Shorebird Monitoring Tools 

Field Research Tools

Tools

Fallow Field Shorebird Survey

FFSS - Datasheet (2011)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Datasheet used to collect data on shorebirds using flooded fallow rice fields at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and Cosumnes River Preserve during fall.


FFSS - Protocol (2011)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Backgroud and instructions for collecting data, data code definitions, and how to fill out the datasheet when conducting surveys of shorebirds in flooded fallow rice fields at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and Cosumnes River Preserve during fall migration.


FFSS - Species Codes (2011)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)
A list of species and codes to aid in data entry.
FFSS - Blog User Guide (2011)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Instructions for creating creating posts and adding photos to the fallow field shorebird survey blog.
FFSS - CADC Data Entry Protocol (2011)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Instructions on how to create an account with CADC and how to enter your survey data online.
FFSS - Cosumnes River Preserve Site Map (2010)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Overview map of rice fields at the Cosumnes River Preserve with survey fields highlighted.


Map of Field 68 at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (2010)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Overview map of rice fields at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area with survey fields highlighted.


Yolo Wildlife Area Site Map (2010)  
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Map of survey points in Field 68 at Yolo Wildlife Area.


Shorebird Historical

Conducting the Censuses   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Project Goals, Study Area Selection, and Study Design Considerations   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Shorebird Monitoring Projects   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Shorebirds and Their Non-Breeding Habitat in North American   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Target Shorebird Species List   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

Tips for Recording Counts in the Field   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

West Coast Census Summary Form   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

West Coast Field Tally Form   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

San Francisco Bay Shorebird Survey

SFSS - Area Search Protocol for Roosting Shorebirds   
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Protocol description to obtain data on annual variation and long-term trends in wintering shorebird use of the San Francisco Bay Estuary (SF Bay).
SFSS - Datasheet   
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Datasheet used to collect data on shorebirds in the San Francisco Bay area.

Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey

PFSS - Area Search Transect Dataform   
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Data Form for collecting data along wetland transects for the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey
PFSS - Area Search Transect Protocol   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

PFSS - Coastal Area Search Dataform   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

PFSS - Coastal Area Search Protocol   
  (Adobe PDF Document)

PFSS - Point Count Transect Dataform   
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Data Form for collecting data along road trasnects for the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey.
PFSS - Point Count Transect Protocol   
  (Adobe PDF Document)
Protocol description for Road Transects in the Central Valley.