C25935002_Scope_of_Work_and_Survey_Area_Maps.pdf

Exhibit A, Attachment I C25935002 – Shorebird Monitoring

Bird Monitoring Western Snowy Plover and Least Tern Scope of Work Specifications

1) Monitor Border Field State Park, Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad State Beaches for Western Snowy Plover (WSP) and California Least Tern (CLT) activity. Monitoring shall consist of the following tasks:

a) Weekly foot surveys (from January 1 through October 31) of all suitable or marginally suitable habitat for WSP and CLT;

b) Record location of nests and scrapes for WSP, CLT or other nesting shorebirds;

c) GPS mapping of nest locations using the ESRI Field Maps application, Point

Blue data collection protocol provided by State Parks, and a sub-meter accuracy GPS unit (receiver/antenna);

d) Recording of observed band combinations, predator information, nest disturbances/damage and causes, and visitor use;

e) Alerting park resources staff when appropriate to discourage encroachment of nesting areas;

f) Noting damage in site protection;

g) Recording site conditions;

h) Estimation of bird abundance and diversity (species counts over survey area)

2) Produce weekly e-mail reports detailing each week’s surveys and bird counts.

3) Band all WSP, CLT, Horned Lark, and Killdeer chicks where safely practical.

4) Use egg floating to determine clutch initiation date for plover nests, depending on weather conditions, presence of predators, and other factors.

5) Conduct monthly surveys (Nov 1 thru Dec 31) of Border Field State Park, Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad State Beaches after the breeding season. Location of nests and scrapes for WSP, CLT, or other nesting shorebirds; and recording site conditions.

6) Produce monthly e-mail reports detailing each month’s (outside breeding season) surveys and bird counts.

7) Produce annual written report detailing all monitoring activity suitable for submission to California State Park Headquarters for the Statewide WSP and CLT Programs.

Annual report submission includes accurate completion of State Parks plover data collection template (Excel spreadsheet).

8) This agreement may be amended with mutual consent of the parties hereto for an additional year of service at the same rates.

Estimated Hours to complete work each year.

A typical monitoring season involves approximately 960 hours of work (estimated 60% field work and 30% data entry and report production).

1920 hours over 24 months.