Materials for MAPS Station Operators
Listed below are the materials for operation of MAPS stations for the
2008 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
Due to its large size (866 KB), the MAPS Manual may take some time to
download.
Complete
MAPS Manual - 2008 (866 KB)
To make it easier to download we have also split the MAPS Manual into
3 smaller parts.
Part
I. Introduction through The Summary of Effort pgs. 1-30 (550
KB)
Part
II. Collection and Recording of Banding data pgs. 31-53 (234
KB)
Part
III. The Summary of Mist-netting Results through Literature Cited pgs.
54-76 (264 KB)
Alternatively,
download a compressed version (786 KB):
MAPSManual08.zip
(Double-click on the downloaded file and extract the manual. IF NOTHING
HAPPENS then you will require some unzipping software. We suggest WinZip)
Banding Data Sheets: (these forms should be printed with landscape
orientation on legal (8.5X14") paper)
MAPS
BANDING Sheet - 2008 (30K)
MAPS
UNBANDED Sheet - 2008 (30K)
MAPS
RECAPTURE Sheet - 2008 (31K)
NOTE
(reverse) side of MAPS Banding Sheets (14K)
Other Data Sheets:
MAPS
Station Registration Form (48K)
Standard
Net Opening and Closing Times (SNOC) form (27K)
Summary
of Mist-netting Effort data sheet - 2008 (60K)
Summary
of Mist-netting Results data sheet - 2008 (45K)
Breeding
Status List - 2008 (55K)
Empidonax
Data Sheet (optional) (19K)
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 and more recently
a project to investigate the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV), the effects
of climate on WNV infection rates, and the effect of past WNV infection
on survival rates and productivity of target species. 2008
Feather Pull Protocol (32K)
Habitat Structure Assessment (HSA) materials:
Habitat Structure Assessment Manual
HSA
Manual(361K)
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 - 2008 (37K)
HSA
- Form H1 - 2008(58K)
Overview of the MAPS Program
An overview of the MAPS Program's history, recent results, and future directions.
Miscellaneous
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).
Identification Guides -
Peter Pyle's Identification Guide and Dan Froehlich's
Photographic Companion are available for sale from Slate Creek
Press. Click one of the links below for general and purchasing information
about these guides:
Identification Guide to North American Birds Part I, First Edition, by Peter Pyle.
Pyle
Errata (100K - last updated January 2007)
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.
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