zoology 2015 update montana natural heritage program
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Zoology Program Update
Bryce A. MaxellProgram Coordinator
(406) [email protected]
Braden BurkholderBiologist / Biological Data AnalystMontana Natural Heritage Program
(406) [email protected]
Montana Natural Heritage Program Partner’s MeetingDecember 7, 2015
Shannon Hilty Ellen Whittle
mtnhp.org
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Senior Zoologist Position• Posted at http://bit.ly/1426mtnhp• Open until January 15th
• Combination of natural history, database, writing, and entrepreneurial skills
• Search committee is composed of MTNHP, BLM, FWP, and USFS representatives
• Aiming for person in place by late February
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Animal Observations/SurveysFall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015
Observations 1,334,551 1,438,742 1,562,954 1,672,449% Obs Pending Final Review 12% 12% 12% 0.1% SOC
16% OverallSurveys 146,306 159,448 166,513 182,608
Observations Surveys
*Added FWP Scientific Collector’s Permit data between 2006 and 2014.**About to start a new exchange of data with Ebird.
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Species Occurrence Updatesfor Environmental Reviews
• Updated 37 vertebrates and 31 invertebrates • Reviewed and/or updated 28,500+
observation records for Species of Concern• Updated >9,500 Species Occurrences• Created >700 new Species Occurrences
including 187 new bat roosts and 104 new bat SOs from acoustic monitoring
* Special Thanks to Braden Burkholder, Scott Blum & Karen Newlon!
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Field Guide Updates• Updated Species Accounts
for 10 Species of Concern• Literature references now
correct for all Species of Concern.
• Updated or created range maps for 63 SOC & PSOC
• Custom Field Guide Reports
* Special Thanks to Shannon Hilty & Karen Newlon!
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• Ran updated models for 11 speciesBaird’s Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Canada Lynx, Fisher, Idaho Giant Salamander, Long-billed Curlew, Marten, Spalding’s Catchfly, Sprague’s Pipit, Ute Ladies’-Tresses, Whitebark Pine
• Have models for most SOC and many Non-SOC.• On verge of ability to automate model production
Predicted Distribution Models
Long-billed Curlew
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SOC List Updates
Red Knot(ESA Listed Threatened, SSS, G4, SNA)
Caenis youngi – A Mayfly
Removal from SOC
Northern Myotis(ESA Listed Threatened, SSS, G1G3, SU)
G4 – S3
Removal From Species of Greatest Inventory Need
Harlequin DuckEastern Screech-OwlGreat Horned OwlLong-eared OwlNorthern Saw-whet OwlShort-eared Owl
Special Status Species Designations
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Bat Surveillance Efforts
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Northern Myotis Surveys
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Working with Cavers
Map and Photo byHans Bodenhamer
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Educational Signs – Example Small Internal Mount
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Visitation and Bat Activity Monitoring
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Growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans(Verant et al. 2012, PLoS One 7(9):e46280)
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Bat Acoustic Surveillance Network
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Acoustic Information Through September 2015
• 44,748 nights sampled across 76 detectors (30 active)
• 520,328 hours of bat detector deployment
• >6.25 million bat passes recorded
• 40,000 call sequences examined by hand
• 6,261 call sequences definitively identified to species
• 2,104 records of monthly species presence in Montana
• 8,440,361 temperature logger records
• 61,318,343 weather station records across 625 stations
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Weather Datahttp://mesowest.utah.edu/ • Station ID and start and end date of interest
• Build URL Code that includes MesoWest token• Import site specific CSV files into SQL Server
*Code in Montana Bat/WNS Surveillance Plan
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Statewide Bat ActivityTotal weekly bat passes
week and month of year
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Statewide Acoustic Detections by MonthAll Previous Data (blue shading), Probable (black), Definitive (red)
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Temperatures (°C) of Activity= Background Temperatures Available= Flight Temperatures Used
* Coldest confirmed flight temperature is -8.6 C from an unidentified 40 kHz Myotis
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Wind Speeds (M/sec) of Activity= Background Wind Speeds Available= Wind Speeds Used
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Barometric Pressure Change and Activity= Hourly Barometric Pressure Changes Available (millibars of mercury) = Hourly Barometric Pressure Changes Used (millibars of mercury)
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Moon Illumination and Activity= Moon Illumination Hours Available= Moon Illumination Hours Used
0 = No moon illumination1 = Full Moon
Less thanExpected
More thanExpected
More thanExpected
Less thanExpected
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Upcoming Zoology Efforts• Field Guide species accounts for pollinators• Update data exchange MOU with FWP• Data review, SO, & predictive model automation• Reports for existing bat acoustic monitoring data• Bat acoustic monitoring by habitat cover type• Continue bat roost monitoring• Statewide amphibian calling surveys• Western Toad breeding site monitoring• Pryor Mtns Bat/Cave Surveys & Conservation Plan• Northern Goshawk, Raptor, and Bird Surveys on
Ashland & Sioux Districts of Custer Forest• Bat roost and mist net surveys for BLM