South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys, September 2021 – May 2022
FINAL REPORT
Suggested citation: Burns, G. 2022. South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys: September – May 2022. Report prepared for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
Gabbie Burns
Phalarope Migration Surveys June – September 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former salt
evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands provide habitat
Review and analysis of historical phalarope population trends
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands
Bridging the gap between disparate phalarope survey methodologies to evaluate population status
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands
Community Science-Based Colonial Waterbird Monitoring: 2019 Nesting Summary
This report conveys the results of the 2019 nesting waterbird monitoring program, led by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.
Community Science-Based Colonial Waterbird Monitoring: 2020 Nesting Summary
This report conveys the results of the 2020 nesting waterbird monitoring program, led by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory.
Coordinated phalarope surveys at western North American staging sites, 2019-2020
Wilson’s and red-necked phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor and P. lobatus, respectively), have
poorly understood conservation statuses. These species breed in northerly latitudes of North
America to migrate to staging areas at saline lakes in western North America, before migrating to