Monitoring Bird Populations Using Mist Nets. SAB No. 29

Studies in Avian Biology No. 29. CONTENTS: LIST OF AUTHORS PREFACE.INTRODUCTIONUse of mist nets as a tool for bird population monitoring. Erica H. Dunn and C. John RalphBREEDING SEASON EVALUATIONSEffects of mist-netting frequency on capture rates at Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) stations Kenneth M. Burton and David F. DeSanteMonitoring productivity with multiple mist-net stations. C. John Ralph, Kimberly Hollinger, and Sherri L. MillerInfluence of mist-netting intensity on demographic investigations of avian populations. Grant Ballard, Geoffrey R. Geupel, and Nadav NurMethodological considerations of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program. David F. DeSante, James F. Saracco, Danielle R. O'Grady, Kenneth M. Burton, and Brett L. WalkerCurrent practices in the British Trust for Ornithology Constant Effort Sites scheme and comparisons of temporal changes in mist-net captures with changes in spot-mapping counts at the extensive scale. Will J. Peach, Stephen R. Baillie, and Stephen T. BucklandRelationship of juveniles captured in constant-effort netting with local abundance. Chris R. du Feu and John M. McMeekingEstimates of adult survival, capture probability, and recapture probability: evaluating and validating constant-effort mist netting. Nadav Nur, Geoffrey R. Geupel, and Grant BallardEstimating adult survival rates from between-year recaptures in the British Trust forOrnithology Constant Effort Sites scheme. Will J. Peach and Stephen R. BaillieEVALUATION OF MIST NETTING OUTSIDE THE BREEDING SEASONA European example of standardized mist netting in population studies of birds. Andreas Kaiser and Peter BertholdDetermining productivity indices from age composition of migrants captured for banding: problems and possible solutions. David J. T. HussellAn investigation of productivity indices derived from banding of fall migrants. Erica H. Dunn, David J. T. Hussell, and Raymond J. AdamsOptimizing the allocation of count days in a migration monitoring program. Len Thomas, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Nadav Nur, and Grant Ballard. Use of mist nets for monitoring landbird autumn population trends, and comparison with other methods. Peter BertholdA comparison of three count methods for monitoring songbird abundance during spring migration: capture, census, and estimated totals. Erica H. Dunn, David J. T. Hussell, Charles M. Francis, and Jon D. McCrackenA comparison of constant-effort mist netting results at a coastal and inland New England site during migration. Christopher C. Rimmer, Steven D. Faccio, Trevor L. Lloyd-Evans, and John M. Hagan, IIIMist netting trans-Gulf migrants at coastal stopover sites: the infl uence of spatial and temporal variability on capture data. Theodore R. Simons, Frank R. Moore, and Sidney A. GauthreauxBird population studies in Puerto Rico using mist nets: general patterns and comparisons with point counts John Faaborg, Wayne J. Arendt, and Katie M. DuggerCoping with mist-net capture-rate bias: canopy height and several extrinsic factors. Elizabeth P. Mallory, Nicholas Brokaw, and Steven C. HessUse of mist nets for study of neotropical bird communities. Andrew A. WhitmanGENERAL CONSIDERATIONSSome consequences of using counts of birds banded as indices to populations. John R. Sauer and William A. LinkOn the use of capture-recapture models in mist-net studies. William L. Kendall, John R. Sauer, James D. Nichols, Roger Pradel, and James E. HinesEffectiveness of informal banding training at three western Canadian banding stations. Brenda C. DaleRECOMMENDATIONSRecommendations for the use of mist nets for inventory and monitoring of bird populations C. John Ralph, Erica H. Dunn, Will J. Peach, and Colleen M. HandelLITERATURE CITED.…