The FCPA has initiated an activity to monitor a set of 16 bird species on selected properties. This is called out in the Natural Resource Management Plan as a mechanism to assess the health of ecosystems and their animal populations. The selected bird species are not rare birds, but they have specific habitat needs. So their absence is an indicator that the environment is not appropriate to those needs. Aggregated observations over the long term can capture the effects of environmental degradation, as observed indicator species disappear. It can also capture the effects of remediation and habitat repair, as absent species appear.
This page will offer monthly summaries of these 16 bird species for Old Courthouse Spring Branch.
Monthly summaries:
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Date of Survey |
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK |
PILEATED WOODPECKER |
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER |
WHITE-EYED VIREO |
BROWN CREEPER |
WINTER WREN |
WOOD THRUSH |
PINE WARBLER |
OVENBIRD |
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH |
KENTUCKY WARBLER |
SCARLET TANAGER |
FIELD SPARROW |
SONG SPARROW |
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW |
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD |
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Feb-05 |
p |
o |
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o |
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o |
o |
o |
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Mar-05 |
m |
p |
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o |
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o |
o |
o |
* |
Code key:
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Codes for Observations |
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h |
Song heard, not observed |
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o |
One or more individual specimens observed |
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p |
Observed as a pair, possibly with courtship behaviors |
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m |
Pair observed mating |
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n |
Observed on a nest or carrying nesting material |
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f |
Observed carry food |
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s |
Observed carrying a fecal sac |
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b |
Fledgling specimens observed |
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* |
In vicinity of park, not in park (< 1mi) |