Protocols

Systematic point count surveys conducted along an elevational gradient to assess current species distributions. Each site has four sampling points with standardized observation periods, replicated acr...

Territory delineation by following singing males and recording GPS coordinates of singing locations to map territory boundaries and calculate area and perimeter.

Systematic recording and quantification of animal behaviors using standardized ethogram categories and time budget analysis with JWatcher software.

Annual one-day survey of breeding birds conducted in mid-June where multiple observer groups systematically record all birds detected by sight or sound across five areas in Gothic, Colorado over a 5-h...

Standardized protocol for observing and scoring trap behavior of Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha using Potter traps with systematic behavioral categorization and activity indexing. Birds observed for ...