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Nevada Comprehensive Bird Conservation Plan
version 1.0, December 2010
The Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO) is pleased to announce version 1.0 of the Nevada Comprehensive Bird Conservation Plan. This document represents the most complete and up-to-date compendium of data and conservation strategies for Nevada’s birds and their habitats that is currently available to us. It is the result of over two years of concerted effort by GBBO, the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Nevada Partners in Flight, and a multitude of collaborating partners (see Acknowledgement section). Funding for this undertaking was provided by the Nevada Division of State Lands through Question 1 Bond Issue funds for Habitat Conservation Planning awarded to GBBO and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, as well as uncounted hours of in-kind matches provided by our federal, state, and private partners for this undertaking. The plan incorporates data collected over many years as part of GBBO’s Nevada Breeding Bird Atlas project, the Nevada Bird Count, and other monitoring and research projects in our state. Our hope is that conservation planners and resource managers around the state will use this plan to help inform and assist them in their planning efforts and in implementing effective on-the-ground conservation.
We are making the plan available as a single PDF document, as well as a series of PDF documents for individual chapters and species or habitat accounts.
We envision this plan as a living document that will continually improve as more information on bird conservation in Nevada becomes available. Therefore, we encourage readers to make us aware of major errors, omissions, or newly available studies and other data. For submitting new information, please use the review comment sheet or contact us at plan@gbbo.org.
Our updates to the plan will occur as frequently as necessary and possible. Updates will be made available by:
- Posting new PDF files for updated sections with the most recent update date.
- Posting a Log of Changes containing a detailed chronological accounting of changes that have been made from the original version 1.0 document. Chapter logs will also be in each section to track what has changed by individual chapter.
Our more frequent updates will only be made to section PDFs. Once a plan revision is warranted, we will announce a new version of the entire plan (ver. 1.1, etc.). Anytime a new version is posted, the PDF for the entire plan will be updated with all section changes that have been made since the previous version.
Download the PDF for the entire plan (622 pages) here:
Nevada Comprehensive Bird Conservation Plan, ver 1.0Last modified 23rd December, 2010
Download individual chapters and sections here:
Title Pages and AcknowledgementsLast modified 16th December, 2010
IntroductionLast modified 17th December, 2010
Birds of NevadaLast modified 16th December, 2010
Conservation ConcernsLast modified 16th December, 2010
Introduction to Habitat AccountsLast modified 16th December, 2010
Habitat Accounts
Agriculture Last modified 16th December, 2010
Alpine Last modified 16th December, 2010
Aspen Last modified 16th December, 2010
Cliff Last modified 16th December, 2010
Coniferous ForestLast modified 16th December, 2010
Ephemeral Wetland and Playa Last modified 16th December, 2010
Great Basin Lowland Riparian Last modified 16th December, 2010
Joshua Tree Last modified 16th December, 2010
Marsh Last modified 16th December, 2010
Mesquite-Acacia Last modified 16th December, 2010
Mojave Lowland Riparian Last modified 16th December, 2010
Mojave Scrub Last modified 16th December, 2010
Montane Riparian Last modified 16th December, 2010
Montane Shrubland Last modified 16th December, 2010
Open Water Last modified 16th December, 2010
Pinyon-Juniper Last modified 16th December, 2010
Sagebrush Last modified 16th December, 2010
Salt Desert Scrub Last modified 16th December, 2010
Springs Last modified 16th December, 2010
Wet MeadowLast modified 16th December, 2010
Introduction to Species AccountsLast modified 16th December, 2010
Species Accounts
ConclusionsLast modified 16th December, 2010Trumpeter SwanLast modified 16th December, 2010
Tundra SwanLast modified 16th December, 2010
Cinnamon TealLast modified 16th December, 2010
Northern PintailLast modified 16th December, 2010
CanvasbackLast modified 16th December, 2010
