Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sensitive Wildlife Species Monitoring and Analysis: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006

Research Assistant Professor hired to oversee NPS wildlife monitoring programs and serve as overall program coordinator for UNLV monitoring programs at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Final report completed for 2004-2005 desert tortoise monitoring project. Final report completed for 2004-2005 relict leopard frog management. Recommendations for vegetation management research to improve relict leopard frog habitats at North Shore springs made to NPS Management Team Breeding surveys for relict leopard frog and egg collections for head-starting program completed. Final report completed of 2004-2005 monitoring efforts on peregrine falcons. Final report completed on 2004-2005 bald eagle monitoring. Bald eagle survey for 2006 successfully conducted. Final report completed on 2004-2005 monitoring efforts on upland, lowland, and riparian bird species, including monitoring of southwestern willow flycatchers 22 monthly site surveys of shorebirds conducted. Point counts for research project on several bird species of concern conducted at 84 sites across Clark County. Coordination and consultations to refine field methods for bird monitoring and research conducted