Community Science-Based Colonial Waterbird Monitoring: 2014 Nesting Summary
This report conveys the results of the 2014 nesting waterbird monitoring program, led by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.
This report conveys the results of the 2014 nesting waterbird monitoring program, led by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.
This report serves as a data summary and coarse-scale assessment of waterbird and water quality monitoring efforts at Alviso, Eden Landing, Coyote Hills, Dumbarton, Mowry and Ravenswood pond complexes in the South San Francisco Bay.
The 30,000 acres of wetlands within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) provide critical habitat for over one million waterbirds annually (Page et al. 1999, Warnock et al. 2002). These wetlands consist largely of tidal marshes and open water ponds.