Deploy 600 automated acoustic recorders to monitor populations of golden-winged warbler, wood thrush, cerulean warbler, and four additional bird species in five dynamic forest restoration blocks located in the Delaware River watershed. Project will analyze the recordings with machine learning species classifiers and expert human listeners, estimate species occupancy and abundance at each site, and develp a handbook and new software interface for partners in the watershed.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Delaware River Restoration Fund
Project Title: Automated Acoustic Monitoring of Focal Bird Species in the Delaware River Watershed (PA)
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh
Project ID:
0403.21.072173
Description:
Award Amount:
$162194.02
Location:
Gouldsboro and Tobyhanna State Parks, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania