| This project is a collaborative effort of New Jersey Audubon
Society (NJAS), and the New Jersey Division of Fish and
Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program. The data collected by volunteers will
be used for management purposes by the NJ ENSP Landscape Project.
The purpose of this project is:
- To assess abundance and
distribution of bird populations breeding in public
lands of the New Jersey Pinelands.
- To determine how habitat and landscape
characteristics influence these birds so that we can
implement sound management strategies
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Why a bird survey in the Pinelands?
The Pinelands National
Reserve consists of approximately 1.1 million acres in southern
New Jersey. It represents 22% of the state's total land area and
includes portions of seven counties (Atlantic, Burlington,
Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Ocean), and all or
parts of 56 municipalities.
Development of the unique flora of the
Pinelands is closely related to the occurrence of fire.
Over 850 species of plants can be found here. There are
also unusual range overlaps where species of 109 southern plants
and 14 northern plants reach their respective geographic limits.
Many unique species depend on the special
environmental conditions present in the New Jersey Pinelands,
including vegetation, fire, moisture, and water chemistry.
299 Bird species have been identified as occurring here,
including 28 bird species listed as threatened or endangered by
the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Public lands of the State of New Jersey
comprise over 300,000 acres and include parks, forests, and
wildlife management areas such as Wharton, Bass River, Brendan
T. Byrne, Belleplain, Island Beach, Colliers Mills, and
Greenwood among others.
2006 Pineland Bird Surveys
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
NEEDED!
Pinelands
Survey 2006
We are recruiting competent
volunteers to undertake roadside surveys for birds along
established routes in the Pinelands, and collect data
on bird abundance and habitat characteristics.
Participants must be familiar
with birds identification, especially of birds likely to be
seen in the Pinelands, and be willing to improve their skills!
Each volunteer will be expected to visit their study area 2
times during the period May 1st - June 26th. Additional
training in identification and counting methodology will be
provided by NJ Audubon in April 2006.
Contact:
Nellie Tsipoura
11 Hardscrabble Road
PO Box 693, Bernardsville NJ 07924
tel.(908) 766-5787 / fax (908) 766-7775,
For Pinelands Citizen Scientists
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For more information contact:
Nellie Tsipoura