1. Implementing a Regional Shorebird and Waterfowl Survey and Monitoring Database John D. Stanton Robin Hunnewell 59 th Annual SEAFWA Conference St. Louis, Missouri

2. Current Uses of the web-based SAMBI Database: 1. To determine distribution and trends of waterfowl and shorebirds. 2. To track the timing of shorebird migration. 3. To note the occurrence of rare or high priority species. 4. To provide “real-time” buildup and declines of shorebirds for habitat management planning.

3. Current Information and Uses of the SAMBI Website:-Cont’d. 5. To provide a network for monitoring color- banded shorebirds. 6. To provide the public access to waterfowl and shorebird numbers via the Internet. 7. To improve management decisions to allocate managed shorebird habitat.

4. The SAMBI Website A Public Site: http://samigbird.fws.gov A Public Site: http://samigbird.fws.gov A Secure Site: http://shorebird.ncusfws.org* A Secure Site: http://shorebird.ncusfws.org* (*Requires username and password to access.) (*Requires username and password to access.) **Use of the SAMBI database is VOLUNTARY.

5. *Public Viewing Site*

6. Shorebird Survey Sites Shorebird Survey Sites Shorebird Data Viewing Section List by NumericNumeric ACE Basin NWR (9) Alligator River NWR (74) Back Bay NWR (2) Bear Island WMA (35) Camp Lejeune (86) Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Bodie Island (13) Cape Romain NWR (14) Carolina Sandhills NWR (16) Cedar Keys NWR (18) Culebra Island (70) Currituck NWR (21) Ding Darling NWR (23) Donnelly WMA (25) False Cape State Park (87)

7. *Display of survey data by date*

8. *Secure Data Entry Site*

9. *Secure Data Entry page*

10. *Shorebird Habitat Planning* *A Management Tool:* Goal (yellow)-To display habitat goals by site for regional planning (e.g. 4,000 acres or managed habitat). Actual (blue)-To display actual acres provided during migration.

11. A Regional survey and monitoring need….. “The PRISM Connection” Program for Regional and International Shorebird and Monitoring (PRISM)

12. PRISM and SAMBI PRISM is a blueprint for surveying shorebirds in North America, designed to meet the monitoring goals of the U.S. and Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plans (Brown 2001; Donaldson 2001).PRISM is a blueprint for surveying shorebirds in North America, designed to meet the monitoring goals of the U.S. and Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plans (Brown 2001; Donaldson 2001). There are 27 PRISM sites in the Southeast that contribute to the SAMBI database.There are 27 PRISM sites in the Southeast that contribute to the SAMBI database.

13. PRISM sites in the Southeast

14. Participation to date: National Wildlife Refuges - Mostly Southeast Units National Wildlife Refuges - Mostly Southeast Units State Management Areas - Southeast State Management Areas - Southeast Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences- Volunteers from Maine to Florida monitoring shorebirds Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences- Volunteers from Maine to Florida monitoring shorebirds National Park Service - Mostly Southeast UnitsNational Park Service - Mostly Southeast Units Some Private landsSome Private lands

15. NOW AND IN THE FUTURE……… Specifically, Incorporate Marshbird/Waterbird Monitoring Incorporate Marshbird/Waterbird Monitoring Swallow-tailed Kite Swallow-tailed Kite Other speciesOther species Expand to Flyway Scale Expand to Flyway Scale Rename the effortRename the effort