Klamath Bird Observatory

This Project Will Continue Bird Monitoring and Research in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument This Project Will Build Upon Klamath Bird Observatory S Earlier Work, Continuing Applied Ecological Studies as Timely and Appropriate and Implementing Years Four Through Six of Long Term Monitoring Birds Are Among the Biological Objects of Interest for Which the Monument Was Originally Established and Recently Expanded Monitoring Will Document Status and Trends of Individual Species and Bird Communities and Sample Associated Vegetation Metrics in Areas of the Monument With a Primary Focus in Oak Woodland and Oak Savanna Including Grasslands, Which Are Underrepresented in Other Regional Long Term Bird Monitoring Projects E G the NPS Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring , Have High Biodiversity, and Are of Particular Conservation Concern as They Are Threatened by Conversion, Conifer Encroachment, and Fire Exclusion Studies Are Designed to Meet Monitoring Needs Including Determining the Status of Breeding Landbird Richness and Relative Abundance, Providing Quantitative Information About the Distribution and Composition of Landbird Assemblages, and Determining Long Term Trends of Species Richness, Relative Abundance, and Density for Abundant Breeding Landbirds Around Year Ten Bird Surveys Will Be Completed During the Breeding Season May Through June Using Standardized Methodologies, and Data Will Be Entered Into Avian Knowledge Northwest and Quality Controlled for Accuracy a Project Summary of Field Efforts Will Be Included in Kbo S Annual Field Season Report Monitoring Is the Primary Focus of This Project, But Research May Also Come Into Play Depending on the Future Needs of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument With Regards to the Oregon Vesper Sparrow Project and Various Future Riparian Restoration Projects Currently in the Planning Stage Results From This Work Will Inform Management Decisions, Measure Natural and Anthropogenic Landscape Change, and Provide Resource Information to the Public This Study Also Contributes to, and Benefits From, Regional and National Monitoring Programs Including the National Park Service Klamath Network Inventory and Monitoring Program and Avian Knowledge Northwest