Marbled Murrelet Monitoring

Marbled murrelets nest as solitary pairs at low densities almost exclusively in old growth forests typically within 30 km of the ocean.

Marbled murrelet monitoring.

Fish and wildlife service and other state federal and private researchers to participate in a program to estimate marbled murrelet population size. Murrelets lay one egg per year only setting them atop large moss covered branches high in the forest canopy within 55 miles of saltwater. Ing marbled murrelet populations has not yet been achieved throughout the nwfp area. We have focused our research on inland and offshore monitoring methods and habitat relationships.

2003 methods for surveying marbled murrelets pdf 3 mb. Ods used to assess the status and trend of the marbled murrelet in the portion of its range covered by the plan. We have provided research and expertise to the northwest forest plan since 1992 to inform resource management decisions. Implementation plan for marbled murrelet february 2018 iv executive summary the marbled murrelet is a small seabird that spends most of its time at sea usually within 0 5 km of shore.

It spends the majority of its time on the ocean roosting and feeding but comes inland up to 70 miles 113 kilometers to nest in forest stands with old growth forest characteristics. Marbled murrelet inland monitoring subject area. Marbled murrelet 5 year review pdf 880 kb evaluation report for the marbled murrelet 5 year status review pdf 7 mb regional population monitoring of the marbled murrelet. Dnr has operated under an interim murrelet conservation strategy since the approval of its hcp by the us fish and wildlife service usfws in 1997.

Another objective of the effectiveness monitoring plan for the marbled murrelet includes. We are actively involved in the nwfp s marbled murrelet monitoring team assessing the species status and habitat requirements. 1999 developed an approach for marbled murrelet effectiveness monitoring under the plan that recommended assessing population trends at sea under a unified sampling design and standardized survey methods. At sea marbled murrelet population monitoring since 2000 wdfw has joined usda forest service pacific northwest research station u s.

March 1999 end date. Field and analytical methods pdf 1 6 mb 10 year report for the northwest forest plan. Mapping baseline nesting habitat at the start of the nwfp and estimating changes in that. A wdfw biologist examines a marbled murrelet for a diet research project teresa lorenz u s.

Sal chinnici forest science manager hrc mark freitas wildlife biologist hrc. The marbled murrelet is a small robin sized diving seabird that feeds primarily on fish and invertebrates in near shore marine waters. Habitat conservation plan hcp monitoring date initiated.