USDA Forest Service General Technical Report
Progress Toward Developing Field Protocols for a North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Program

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Populations of many marsh-dependent birds appear to be declining, but we currently lack a continental program that provides estimates of population trends for most secretive marsh birds. The survey protocol outlined here is a standardized survey methodology being used on a pilot basis at National Wildlife Refuges and other protected wetland areas across North America, and will ultimately be refined and proposed for use in a continental marsh bird monitoring program.

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