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Recommendations for Monitoring Saltmarsh Sparrows on Salt Marsh Restoration Projects Saltmarsh Sparrow Restoration Monitoring Guidance This year the ACJV worked with the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, the USFWS Coastal and Migratory Bird Programs, and Ducks Unlimited to develop guidance for monitoring Saltmarsh Sparrows at restoration sites. This document includes suggestions [...]
Assessing Microtopography with Drones Understanding the microtopography of Black Rail habitat is critical to the design and creation of new habitat for the species; a difference in just a few centimeters of water can determine whether a Black Rail will use a certain area or avoid it completely. Field work to characterize microtopography and [...]
Homepage of the Black Duck Decision Support Tool Black Duck Decision Support Tool is Done! At long last, the American Black Duck Decision Support Tool (created by our partners at Ducks Unlimited) is up and running and available on our website here! This tool prioritizes areas for conservation and restoration to support [...]
American Oystercatcher is a noticeable shorebird if you are lucky enough to see one along the Atlantic Coast. It’s a boldly colored bird that uses it’s bright orange beak to feed on oysters. Many can be found year-round in the mid and south Atlantic but when they migrate they travel to the Caribbean. ACJV staff [...]
Black Duck were once the most abundant species in eastern North America. Often mistaken for a female Mallard, their once hearty populations declined steeply between the 1950’s and mid-1980’s. Habitat loss and degradation along the Atlantic Coast, acid rain, and competition with introduced Mallards have been major concerns, though restrictions on hunting in the 1980s [...]
The Painted Bunting is like a flying rainbow. A fairly common finch in coastal and south-central U.S., their bright colors make them attractive for illegal trade in their wintering grounds of south Florida, the Caribbean and, Mexico. This illegal activity puts tremendous pressure on their population. A recent rangewide survey of this bunting indicates that [...]
The Prothonotary Warbler is a beautiful sight with it’s yellow-orange head and breast and gray wings. It’s found in southern-wooded swamps and winters in Central and South America. ACJV staff and partners work to protect large tracts of forested wetlands in the Southeastern US, e.g., through the North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grants Program. [...]
Reddish Egret have a large range across the southern portions of the U.S. but their habitat is restricted to a small belt of coastal habitat. They are the least common heron species but stalk their prey in a similar manner. Their pursuit is akin to dancing as they leap, jump and spin before catching dinner. [...]
The Semipalmated Sandpiper is one of the more common “peeps” we see along the Atlantic Coast. Shorebird populations as a whole show a significant decline and without immediate cooperative conservation efforts, the outlook is grim. ACJV staff and partners work together to implement the strategies outline in the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Conservation Business Strategy. The [...]
The Swallow-tailed Kite is a raptor found in the southeastern U.S. and winters in South America. It preys upon flying insects and small vertebrates, such as lizards and snakes, found in the tops of trees. They are distinguished by a striking pattern of white on black and their forked tail. Gregarious in all seasons, this [...]