT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM THE RECIPIENT WILL COLLABORATE WITH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STAFF TO ANNUALLY IMPLEMENT THE SIERRA NEVADA INVENTORY AND MONITORING NETWORK SIEN LANDBIRD MONITORING PROTOCOL ACROSS PARTICIPATING SIEN PARKS THE PROTOCOL IS DESIGNED TO DETECT TRENDS IN THE DENSITY OF AS MANY LANDBIRD SPECIES AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT ACCESSIBLE AREAS OF SIEN PARKS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

NPS-CALI-CESU-2018

THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING BROADER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS FOR ASSESSING BIRD POPULATIONS AND WHAT FACTORS MIGHT AFFECT BIRDS ON PUBLIC LANDS. MONITORING POPULATION TRENDS IN NATIONAL PARKS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE PARKS ARE AMONG THE FEW SITES IN THE UNITES STATES WHERE POPULATION TRENDS DUE TO LARGE-SCALE REGIONAL OR GLOBAL PATTERNS ARE RELATIVELY UNCOMPOUNDED WITH LOCAL CHANGES IN LAND USE. ADDITIONALLY, LONG-TERM MONITORING THROUGHOUT IMD PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT WILL INFORM FUTURE DECISIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN THE PARKS, INCLUDING VISITOR IMPACTS, FIRE MANAGEMENT, AND IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND PREDICTED CLIMATE CHANGE.A POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER WILL BE TRAINED AT IBP AND MENTORED BY IBP AND NPS SCIENTISTS WITH EXPERTISE IN INTEGRATED POPULATION MODELING AND AVIAN ECOLOGY.

AVIAN PRESENCE AND ABUNDANCE STUDY

BIRD MONITORING AND DATA SYNTHESIS FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA NETWORK

PROGRAM: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, UTAH STATE OFFICEAWARD PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS, THE RECIPIENT, TO ENSURE SELF-SUSTAINING POPULATIONS AND A NATURAL ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE ON PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND USE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. BLM-MANAGED PUBLIC LANDS ARE HOME TO THOUSANDS OF AVIAN SPECIES OVER SOME OF OUR NATIONS MOST ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE AND ESSENTIAL HABITATS. THE AWARD IS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL STATUTES, FEDERAL REGULATIONS, 2 CFR 200, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND AWARD SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DOCUMENT THE PRESENCE AND INTRA-SEASON TEMPORAL TRENDS OF PINYON JAY AND OTHER PINYON-JUNIPER-SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM BIRD SPECIES AT 6 AREAS IN THE RICHFIELD FIELD OFFICE, INCLUDING THREE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY MANAGED (TREATED) FOR PINYON-JUNIPER, AND THREE CONTROL AREAS THAT HAVE HAD NO TREATMENTS. MANY AREAS IN SOUTHERN UTAH AND THE COLORADO PLATEAU ARE MANAGED TO REDUCE THE ENCROACHMENT OF PINYON AND JUNIPER. HOWEVER, THE EFFECTS ON THE BIRD COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE SPECIES, ARE NOT WIDELY UNDERSTOOD. THE PROJECT AIMS TO STUDY HOW LARGE-SCALE TREATMENTS AFFECT AND OR DISRUPT WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY. MONITORING DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT WILL FACILITATE BLMS EFFORTS TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE CRITICAL WILDLIFE RESOURCES TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, THEREBY ALLOWING BLM TO FULFILL ITS MULTIPLE-USE MISSION.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES:1.USING AUTONOMOUS RECORDING UNITS, RECIPIENT WILL DOCUMENT THE PRESENCE AND INTRA-SEASON TEMPORAL TRENDS IN VOCAL ACTIVITY IN PINYON JAY AND OTHER PINYON-JUNIPER-SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM BIRD SPECIES AT THE SIX AREAS IN THE RICHFIELD FIELD OFFICE OF THE UTAH BLM. THE RECIPIENT WILL SURVEY THREE AREAS WHERE LAND TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED FOR PINYON-JUNIPER REMOVAL AND THREE CONTROL AREAS WHERE NO TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE. 2.MAP THE AVIAN DIVERSITY OF THE SITES, ESPECIALLY FOR RARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE SPECIES, AND IDENTIFY HOTSPOTS OF AVIAN DIVERSITY. 3.USE THE INFORMATION WE GATHER TO HELP BLM PLAN PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THE AREAS.4.IMPROVING HOW BLM USES AND INTEGRATES WILDLIFE DATA AND NEW RESEARCH INTO ITS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.5.ABILITY TO MEASURE AND TRACK THE SUCCESS OF ACTIONS, PROJECTS, AND TREATMENTS IN AREAS TARGETED FOR HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING DIRECT AND MEASURABLE BENEFITS THAT A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. PINYON JAY IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND LOVED BIRD OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND COLORADO PLATEAU THAT HAS BEEN IN STEEP DECLINE. KNOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THIS SPECIES, ITS PROXIMITY TO PLANNED LAND TREATMENTS, AND HAVING INFORMATION ON AREAS OF HIGH AVIAN DIVERSITY AND MANAGEMENT-SENSITIVE SPECIES WILL HELP MANAGERS PLAN FOR A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND NEPA COMPLIANCE PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OFFICE AND ASSIST WITH MEETING NATIONAL AND STATE BLM OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED ABOVE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD): NOT APPLICABLE.

THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL REVIEW THE STATUS OF THE PINYON JAY TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD BE LISTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GREATLY IMPACT THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. SINCE 1967, PINYON JAY POPULATIONS HAVE DECLINED BY AN ESTIMATED 84%. THE SPECIES HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LITTLE STUDIED, AND BROAD, SYSTEMATIC SURVEYS HAVE NEVER BEEN UNDERTAKEN ON NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LANDS. USING BOTH IN-PERSON VISITS AND AUTONOMOUS RECORDING UNITS, WE WILL SURVEY FOR THE PRESENCE OF PINYON JAYS IN 25 PARKS IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND UTAH. THESE SURVEYS WILL ENABLE THE PARK SERVICE TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LISTING, AVOID ACTIONS THAT MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SPECIES, AND TO PLAN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION ACTIONS FOR THIS SPECIES AND OTHERS THAT HAVE OVERLAPPING HABITAT.

LANDBIRD MONITORING, NORTH COAST AND CASCADES NETWORK

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS TASK AGREEMENT WILL COMBINE EXPERTISE OF STAFF AT THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS OF NPS STAFF TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TOOLS FOR MONITORING BIRDS DURING THE REPRODUCTIVE SEASON IN SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, PARTICULARLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE MANAGEMENT IS PLANNED AND OR LANDSCAPE CHANGE HAS OCCURRED. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

AK CALICESU BIL ACOUSTIC BIRD MONITORING IN ALASKA

CO USING AUTONOMOUS RECORDING UNITS TO DETECT GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE LEKKING ON BLM LANDS IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO

MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) PROGRAM IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

WARNER WETLANDS IS A LARGE INTER-CONNECTED CHAIN OF LAKES AND WETLANDS THAT PROVIDES HABITAT FOR HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF BIRDS IN SOUTHEAST OREGON. BLM HAS DESIGNATED WARNER WETLANDS AN AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND A SPECIAL RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA; THE WARNER BASIN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE OF OREGON AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AS AN IMPORTANT BIRD AREA; AND THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HAS DESIGNATED THE WARNER BASIN WETLAND SYSTEM AS A CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITY AREA. BLM HAS IDENTIFIED 11 SENSITIVE BIRD SPECIES THAT ARE KNOWN TO USE THE AREA OR HAVE BEEN DOCUMENT NEARBY: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BALD EAGLE, BOBOLINK, BUFFLEHEAD, FRANKLIN'S GULL, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, SNOWY EGRET, TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD, TRUMPETER SWAN, AND YELLOW RAIL. IN ADDITION, THE STATE OF OREGON CONSIDERS LONG-BILLED CURLEW, SANDHILL CRANE, AND SHORT-EARED OWL MANAGEMENT SENSITIVE SPECIES.

CONTINUE LANDBIRD MONITORING AT SITES IN THE NATIONAL PARKS WITHIN THE NORTH COAST AND CASCADES NETWORK

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED POPULATION MODEL FROM BROAD-SCALE AVIAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND COUNT DATA

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES, BUILDING CONSERVATION CAPACITY, AND SUSTAINING NON-BREEDING SEASON MONITORING

MONITORING AVIAN PRESENCE

DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK

INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO MIGRATORY BIRD POPULATION MODELS

CESU MONITORING BREEDING BIRD POPULATIONS, MERCED-TUOLUMNE WILD SCENIC RIVER

ASSESSING EFFECTS OF THE RIM FIRE ON GREAT GRAY OWLS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

J9471081153/0001 - NORTH COAST & CASCADES NETWORK LANDBIRD MONITORING.

