Monitoring - Ongoing Monitoring Programs

Updated 05/29/2008

(1) Terrestrial

(2) Aquatic

(1) Terrestrial

Birds:

• Project FeederWatch:

http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

• Raptor Monitoring:

http://srfs.wr.usgs.gov/research/narms1.html

• Breeding Bird Survey Summary and Analysis:

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/bbs.html

• Bird Banding Laboratory:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/

Butterflies—Recently established census (since 2000) carried out by members (volunteers) of the North American Butterfly Association to monitor occurrences of North American butterflies:

http://www.naba.org/purpose.html

(2) Aquatic

Amphibians—EPA publication describing methods for evaluating wetland condition using amphibians:

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Methods for Evaluation Wetland Condition (PDF, 2.16MD)

Fish—The Multi-State Aquatic Resources Information Systems database provides long-term data on fish populations. In 2002, data were limited to lake fisheries.

Beginning in 2003, stream fish population data were available on a state-by-state basis:

http://www.gis.uiuc.edu/maris/default.htm

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