RedheadLast modified 16th December, 2010
Lesser ScaupLast modified 16th December, 2010
Greater Sage-GrouseLast modified 16th December, 2010
Sooty and Dusky GrouseLast modified 16th December, 2010
Sharp-tailed GrouseLast modified 16th December, 2010
Mountain QuailLast modified 16th December, 2010
Gambel’s QuailLast modified 16th December, 2010
Common LoonLast modified 16th December, 2010
Eared GrebeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Western GrebeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Clark’s GrebeLast modified 16th December, 2010
American White PelicanLast modified 16th December, 2010
Least BitternLast modified 16th December, 2010
Snowy EgretLast modified 16th December, 2010
White-faced IbisLast modified 16th December, 2010
Bald EagleLast modified 16th December, 2010
Northern GoshawkLast modified 16th December, 2010
Swainson’s HawkLast modified 16th December, 2010
Ferruginous HawkLast modified 16th December, 2010
Golden EagleLast modified 16th December, 2010
Peregrine FalconLast modified 16th December, 2010
Prairie FalconLast modified 16th December, 2010
Clapper RailLast modified 16th December, 2010
Sandhill CraneLast modified 16th December, 2010
Snowy PloverLast modified 16th December, 2010
Black-necked StiltLast modified 16th December, 2010
American AvocetLast modified 16th December, 2010
WilletLast modified 16th December, 2010
Long-billed CurlewLast modified 16th December, 2010
Marbled GodwitLast modified 16th December, 2010
Western SandpiperLast modified 16th December, 2010
Least SandpiperLast modified 16th December, 2010
Long-billed DowitcherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Wilson’s PhalaropeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Red-necked PhalaropeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Franklin’s GullLast modified 16th December, 2010
Black TernLast modified 16th December, 2010
Band-tailed PigeonLast modified 16th December, 2010
Yellow-billed CuckooLast modified 16th December, 2010
Flammulated OwlLast modified 16th December, 2010
Burrowing OwlLast modified 16th December, 2010
Spotted OwlLast modified 16th December, 2010
Short-eared OwlLast modified 16th December, 2010
Common PoorwillLast modified 16th December, 2010
White-throated SwiftLast modified 16th December, 2010
Costa’s HummingbirdLast modified 16th December, 2010
Calliope HummingbirdLast modified 16th December, 2010
Rufous HummingbirdLast modified 16th December, 2010
Lewis’s WoodpeckerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Williamson’s SapsuckerLast modified 16th December, 2010
White-headed WoodpeckerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Gilded FlickerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Olive-sided FlycatcherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Willow FlycatcherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Gray FlycatcherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Bell’s VireoLast modified 23rd December, 2010
Gray VireoLast modified 16th December, 2010
Pinyon JayLast modified 16th December, 2010
Sage ThrasherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Bendire’s ThrasherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Le Conte’s ThrasherLast modified 16th December, 2010
Virginia’s WarblerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Lucy’s WarblerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Hermit WarblerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Grace’s WarblerLast modified 16th December, 2010
Green-tailed TowheeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Abert’s TowheeLast modified 16th December, 2010
Brewer’s SparrowLast modified 16th December, 2010
Black-chinned SparrowLast modified 16th December, 2010
Sage SparrowLast modified 16th December, 2010
Tricolored BlackbirdLast modified 16th December, 2010
Black Rosy-Finch Last modified 16th December, 2010
Literature CitedLast modified 18th December, 2010
GlossaryLast modified 16th December, 2010
AcronymsLast modified 16th December, 2010
Appendices
Appendix 1: MethodsLast modified 18th December, 2010
Appendix 2: Nevada Bird List and StatusesLast modified 17th December, 2010
Appendix 3: Statistical ResultsLast modified 17th December, 2010
Appendix 4: Comparison of Population Size EstimatesLast modified 17th December, 2010
Appendix 5: Habitat Use of Priority SpeciesLast modified 17th December, 2010
Appendix 6: Priority Species Occurrence in Nevada Important Bird AreasLast modified 17th December, 2010