Lab field methods

Question 1

List common monitoring techniques
7

Answer 1

Point count
- transect survey
- behavioral scans
- nest searching
- camera tripping
- bioacoustics
- drone surveys

Question 2

Point counts

Answer 2

Function
- occupancy / abundance for one location / multiple points over time

Methods
- stationary counts vs point transect snapshots

Question 3

Transect survey

Answer 3

Function
- occupancy / abundance for one location / multiple points over long time periods

Question 4

Behavioral scans

Answer 4

Function
- behaviour, occupancy, interspecific interactions
- fine scale observations on individuals

Question 5

Nest searching

Answer 5

Function
- breeding data (#/density of breeding birds)
- nest outcomes

Methods
- following on foot
- tower blind obs
- tracking devices

Question 6

Camera tripping

Answer 6

Function
- occupancy/ abundance
- behaviour
- breeding
- interspecific interactions
- allows for time based analysis with minimal human interference

Question 7

Bioacoustics

Answer 7

Function
- occupancy / abundance
- community composition
- temporal factors
- minimal human interference

Question 8

Drone surveys

Answer 8

Function
- breeding data
- community composition count / abundance
- minimal human interference

Question 9

List capture techniques
6

Answer 9

Mist netting
- nest trapping
- rocket netting
- swim in trap
- round up drives
- walk in / drop traps

Question 10

Nest trapping

Answer 10

Methods
- bownet
- drop net
- noose pole (must be able to approach)
- nest box capture (only for cavity nesters)

Question 11

Rocket netting

Answer 11

requires precise timing
- have to get group accustomed to area ( feeding in days prior)

Question 12

Swim in traps

Answer 12

Methods
- cloverleaf and bennings

Function
- capture of waterfowl and swimming birds

Question 13

Round up drives

Answer 13

Functions
- capture of geese during flightless synchronous moult period

Question 14

Walk in drop traps

Answer 14

Function
- capture of specific individuals (requires conditioning and effort)

Question 15

List types of tagging and marking
6

Answer 15

• bird banding
• web tagging / nestling banding
• VHF telemetry
• Radio tagging
• Geolocators
• GPS transmitters/ accelerometry

Question 16

Bird banding and auxillary markers

Answer 16

Indentification of birds you want to see again
mostly metal leg bands - other markers on other parts

broad scale / can find individuals again

Question 17

Web tagging / tagging in the nest

Answer 17

Full life history information
- can document survival, movement, parental care
- useful for documenting individuals from birth - more data

broad scale / can find individuals again

Question 18

VHF telemetry

Answer 18

simple tracker - emits radio signal at high freq - requires antenna to relocate
- fine scale but less frequent data
- radio collar
- can be omnidirectional or directional antennae

fine scale / can find inidividuals again

Question 19

Radio tagging

Answer 19

long distance but low frequency tracking data
- use motus network or radio tower
- smaller and can be used on little birds (VHF telem was only w collars)

fine scale / can find individuals again

Question 20

Geolocators

Answer 20

relatively low accuracy
can give incubation or nesting intel
bird must be recaptured to download data
cheap

fine scale / can find individuals again

Question 21

GPS transmitters / accelerometry

Answer 21

data can update multiple times a day on cell towers
- fine scale tracking and behaviour data
-single loop, double loop, subdermal implant, accel collar
- works when unlikely to see individuals again
- also big birds mainly

fine scale / unlikely to see individuals again