This report summarizes waterbird and water quality monitoring efforts by the San Francisco Bay Bird
Observatory between September 2024 and May 2025 at 82 ponds within the South Bay Salt Pond
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
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.
REVISED FINAL REPORT
Suggested citation: Van Schmidt, Nathan D. 2023. South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys: September 2022–May 2023. Report prepared for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
The objectives of this study were to 1) determine whether avian and mammalian predator activity, density, and space use can be successfully detected and quantified using camera traps, 2) employ multiple field techniques to estimate the activity, density, and space use of the array of species that
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
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
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