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\u200bCoyote Creek Field Station Landbird Banding Research<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Quick links:
<\/strong>Scientific Papers Using CCFS Data<\/a> \u2022<\/strong> “Notes From The Station” blog<\/a> \u2022 2023-2026 Strategic Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For 40 years, our scientists and community scientists have conducted bird banding research on passerines at the Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS) in Milpitas, CA. Bird banding provides valuable information that helps us study bird dispersal, migration, behavior, social structure, life span, survival rate, reproductive success, and population growth. It also allows us to understand seasonal and long term population patterns of migratory, wintering and year-round resident birds; and track individual birds, which is important in factoring survival, migratory turnover rates, and longevity. Additionally, it allows us to examine bird responses to the riparian restoration at CCFS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For example, by knowing the age of individual birds, we have discovered the immature and adult Song Sparrow use the restored habitats differently. Furthermore, we have discovered strong species preference to habitat characteristics associated with the restored habitats. As more and more of our Bay Area creeks are restored, these data are important for land managers and those designing future riparian restorations to create habitats that can support healthy, vibrant bird populations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through our Strategic Plan<\/a> we aim to expand the use of our data and research, and engage with other scientific communities and resource-management agencies, to address climate change, habitat loss, and other environmental issues. We hope you will join our community of scientists, resource managers, and environmental organizations by using our data and analysis to better understand how birds are doing and find ways to promote sustainability in your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jump to the following sections below: Impact of Our Work<\/a>, View Our Station and Data<\/a>, Get Involved<\/a><\/strong>, and Thanks to Our Supporters<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impact of Our Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/strong>Share Data Internationally<\/strong><\/em> – We, along with most other banding facilities in North America, send our banding data to the Bird Banding Laboratory<\/a> (of USGS), which stores all of this information that can be used by scientists internationally. This collected information tells us how far a bird may travel during migration and which path it chooses to take. We have banded birds recaptured as far away as Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Newport Beach, California, and have also recaptured birds from as far as Alaska and Oregon.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present Our Research<\/strong><\/em> – Our landbird scientists are members of the Western Bird Banding Association<\/a> and present papers at WBBA conferences about our work, and contribute our data to others’ research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborate With Other Projects<\/strong><\/em> -We also contribute our data and analysis to other research projects, including the Bird Genoscape Project<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serve Local Universities<\/strong><\/em> – We also open our field station to college students and other scientists who use bird banding and bird banding data in their research and collaborate with local educators who use our data in their curricula to prepare the next generation of scientists. University partners include Santa Clara University, Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State, Stanford, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New NSF Grant<\/strong><\/em> – In 2020, SFBBO and our partners at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Santa Clara University, San Jose State University <\/em>and West Valley Community College<\/em> received an<\/a> incubator grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/a> to plan the San Francisco Bay Research Coordination Network for Student Opportunities in Avian Research (SOAR) to Enhance STEM Education. The collaboration of SOAR among Bay Area institutions will connect students in field research and community-building. SOAR will be designed especially to appeal to those from underserved communities and engaging all participants in the field and lab-based STEM activities through the lens of ornithology. The program intends to set up and support long-term bird-banding stations at Jasper Ridge, Stanford lands, and the Coyote Creek Field Station. Participants will learn how to collect and analyze data to better understand the San Francisco Bay Area’s bird populations’ dynamics. The project also provides opportunities for hands-on field research and follow-up lab activities for students who do not presently have access to such experiential learning in outdoor settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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View Our Protocols, Data and Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Click on the links below to view our data and reports. For information about our Coyote Creek Field Station research or to discuss collaborations involving our data, please contact Science Director Katie LaBarbera at klabarbera@sfbbo.org<\/a>. 

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