Wildlife Activities
Research and Monitoring - Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Surveys
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Surveys
Yellow-billed cuckoo utilize cottonwood-willow habitat and may act as an umbrella species for other covered avian species that use these mature habitats. Existing yellow-billed cuckoo populations and habitat are being determined along the LCR as systematic surveys are conducted over the project area. This work assesses existing yellow-billed cuckoo populations and evaluates required habitat characteristics. Data collected on vegetation characteristics of occupied sites are used to design habitat creation sites for yellow-billed cuckoo and recommend future demographic studies necessary to understand more about the yellow-billed cuckoo populations along the LCR. Data from this study will also be integrated into the yellow-billed cuckoo model being developed for the LCR MSCP by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This work has documented the presence of breeding cuckoos at restoration sites in 2008 through 2011.
For additional information on this project, please refer to Work Task D7: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Presence/Absence Surveys (PDF). Find Technical Reports for this Work Task here.
Updated November 26, 2012