Overview
Project Name
BC Joint Venture Monitoring
Access Level
By Request
Year started
2021
Year Ended
Ongoing
Dataset
Pacific Birds Habitat and Canadian Intermountain Joint Ventures
About
Dataset summary
Point count data was collected across southern British Columbia, including Eastern Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan Valley, the Columbia Valley, and other priority Joint Venture (JV) regions. Surveys were conducted on both conserved and non-conserved areas. Conserved areas primarily consist of terrestrial or aquatic spaces secured, restored, or stewarded by partners within the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture and the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture.
Season(s) and frequency
Breeding season
Geographic area covered
British Columbia
Primary species covered
All bird species detected in a typical 5-minute point count during the breeding season.
Goals
1) Gather bird inventory data on conservation sites; 2) understand the relationship between JV priority species and priority habitat types; 3) evaluate the effectiveness of JV’s overall conservation actions on species at the regional scale; 4) assess the effects of habitat management actions on bird species at the project scale.
Methods
Field methods
5 min distance-based point counts with unlimited radius are conducted. Detections are recorded using distance groupings of <50 m, 50-100 m, and >100m. The 5 min point count is divided into three intervals (0-3 min, 3-5min and >5min for any incidental observations after the count period). Point counts are conducted between May 15 and July 7, starting 30 mins before sunrise and ending by 10am. Suitable conditions required for point counts include temperatures >3°C, no precipitation, and light to no wind.
Partners
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Nature Trust of British Columbia
Wildlife Habitat Canada
Province of British Columbia
Citation
Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Trust of British Columbia, Wildlife Habitat Canada, Province of British Columbia, and Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2026. "Pacific Birds Habitat and Canadian Intermountain Joint Ventures". Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada. 10.71842/c7k6-f016
