Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sensitive Wildlife Species Monitoring and Analysis: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2006

• Main Author: Rees, Margaret N.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2006
• Subjects: Desert Ecology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Education; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; Natural Resources Management and Policy; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Science and Mathematics Education; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_lake_mead_wildlife/4; https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=pli_lake_mead_wildlife

Tortoise and tortoise habitat monitoring was conducted on the Northshore Road construction project, on the Southern Nevada Water Authority intake pipe project, the Frontier Telephone-Willow Beach project and the movie film at Temple Bar. A total of 25 tortoise education classes were given to 90 individuals. Evaluation of 3 potential sites for relict leopard frog translocations conducted but sites were not recommended. Head-starting and translocation efforts for relict leopard frogs continued. 1183 animals translocated so far this year. Relict Leopard Frog Conservation Team meeting held and yearly report completed. Continuation of data management and QA of GPS collar information from bighorn sheep to assess impacts of highway construction. Peregrine Falcon surveys mostly completed; all previous sites evaluated and two new territories identified. Shorebird surveys conducted twice per month during this quarter at 7 sites to monitor spring migration on Lakes Mead and Mojave. Point count surveys to monitor songbird species conducted at 24 sites, plus call broad cast surveys for southwest willow flycatchers conducted at 4 sites on Lake Mojave. Approximately 140 surveys for thrasher species completed county-wide as part of a research effort on these elusive birds. Coordination and consultations conducted to begin preliminary analysis and modeling of thrasher habitat selection.