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Tracy Aviary’s volunteers document 167 bird species at Utah Lake, data to guide habitat work
Summary
Tracy Aviary’s community science project at Utah Lake’s North Shore, started in 2020, has recorded 167 bird species through systematic point‑count and transect surveys; organizers say volunteer contributions and multi‑year trends will inform local habitat management.
Angie Trumbo, director of conservation at Tracy Aviary, presented findings from a community science bird‑monitoring project on Utah Lake’s North Shore, saying the effort has detected 167 unique bird species since it began in 2020.
Trumbo told attendees the project uses two primary survey methods: six‑minute, fixed GPS point counts during the April–July breeding season and monthly transect surveys in the nonbreeding season. "Point count surveys are where we navigate to a very specific GPS point, and we're doing a 6 minute survey where we record every single bird that we identify by both sight and sound," Trumbo said, describing how teams record direction and distance to estimate habitat…
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