Monitoring Wildlife in the Northeast Temperate Network

Birds were chosen as the primary wildlife species to monitor in NETN parks. They are not only important parts of park ecosystems, but the health and distribution of bird species can be used as indicators of the health of many different kinds of habitats.

WILDLIFE

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  Breeding Landbirds

  Volunteer-based, long-term monitoring program for forest and some grassland breeding bird populations in Network parks.

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  Coastal Birds

  Volunteers monitor Boston Harbor Island coastal breeding birds which provide habitat for a significant number of colonial-nesting waterbirds