MAPPING AVIAN DIVERSITY, AND RARE AND MANAGEMENT SENSITIVE BIRDS

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15.945: COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS - RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS THAT PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES WITHIN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE ANNUAL LONG-TERM MONITORING OF LANDBIRDS IN SIX NPS UNITS IN THE SOUTHERN COLORADO PLATEAU NETWORK. THIS MONITORING PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION TO PARK MANAGERS ABOUT IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN THE PARKS, INCLUDING VISITOR IMPACT AND SAFETY, FIRE MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATING HABITAT RESTORATION NEEDS AND EFFECTIVENESS. WORK INCLUDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, CONDUCTING POINT COUNTS, MANAGING DATA, AND ANALYSES OF MONITORING RESULTS TO DETECT BIRD POPULATION DENSITY CHANGES OVER TIME AND PROVIDING MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO PARK STAFF.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

ASSESSMENT OF AVIFAUNA WITHIN THE SIERRA NEVADA NETWORK PARKS

ASSESS THE REGIONAL VALUE OF EXISTING BIRD DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM THE MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: P-P-CESU-22-006PURPOSE OF AWARD (SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT):FORESTS IN DEVILS POSTPILE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE SURROUNDING MUCH LARGER INYO NATIONAL FOREST WERE IMPACTED BY SEVERAL LARGE FIRES OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES AND A LARGE WINDSTORM EVENT 10 YEARS AGO.THEY ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SALVAGE LOGGING, THINNING REMNANT STANDS, AND OTHER FUEL AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF LARGE-SCALE WORK STARTING IN SUMMER 2023.BEFORE TARGETING THINNING AND/OR PRESCRIBED BURNING OF REMNANT PATCHES OF DENSE INTACT FOREST, MODERATELY DAMAGED FORESTS, OR SALVAGE LOGGING OF SUBSTANTIALLY BLOWN-DOWN AREAS, THEY NEED TO KNOW IF 3 BAT SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN (TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT, PALLID BAT, FRINGED MYOTIS), BATS IN GENERAL, OR CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS ARE USING THESE FOREST TYPES. THEY WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST PROTECT HABITAT USED BY THESE SPECIES.THE PROJECT GOALS ARE TO IDENTIFY AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF SPECIES OF BATS USING DEVILS POSTPILE NATIONAL MONUMENT, OPPORTUNISTICALLY FIND EVIDENCE OF CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS, AND USE THIS INFORMATION TO INFORM FUELS TREATMENT ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT ANY OF THESE SPECIES DETECTED AT DEVILS POSTPILE.SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:USE ACOUSTIC RECORDING UNITS TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIES OF BATS USING THE DEVILS POSTPILE LANDSCAPE. USE ACTIVE CALL SURVEYS TO ASSESS WHETHER CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS ARE LIKELY TO BE USING THE DEVILS POSTPILE LANDSCAPE.INFORM NPS OF THE MAGNITUDE OF DIFFERENCE (IF ANY) IN BAT USE OF AREAS OF DIFFERENT DISTURBANCE LEVEL WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE. IF DETECTED, COMMUNICATE THE PRESENCE OF CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS AND/OR THE THREE BAT SPECIES IDENTIFIED AS BEING OF CONSERVATION CONCERN TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE ANY REQUIRED FURTHER ACTION. PROVIDE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH AREAS TO CONDUCT FUELS TREATMENTS IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE TO FOCAL SPECIES AND TO AVOID REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF IMPORTANT HABITAT.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:TEN ACOUSTIC RECORDING UNITS WILL BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE MONUMENT IN SUMMER OF 2022. FIELD STAFF WILL SEARCH FOR POTENTIAL BAT ROOST AND FORAGING SITES AND WILL CONDUCT ACTIVE CALL SURVEYS FOR OWLS. DATA ANALYSIS AND CHECKING WILL OCCUR IN THE FALL OF 2022. THE FINAL DATA AND REPORT WILL BE COMPLETE BY SPRING 2023.BENEFICIARIES:THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONSLA KRETZ CENTER FOR CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION SCIENCE

CA CESU PILOT PROJECT USING AUTONOMOUS RECORDING UNITS TO DETECT GREAT GRAY OWLS TO AID BLM PLANNING WITHIN THE MOTHERLODE REGION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA

MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

ASSESS THE CONDITION OF RIPARIAN BIRDS IN YOSEMITE VALLEY

J9471081153 NORTH COAST & CASCADES NETWORK LANDBIRD MONITORING.

INFORMATION TO PROTECT BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS

CONTINUE LANDBIRD MONITORING AT SITES IN NATIONAL PARKS WITHIN THE NORTH COAST AND CASCADES NETWORK, 2013--YEAR 7

PROJECT TECH SUPPORT FOR BIRD STUDDIES