2006 Rocky River IBA Summary
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2006 WCAS had a great success in 2006 with its IBA project! We provided our data to Cleveland Metroparks. Cleveland Metroparks analyzed the data and began to draw defensible conclusions about bird population trends in the Rocky River watershed and the quality of specific big tracts of forest and wetlands for breeding birds. For example, the results showed that there are a number of forest breeding bird species that are highly sensitive to habitat disturbance. These are called forest obligate species and do not occur in any habitat except forest. We found that more forest-dwelling neotropical migratory birds occurred in large square-shaped tracts of forest than in elongated forest tracts. By protecting and managing these important, big tracts of forest and wetlands that are located along the Rocky River, birds requiring these habitats will be protected and in the long run, the watershed will be better protected.
To see the Analysis of 2006 Rocky
River IBA Data
click here. |
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Rocky River IBA Observers and
recorders! |
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| Western Cuyahoga Audubon is proud to announce that the planning for our Rocky River Important Bird Area Project well under way. |  Map of Rocky River IBA area. |
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| First, WCAS had a planning meeting, August 20, 2005 to figure out how we would develop a strategy for adopting the Rocky River Important Bird Area (IBA). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| During the Planning meeting, our attendees
decided to form three committees. Each committee held several meetings.
For Committee Meeting minutes, click here |
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WCAS held a
"kick-off” open house at Rocky
River Nature Center, Sunday, March 5, 2006 |
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| WCAS held a
training session for those interested in
participating in our Breeding Bird Survey on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at
Rocky River Nature Center
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.jpg) Chestnut-sided warbler © Dave Lewis |
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Monitoring of the Rocky River breeding forest birds
will take place between June 1 and July 15, 2006. But before the
monitors (teams of observers and recorders) can go out the
points must be found. Point finders
labored for three weeks to "knock down" 60 points throughout the
watershed. |
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| The most
fun part was the actual
observing and recording. Twelve teams went out three times. Each
team were assigned five points to observe. To see the results of the surveys, click here. |
 Rocky River IBA enthusiast © Mary Anne Romito |
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After all the hard work was done a little appreciation was needed. Dinner and updates were provided. |
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