New Mexico Avian Conservation Partners (NMACP) Statewide Meeting
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
February 20, 2024: 8:30-16:00
Agenda
8:30 Coffee Chat – refreshments provided
9:00 [Raffle for those in seats at start time] Brief Welcome & Introduction of NMACP Steering Committee members
9:05 Owl species composition & abundance at the Valles Caldera National Preserve; Trevor Fetz, Hawks Aloft
9:15 Rosy-finch survival estimation based on long-term wintering data in New Mexico, Whitney Watson, New Mexico State University
9:25 Q & A (2 previous presentations)
9:30 Collaborative prioritization for research to discern population drivers of American Kestrel in the United States; Kristin Davis, New Mexico State University – virtual presentation
9:40 Modeling Raptor Abundance for Sustainable Take Limits; Chris Vennum, New Mexico State University
9:50 Q & A (2 previous presentations)
9:55 Studying Bendire’s Thrasher winter & migratory movements: New discoveries & opportunities for full life-cycle conservation; Corrie Borgman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
10:15 Break
10:30 [Raffle for those in seats at start time] Artificial Light: impacts to birds & monitoring techniques; Joint presentation – Dylan Osterhaus & Kelley Boland, New Mexico State University
10:50 Q & A (2 previous presentations)
10:55 Renewable Energy Panel Discussion: Corrie Borgman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Judy Calman, Audubon Southwest; Craig Johnson, State Land Office; Chase Taylor, Pattern Energy
11:50 Networking Lunch: please bring your own lunch, there are no lunch options nearby
12:50 [Raffle for those in seats at start time] Reconvene
12:55 Pinyon Jay Foraging Ecology; Martha Desmond, New Mexico State University
13:05 Pinyon Jay Community Science in the Southwest; Cathy Wise, Audubon Southwest
13:15 Q & A (2 previous presentations)
13:20 Pinyon Jays in the Gila National Forest, 2021-2023: Surveys & Occupancy Modeling; Kris Johnson, Animas Biological Studies
13:40 Evidence for drought-related fledgling mortality as a major demographic bottleneck driving desert songbird declines; Silas Fischer, University of Toledo – virtual presentation
14:00 Nest Survival & Nest-site Selection of Pinyon-juniper Birds in a Managed Woodland; Tucker Davidson, Audubon Southwest
14:20 Break
14:35 [Raffle for those in seats at start time] Investigating Pinyon-Juniper Bird communities in Northern New Mexico; John Stanek, Southern Sierra Research Station
14:55 Fire, forest restoration, & spotted owl conservation in the Southwest; Gavin Jones, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
15:15 Climate related changes to bird distributions & community interactions: examples for species inhabiting the Rio Grande Bosque; Megan Friggens, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
15:35 Joint Venture Engagement & Playa Lakes Joint Venture Updates; Christopher Rustay, Playa Lakes Joint Venture
15:50 Additional Q & A & wrap up
16:00 [End of meeting raffle] Adjourn