IBP'S SIERRA NEVADA BIRD OBSERVATORY
The Institute for Bird Populations has a long history of avian research,
monitoring, and conservation efforts in the Sierra Nevada mountains
of California. Current or recent Sierra projects include:
Strategy for Great Gray Owl in California - Collaborating with
California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other partners to develop
a strategy for safeguarding Great Gray Owl in California.
- Black-backed Woodpecker Monitoring and
Management - Working with the Forest Service to monitor Black-backed
Woodpecker, a designated Management Indicator Species for burned forest;
provide science-based answers to management questions; and develop
a conservation strategy for the species in California.
- Assessing climate change vulnerability and developing a climate
change adaptation strategy for Sierra Nevada birds - Leading a
multi-agency research and conservation planning effort with funding
from the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
- Longterm Monitoring of Bird Populations in Sierra Nevada National
Parks - Using backcountry point counts to track changes in avian
abundance and distribution at Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National
Parks and Devils Postpile National Monument.
- MAPS Demographic Bird Monitoring
at Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks - Tracking bird populations
at long-term monitoring stations.
- Bird Monitoring at Meadow Restoration
Sites - Partnering with the National Fish and Wildife Foundation
to maximize the benefits meadow restoration projects yield for Sierra
- Helping the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to Revise
its Sensitive Species List - Assessing the distribution, abundance,
population trend, and vulnerability of bird species on national forests
- Helping the National Park Service assess the Status and Vulnerability
of Bird Populations in Sierra Nevada National Parks - Assessing
current status and vulnerability to climate change and other factors
for bird species that breed at Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite
National Parks and Devils Postpile National Monument.
- Use of Post-fire Landscapes by California
Spotted Owls - Using radio-telemetry to assess the value of recently
burned forest stands to California Spotted Owls.
- Yosemite Willow Flycatcher Survey
- Assessing the status and distribution of Willow Flycatcher in Yosemite
- Landbird Monitoring Protocol Development - Collaborating
with National Park Service personnel to develop a long-term monitoring
protocol for birds in the Sierra Nevada's national parks.
- Great Gray Owl Survey - Surveying
for Great Gray Owls throughout the Sierra's national forests.
- Yosemite Landbird Inventory -
Conducting an inventory of the birds of Yosemite National Park.
- Sequoia and Kings
Canyon Landbird Inventory - Conducting an inventory of the birds
of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Postpile National Monument Landbird Inventory - Conducting an
inventory of the birds of Devils Postpile National Monument.
- Sierra Nest Monitoring - Evaluating
the ecological effects of commercial timberland management practices
by monitoring the nest success of landbirds.
- Avian Conservation
Plan for the Sierra Nevada Bioregion - Working through Calfornia
Partners in Flight to advance avian conservation in the Sierra.
- Sierra Meadows - Identifying bird
conservation hotspots throughout the Sierra.
- Manter Fire Project - Studying the
effects of stand-replacing fire on Sierra Nevada birds.
- BBS Habitat Classification - Classifying habitat along Breeding
Bird Survey routes throughout the Sierra.
Public or private land managers in the Sierra interested
in collaborating with IBP to solve applied conservation problems, answer
targeted research questions, or develop avian monitoring programs are
invited to contact Rodney Siegel.