Bird Census Techniques

In this book there are entire chapters devoted to the most widely used bird counting techniques, and attempts to amalgamate other counting methodologies into major groups were made. Examples of the use of methods are provided wherever possible and the relative value of various approaches for answering specific questions is also addressed.

A newly revised edition of the immensely successful Bird Census TechniquesAn entirely new chapter covering the census methods recommended for tropical habitatsProvides a concise guide to various census techniques and their opportunities and pitfalls

Purpose and Design in Counting Birds.
Census Errors.
Territory Mapping Methods.
Line Transects.
Point Counts and Point Transects.
Relative Measure for Bird Communities in Habitats with High Species Richness.
Catching and Marking.
Counting Individual Species.
Counting Colonial Nesting, Flocking and Migrating Birds.
Distribution Studies.
Description and Measurement of Bird Habitat