Author: Ellie Armstrong

Short-eared Owl 2020 Annual Report

Written by Ellie Armstrong on February 2, 2021. Posted in Published Reports.

The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is an open-country species that breeds in the northern United States and Canada and has likely experienced a long-term, range-wide population decline. However, the cause and magnitude of the decline are not well understood. Several conservation actions have been proposed for this species (Booms et al. 2014), including: 1) better define and protect important habitats; 2) improve population monitoring; 3) determine seasonal and annual movements; 4) re-evaluate NatureServe’s National Conservation Classifications; and 5) develop management plans and tools. Our program has been largely motivated by these conservation actions.

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Written by Ellie Armstrong on August 11, 2022. Posted in Data Management.

You can log into AKNW through three different applications depending on what you would like to do and what tools you would like to use. To have full access to your project you must be registered as a Project Leader and Analyst to your project.

Biologist Login– Use this to enter, edit and proof data.

Project Leader Login– Use this to define and manage sampling units, researchers and protocol, grant access to others, and download data.

Analysis Login– Use this application to access analysis tools to query your data.

Science & Adaptive Management in a National Monument

Written by Ellie Armstrong on February 11, 2019. Posted in Monitoring and Adaptive Management.

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was the first U.S. National Monument set aside specifically for preservation of biodiversity. Using science to preserve biological diversity and improve habitat in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument highlights studies from Klamath Bird Observatory scientists and partners, framed as an adaptive management story of the Monument, its expansion, and the science which demonstrated that removing livestock grazing benefited bird species.

Black-backed Woodpeckers in green unburned forests

Written by Ellie Armstrong on February 11, 2019. Posted in Coniferous Forests.

Black-backed Woodpecker: A research brief for managers summarizes Black-Backed Woodpecker presence in green unburned forests on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in southwest Oregon. Individuals or pairs were present on 86% of unburned forest transects, which was much higher than expected based on previous studies.

Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds

Written by Ellie Armstrong on January 15, 2019. Posted in Methods & Protocols.

The Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds is a compilation of methods that can be used to assay population size, demographics, and status of many species of birds occurring in a wide variety of habitats. The handbook will prove useful to field biologists, managers, and scientists anywhere in the New World from the arctic through the tropics.

NPS Bird Monitoring Protocols by KBO

Written by Ellie Armstrong on January 15, 2019. Posted in Methods & Protocols.

Landbird field monitoring protocols developed by Klamath Bird Observatory for the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Klamath Network.

Resources for Managed Forests

Written by Ellie Armstrong on January 11, 2019. Posted in Coniferous Forests.

Commercial forestlands in the Pacific Northwest can provide important early‐ and mid‐seral forest conditions for some of the region’s at‐risk bird species. Here we offer a suite of decision support tools that present specific conservation actions that can be implemented as part of forest management operations. Such actions can enhance important bird habitat attributes.

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Short-eared Owl 2019 Annual Report

Written by Ellie Armstrong on November 16, 2018. Posted in Published Reports.

In 2019 the expanded WAfLS project continued into its second year. A large group of volunteers sampled survey grids across eight western stated. The 2019 abundance estimates and habitat associations results add even more insight to land managers across the western United States to influence species-specific general conservation actions. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PDF.

Watch a recorded webinar discussing the results from the 2019 Annual Report.

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Short-eared Owl 2018 Annual Report

Written by Ellie Armstrong on November 16, 2018. Posted in Published Reports.

In 2018 the WAfLS project expanded to eight western states. Throughout those states, a large group of volunteers sampled a broad geography. The abundance estimates and habitat associations results from this effort provide critical insight to land managers across the western United States to influence species-specific general conservation actions. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PDF.