2006 Marsh Bird Monitoring Technical Workshop

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Introduction
Participants List

Overview Powerpoint Presentation by Bruce Peterjohn

Session I: Objectives
Powerpoint Presentation of Possible Program Objectives by Jon Bart

Associated Paper: Management issues to be addressed by the North American marsh bird monitoring program, a paper by Jonathan Bart, February 2006

Session II: Protocols
Powerpoint Presentation of Recommended Sampling Protocols by Courtney Conway

Powerpoint Presentation on Role of Volunteers in the Marsh Monitoring Program by Steve Timmermans

Associated Paper: Conway, C. J., and C. P. Nadeau. 2006. Development and field testing of survey methods for a continental marsh bird monitoring program in North America. Wildlife Research Report # 2005-11. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.PDF Document, includes Protocols

Additional Reading:
Brief comparative overview of Conway’s and MMP’s Marsh Bird Survey Protocols, a paper by Courtney Conway and Steve Timmermans, January 2006 PDF Document

Crewe, T., S. Timmermans and K. Jones. 2005. The Marsh Monitoring Program Annual Report, 1995--2003: Annual indices and trends in bird abundance and amphibian occurrence in the Great Lakes basin. Bird Studies Canada, Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada. PDF Document

Conway, C and S. Timmermans. 2005. Progress Toward Developing Field Protocols for a North American Marshbird Monitoring Program. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. (Similar to version presented at the Third International Partners in Flight Conference, March 20-24, 2002, Asilomar Conference Grounds, California. PDF Document

Session III: Sampling Framework/Design
Powerpoint Presentation of Sampling Framework/Design by Jon Bart

Associated Paper: A sampling plan for the North American marsh bird monitoring program, a paper by Jonathan Bart, February 2006 (An expansion on An initial paper on sampling design by Jonathan Bart, August 2005)

Session IV: Data Management
Powerpoint Presentation Presentation of Marsh Bird Survey Data Management by Bruce Peterjohn

Associated Paper: A data management system for secretive marshbirds, a paper by Bruce Peterjohn, January 2006

Input Prior to Workshop
Comments were sought to specifically inform the agenda for the workshop. Thank you to those who provided input: Comments from February 6-24 (Dana Bryan, Helen Hands, Benoît Jobin, Mark Herzog, Andy Paulios, Brent Ortego, Mitch Hartley, Nancy Drilling, Charlotte Parker, Neal Niemuth)