Marbled Murrelette Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa cruz redwood state parks marbled murrelet corvid monitoring 2010 4 always a certainty.

Marbled murrelette santa cruz mountains.

And there are only 450 individuals in the santa cruz mountains a seabird the marbled murrelet makes its living fishing in the ocean and marshes. An intensive 4 day training class was co sponsored by the santa cruz moun. 1760 kenyon drive. Also immediately fo llowing each dawn completed murrelet survey a corvid survey was co mpleted at or near many of the survey stations.

In addition to murrelet surveys all bird species that were detected were counted and are reported here. Marbled murrelet brachyramphus marmoratus pair off the santa cruz boardwalk. As nesting areas for the severely endangered marbled murrelet. 801 monterey ave capitola ca 95010.

Redding ca 96001. 303 big trees park road. Felton ca 95018. Bioregional council co sponsors local marbled murrelet training class twelve local biologists were trained and certified this past june to conduct forest surveys for murrelets in the santa cruz mountains.

Department of parks and recreation. And within that range other threats are present. Suddjian biological consulting services. The santa cruz mountains are thought to have only 10 000 acres of old and second growth trees 50 of which lies within big basin state park alone singer 2003.

Command oil spill trustee council. There are only about 450 murrelets in the santa cruz mountains region making this the most endangered and southernmost population on the west coast. But it nests inland in very tall flat topped trees redwoods douglas firs sitka spruces which basically means old growth timber. The marbled murrelet is listed as endangered under the california endangered species act and threatened under the u s.

Klamath wildlife resources. In the santa cruz mountains. Photo by local ornithologist alex rinkert. The santa cruz mountains are one of the most biodiverse regions in california.

Marbled murrelet monitoring surveys. It took 37 days to contain the czu lightning complex fire in san mateo and santa cruz counties but the recovery process for charred forests in the santa cruz mountains is only beginning. Those funds helped purchase gazos mountain camp which was added to butano in 2000. Santa cruz district.

Marbled murrelet monitoring surveys.