Breeding bird surveys in upland and meadowland habitat.
CLIENT | Mass Fisheries & Wildlife
LOCATION | Multiple Locations
DATE | 2012-Ongoing
Molly and Pete again carried out breeding bird surveys in 2018 on several Wildlife Management Areas for the Mass Division of Fish and Wildlife. Each of several dozen plots is visited for 10 minutes and all birds within 50 meters are charted on the official maps.
Services Provided
Detailed surveys and mapping of wildlife and plant species present on the specific properties, including the following:
- Canopy and understory trees, shrubs, and ground cover flora
- Wildlife habitat features including cavity trees, coarse woody debris, seeps, banks, dens
- Bird surveys – breeding, migratory, resident, and overwintering birds
- Snakes, turtles, amphibians
- Butterflies and odonates
- Large and small mammals
Locating, documenting, and GPS-mapping of boundary lines, corners, and monuments from available surveys and other records.
Prescribing and recommending appropriate measures for the management of fields, early successional areas, forests, and wetlands.
Expert photographing of landscape features, habitat, wetland resources, scenery, wildlife, birdlife, and flora for electronic or print reproduction.
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