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This project is a collaborative effort of New Jersey Audubon
Society (NJAS), New Jersey Division of Fish and
Wildlife/Endangered and Nongame Species Program, and Manomet
Center for Conservation Science, aimed at assessing status and
changes in populations of shorebirds to better manage and
conserve stopover areas. The data collected by volunteers will
be incorporated into the national database of the Program for
Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring (PRISM), whose
overall goal is to monitor trends in shorebird populations. In
addition, the information will help identify areas important to
southbound shorebirds, and define shorebird management goals for
New Jersey.
We have a dedicated group
of volunteers who have been counting shorebirds and
recording information of their behavior for several
years. We continue these surveys in Spring and
Fall 2008!
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Photo by: Art Morris
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2009 Shorebird Surveys
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!
Spring
and Fall
Shorebird Survey 2009
Some of our sites need
additional coverage and we are looking for more people to
join our shorebird project!
We are recruiting competent
volunteers to survey beaches from Cape May to Sandy Hook and
along the Delaware Bay, and collect data on shorebird abundance.
Participants must be able to identify shorebirds in breeding plumage
and be willing to visit sites approximately once a week from May
1st until June 4th, 2008. Additional training in
identification and counting methodology will be provided by NJ
Audubon Society in April.
Contact:
Nellie Tsipoura
11 Hardscrabble Road
PO Box 693, Bernardsville NJ 07924
tel.(908) 766-5787 / fax (908) 766-7775
Sandy Hook Shorebird surveys 2004-2008
Follow link for a Power Point presentation of
an analysis
of a subset of citizen science data
2005 Spring Shorebird Surveys
Citizen Scientists were trained in spring shorebird identification and bird
survey methodology, and became familiar with the count
protocols.
A total of about 25 volunteers surveyed sites
in coastal New Jersey weekly from May 7th until June 7th, 2005.
See results of the
2005 spring survey
2005 Fall Shorebird Surveys
Stay tuned for
Results of the 2005 spring survey
2004 Fall Shorebird Surveys
Citizen Scientists participated in two workshops that took
place at Plainsboro Preserve and at Cape May Center for Research
and Education. During those workshops the citizen
scientists were trained in shorebird identification and bird
survey methodology, and became familiar with the count
protocols. Additional field training took place at Forsythe
National Wildlife Refuge in August and September.
A total of about 30 volunteers surveyed 25
sites, three times a month from July 15 until the end of October
See
photos from field trips
See results
of the 2004 fall survey
For Shorebird Citizen Scientists
Download datasheets and protocols
Download timesheets
For more information contact:
Nellie Tsipoura