Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures

Protocols and standard operating procedures developed by Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring Working Groups

Chimney Swifts: Chimney Watch, a standardized protocol for monitoring Chimney Swifts in the eastern U.S.
Grassland Birds: Standardized protocols for monitoring grassland birds in the northeastern U.S.
Mountain Birds: Mountain Birdwatch, a protocol and standard operating procedures for monitoring high-elevation landbirds in the northern Appalachian and Laurentian Mountains.
Nightjars: A standardized protocol for monitoring nightjars in the eastern U.S.
Nightjars and Owls: Instructions for adding an owl component to Northeast nightjar surveys
Owls: A standardized protocol for monitoring owls in the northeastern U.S.
Rusty Blackbirds: A standardized protocol for monitoring Rusty Blackbirds in the Atlantic Northern Forest
Shorebirds: The Program for Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring includes annual surveys of migrating shorebirds in the Northeast.
Tidal Marsh Birds: A draft protocol and standard operating procedures for monitoring tidal marsh birds in Bird Conservation Region 30, the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coast.

The Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring partnership is administered by American Bird Conservancy in collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The project was developed by Northeast Partners In Flight, Northeast Shorebird Conservation Plan and Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes Waterbird Conservation Plan, in concert with the US North American Bird Conservation Initiative's Monitoring Subcommittee. It is made possible by a Multistate Conservation Grant awarded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, with assistance from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. We gratefully acknowledge the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which funds the Multistate Conservation Program.