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Community science cameras and surveys boost monitoring of Snowy Plovers on Great Salt Lake’s South Shore
Summary
Presenters from Audubon/partners described a volunteer‑driven Snowy Plover monitoring pilot using nest surveys, camera traps and tagging; camera coverage rose to 89.8% and cameras increased ability to determine nest fate, while recreational surveys will inform management options to reduce disturbance.
Chelsea Cameron, co‑presenting for a collaborative Audubon/Tracy Aviary pilot, described a community‑science Snowy Plover monitoring program on the South Shore of the Great Salt Lake that pairs nest and camera surveys with tagging and recreational use observations. The project targets three sites—Lee Creek (reference, no public access), Kennicott (moderate use) and Saltair (high public access)—and aims to quantify how different disturbances affect nest success and breeding behavior.
The program now combines four survey components: repeated nest surveys, camera monitoring, MOTUS/MODIS tagging and recreational use observations. “This is essentially a community science project,” Chelsea…
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