Recreation Study Overview

Before beginning the Recreation Study, please make sure that you have read and understand the General Instructions, Study Site Instructions, and the Survey Instructions on this web site or in the BFL research kit. The instructions for the recreation protocol assume that you understand the BFL site selection process, habitat calculations, and protocols. In this section we will describe only the parts of the Recreation Study protocols that are new or different from the regular BFL protocols.

STUDY DESIGN

• Select three grouped survey points; R,E, and C, in the same forest patch.

• Delineate the high-use recreation zone around point R

• Conduct standard BFL protocols at each point for thrushes

• Record additional information about recreational use and disturbance

ADDITIONAL RECREATION DATA

• Site and use questions about the recreation area

• Types and level of noise at the recreation area

• Types and amount of trash at the recreation area

DATA FORMS

• Recreation Study-Site Coordinator Form
  —This form only needs to be filled out once per recreation area; encompasses survey points R, E, and C

• Recreation Field Form
  —The front side of this form should be filled out for each visit. The back side of the form only needs to be filled out once per survey point.