Wsfw Analytical Framework Marbled Murrelet

At sea marbled murrelet population monitoring since 2000 wdfw has joined usda forest service pacific northwest research station u s.

Wsfw analytical framework marbled murrelet. Because they rely on old growth trees for. Marbled murrelet next steps 2 3 months facilitator summarize input from focus groups agency staff review input develop staff report and documents for board of forestry board of forestry meeting agenda item a attachment 14 page 8 of 9. Long term forest cover green draft 10. A wdfw biologist examines a marbled murrelet for a diet research project teresa lorenz u s.

Mottled in milk chocolate brown during the summer adults change into stark black and white for winter. The marbled murrelet brachyramphus marmoratus is a small seabird from the north pacific it is a member of the auk family. Its habit of nesting in trees was suspected but not documented until a tree climber found a chick in 1974 making it one of the last north american bird species to have its nest. Marbled murrelet long term conservation strategy analytical framework set of assumptions consistent across alternatives for quantifying take and mitigation objective repeatable defensible framework that builds on the actual effects to the marbled murrelet result will be a mathematical framework but will make assumptions explicit.

Marbled murrelet 5 year review pdf 880 kb evaluation report for the marbled murrelet 5 year status review pdf 7 mb regional population monitoring of the marbled murrelet. Fws s threatened endangered species system track information about listed species in the united states. Marbled murrelet under forest practices act fpa specified resource site rules for threatened and endangered species oar 629 665 0200. Questions agenda item a attachment 14.

A seabird that s also a forest bird the marbled murrelet fishes along the foggy pacific coast then flies inland to nest in mossy old growth trees. These stocky little birds dive for zooplankton and fish using their wings to fly underwater. Field and analytical methods pdf 1 6 mb 10 year report for the northwest forest plan. It nests in old growth forests or on the ground at higher latitudes where trees cannot grow.

The board directed the department to begin work on this rule analysis and received an update and an initial timeline for work to be. Fish and wildlife service and other state federal and private researchers to participate in a program to estimate marbled murrelet population size. Sealy tested for a measurable change in prey avail ability mid summer by examining the stomach contents of 13 individuals of seven species including the ancient and marbled murrelet from six mixed species feeding. Marbled murrelets or juvenile ancient murrelets and he believed the food supply of the ancient murrelet was spotty and unpredictable.