Lake Mead National Recreation Area Monitoring and Evaluation of Sensitive Wildlife: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2010

• Main Author: Rees, Margaret N.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2010
• Subjects: Desert Ecology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Sciences; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Blue Point; Tadpole; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/pli_lake_mead_wildlife/20; https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=pli_lake_mead_wildlife

Project 1. Relict Leopard Frog Monitoring, Management, and Research All milestones and deliverables are on schedule Translocation program initiated for this year with egg mass collections in early spring Tadpole rearing underway, first releases schedule for the end of March 2010 Diurnal egg mass surveys were completed at all sites Nocturnal surveys initiated and in progress Continuing mark-recapture efforts at Blue Point Spring initiated for spring season Data transferred to County completed Project 2. Bald Eagle Winter Monitoring and Evaluation Project has essentially been completed All final report deliverables were completed Although not specified in the scope of work for this project, an annual eagle count was successfully conducted on January 11, 2010 Project 3. Peregrine Falcon Monitoring and Evaluation This project has essentially been completed All final report deliverables were completed Although not specified in the scope of work for this project, call-broadcast surveys were conducted this quarter to provide a limited assessment of territory occupancy at easily accessed sites along lakes Mead and Mohave Project 4. Assessment of Six Covered and Three Evaluation Bird Species All milestones and deliverables are on schedule Targeted historical field surveys are ongoing Completed compilation of historic observation data Annual summary report provided to the County on modeling efforts Habitat modeling of the nine bird species continues to be 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 This project has been completed