Marbled Murrelette Santa Cruz Mountains

Ornithologists were mystified as to where the murrelet nested until a 1970 s snow storm in big basin redwoods state park led to arborists discovering a nest in the canopy of a massive old growth.

Marbled murrelette santa cruz mountains.

An intensive 4 day training class was co sponsored by the santa cruz moun. The santa cruz mountains are thought to have only 10 000 acres of old and second growth trees 50 of which lies within big basin state park alone singer 2003. But it nests inland in very tall flat topped trees redwoods douglas firs sitka spruces which basically means old growth timber. Suddjian biological consulting services.

1760 kenyon drive. Marbled murrelet monitoring surveys. In the santa cruz mountains. And there are only 450 individuals in the santa cruz mountains a seabird the marbled murrelet makes its living fishing in the ocean and marshes.

There are only about 450 murrelets in the santa cruz mountains region making this the most endangered and southernmost population on the west coast. Bioregional council co sponsors local marbled murrelet training class twelve local biologists were trained and certified this past june to conduct forest surveys for murrelets in the santa cruz mountains. 303 big trees park road. As nesting areas for the severely endangered marbled murrelet.

Marbled murrelet brachyramphus marmoratus pair off the santa cruz boardwalk. Santa cruz district. In the santa cruz mountains. The santa cruz mountains are one of the most biodiverse regions in california.

In the late 90s the sempervirens fund a land trust focused on the santa cruz mountains redwood forests received 500 000 in oil spill mitigation funds to protect murrelet breeding habitat. 801 monterey ave capitola ca 95010. The marbled murrelet is listed as endangered under the california endangered species act and threatened under the u s. Felton ca 95018.

Redding ca 96001. Also immediately fo llowing each dawn completed murrelet survey a corvid survey was co mpleted at or near many of the survey stations. Santa cruz redwood state parks marbled murrelet corvid monitoring 2010 4 always a certainty. Command oil spill trustee council.

Marbled murrelet monitoring surveys. Photo by local ornithologist alex rinkert. Klamath wildlife resources. And within that range other threats are present.

It took 37 days to contain the czu lightning complex fire in san mateo and santa cruz counties but the recovery process for charred forests in the santa cruz mountains is only beginning.