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Webinar #1. A Tool for Phenology Monitoring at Valle de Oro NWR. Outline. Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website. Outline. Account set-up
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Webinar #1 A Tool for Phenology Monitoring at Valle de Oro NWR
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
Valle de Oro Photo credit: LA Barnett Photo credit: LA Barnett
Potential Questions • Does the number of birds change once wetlands are established? • Does phenology of plants and animals change from year to year? • Are any new species arriving at the refuge? • Do we see similar phenology at the refuge and other locations in Albuquerque?
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
Animals and plants at the sites • Agricultural/grassland/wetland areas: • Sandhill crane • Bobolink • Great blue heron • Barn swallow • Canada goose* • Say’s phoebe* • Cooper’s hawk* • American crow*
Animals and plants at the sites • Bosque/transition • Rio Grande cottonwood • Siberian elm* • annuals
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
Observations at Valle de Oro 95% or more
Outline • Account set-up • Some questions of interest for the refuge • Sites at Valle de Oro • Animals and plants at the sites • Observations at Valle de Oro • How to enter data on the website
What’s next? • Open House at VdO
What’s next? • Open House at VdO • Look out for observation schedule • Mid-December: • Webinar to answer questions • Mid-January: • Webinar on how to download data from our website and summarize information visually
QUESTIONS? You’re invited to connect with USA-NPN… Sign up for a phenology e-newsletter (quarterly) Join the Nature’s Notebook community and become an observer: Contribute to science while having fun! Discover new tools and resources for work or play LoriAnne Barnett lorianne@usanpn.org @loriannebarnett Erin Posthumus erin@usanpn.org