Materials for MAPS Station Operators

Listed below are the materials for operation of MAPS stations for the 2013 season, including our current MAPS manual and all related forms.  Most are available in Adobe PDF format for download.  Click on the name of the document to download.

If the document you want is not in downloadable format or if you are unable to download a document and wish to have a form sent to you in hard copy or via email you can contact Danielle Kaschube at dkaschube@birdpop.org.

Please visit the MAPSPROG page for the MAPSPROG manual or the latest update to the program.

If you encounter any difficulties printing these materials, please contact IBP's office at 415-663-1436 for assistance.

MAPS Manual

Download the complete MAPS Manual here:
Complete MAPS Manual - 2013 (2.0 MB)

Or download one of 3 major sections:
Part I. Introduction through Station Registration pgs. 1-24 (1.6 MB)
Part II. Mistnetting effort through the Collection and Recording of Banding data pgs. 25-55 (333 KB)
Part III. The Summary of Mist-netting Results through Literature Cited  pgs. 56-79 (260 KB)

Banding Data Sheets: (these forms should be printed with landscape orientation on legal (8.5X14") paper)
MAPS BANDING Sheet - 2013 (61K)
MAPS UNBANDED Sheet - 2013 (61K)
MAPS RECAPTURE Sheet - 2013 (61K)
NOTE (reverse) side of MAPS Banding Sheets (16K)

Other Required Data Sheets:
MAPS Station Registration Form or Editiable version (46K)
Standard Net Opening and Closing Times (SNOC) form (27K)
Summary of Mist-netting Effort data sheet - 2013 (63K)
Summary of Mist-netting Results data sheet - 2013 (47K)
Breeding Status List - 2013 (57K)

Habitat Structure Assessment (HSA) materials:
Habitat Structure Assessment Manual
Download the complete HSA Manual here:
Complete HSA Manual (through appendix 3) (1.9 MB)

Or download it in sections:
HSA Manual (main text)l(352K)
HSA Manual Figures: (Figures 1, 3, & 4 should be printed with landscape orientation)
       Fig. 1: Example MAPS Station Map (270K)
       Fig. 2: HSA Spatial Pattern Chart (240K)
       Fig. 3: HSA Cover and Pattern Exercise (745K)
       Fig. 4: HSA Example Form H1 (106K)
HSA Manual Appendices: (Appendix 3 should be printed with landscape orientation)
       Appendix 1: NVCS Background (81K)
       Appendix 2: NVCS Formation Codes (170K)
       Appendix 3: Glossary of NVCS Terms (138K)
       Appendix 4: Eastern NVCS Alliance Codes (121K)
       Appendix 5: Central NVCS Alliance Codes (125K)
       Appendix 6: Western NVCS Alliance Codes (114K)

HSA Tips:
These pages are designed to help you navigate the habitat protocol.  The suggestions included on these helpful sheets come from you and are designed to prevent the kind of errors commonly seen in the data.
Tips for Collecting Habitat Structure Assessment Data. (262K)

HSA Forms: (these forms should be printed with landscape orientation)
       HSA - Form H0 - 2013 (37K)
       HSA - Form H1 - 2013(58K)

Four-letter 'Alpha' Codes for Bird Species
Alpha Codes

Cooperative Projects

Feather Sampling Protocol: IBP, in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Tropical Research conducts feather-sampling during the breeding season for a suite of target species. These samples contribute to the Neotropical Migrant Conservation Genetics Project. Please click below for the 2013 Feather Sampling Protocols

Avian Influenza Sampling: IBP is not asking operators to collect cloacal swab samples during the 2013 season.

Miscellaneous:

Overview of the MAPS Program
An overview of the MAPS Program's history, recent results, and future directions. 

Helpful Field Sheets:
Empidonax Data Sheet (optional) (19K)
MAPS Banding Codes summary - 2013 (optional) (19K)

MAPS Station Equipment List - This document lists the suggested equipment necessary to operate a MAPS station. Equipment List (9K).

List of species in which males can develop brood patches - This document lists those species included in the Identification Guide to North American Birds Part I (Pyle 1997) in which the male can develop a partial, incomplete, or complete brood patch. Species List (6K).

North American Banding Council Publications - The North American Banders' Study Guide and The North American Banders' Manual for Banding Passerines and Near-passerines can be downloaded from the NABC publications site.

Identification Guides:

Peter Pyle's Identification Guide is available for sale from Slate Creek Press: Identification Guide to North American Birds Part I, First Edition, by Peter Pyle. Pyle Errata (100K - last updated January 2007)

Dan Froehlich's Photographic Companion can be downloaded (pdf) here: Ageing North American Landbirds by Molt Limits and Plumage Criteria, A Photographic Companion to the Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part 1, by Dan Froehlich.

Peter Pyle's Instructions for taking open-wing digital images (pdf) here: Taking Open-wing Digital images.

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