Birds are a group of species that occupy a broad range of habitats, are sensitive
to both physical and chemical changes, and often reflect the abundance and diversity
of other organisms with which they coexist. Thus, they are useful tools for monitoring
broad effects of human activities on the environment. Also, there is a strong and
growing interest throughout the region to manage and conserve bird populations,
many of which are experiencing long-term population declines. Bird monitoring programs
serve as “early warning” systems that can identify negative trends in populations,
enabling interested citizens and land managers to rapidly intervene with conservation
practices that support the long-term viability of species.
RMBO’s Monitoring programs aim to determine local and regional population status
and trends for many species and detect any negative trends in time to identify causes
and reduce threats. Our core programs, at the State,
National Forest, National Parks,
and BCR levels, are designed to obtain count-based data for diurnal breeding bird
species using a randomized, spatially-balanced sampling design. For other rare,
colonial, or non-breeding species, we design custom Species-specific
Programs to collect distribution, abundance, and trend information.
Click here to access bird data online
Click here to download monitoring
reports
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- Please visit RMBO Avian Data Center
for Monitoring publications, real-time information on species distribution, raw
count data queries, general species/habitat associations, and species accounts.
- If you have any questions regarding the Science Division, Monitoring Services and
Monitoring Products, or RMBO Avian Data Center please contact:
David Hanni
Science Division Director
david.hanni@rmbo.org or (970) 482-1707 (ext. 13)
Bird Population Monitoring Programs:
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