Lake Mead National Recreation Area Monitoring and Evaluation of Sensitive Wildlife: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2009

• Main Author: Rees, Margaret N.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2009
• Subjects: Desert Ecology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_lake_mead_wildlife/19; https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/pli_lake_mead_wildlife/article/1018/viewcontent/MRees_LakeMeadWildlifeQrtReport_12_31_2009.pdf

Project 1. Relict Leopard Frog Monitoring, Management, and Research All milestones and deliverables are on schedule Fall surveys at all sites have been completed Mark-recapture surveys scheduled for fall were completed Short-term habitat improvements at two sites were conducted RLFCT meeting was hosted Draft annual report was written and presented at the RLFCT meeting Project 2. Bald Eagle Winter Monitoring and Evaluation All milestones and deliverables are on schedule An annual project review presentation was given to Clark County A draft final report was written and submitted to Clark County All data for this project was transferred to the County in November Although no longer an MSHCP funded project, we are coordinating the annual eagle count scheduled for January 11, 2010 Project 3. Peregrine Falcon Monitoring and Evaluation All milestones and deliverables are on schedule The field monitoring components of this project have been completed Data summary, analysis, and write-ups are currently being conducted Project 4. Assessment of Six Covered and Three Evaluation Bird Species ·All milestones and deliverables are on schedule ·Targeted historical field surveys began this quarter ·Historic geospatial analysis was initiated ·Draft conceptual models were completed and submitted to Clark County ·Habitat modeling of the nine bird species has been a major focus of recent efforts Project 5. Desert Tortoise Monitoring and Management Efforts for this project have been completed under this task agreement (as modified) Project 6. Shorebird Monitoring on Lakes Mead and Mohave Field efforts under the shorebird project have been completed Data summary and analysis for the final report are currently being conducted Project 7. Desert Bighorn Sheep Habitat Use Monitoring in Relation to Highway Development Data processing and field components have been completed under this task agreement Other Activities A full-time post-doctorate researcher was hired to assist with habitat modeling to assess covered and evaluation bird ...