1. A Tool for Phenology Monitoring at Valle de Oro NWR Webinar #1

2. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

3. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

4. Valle de Oro Photo credit: LA Barnett

5. Potential Questions Does the number of birds change once wetlands are established? Does phenology of plants and animals change from year to year? Are any new species arriving at the refuge? Do we see similar phenology at the refuge and other locations in Albuquerque?

6. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

7. Sites on the refuge

8. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

9. Animals and plants at the sites Agricultural/grassland/wetland areas: – Sandhill crane – Bobolink – Great blue heron – Barn swallow – Canada goose* – Say’s phoebe* – Cooper’s hawk* – American crow*

10. Animals and plants at the sites Bosque/transition – Rio Grande cottonwood – Siberian elm* – annuals

11. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

12. Observations at Valle de Oro

13. Animal Checklist

15. Observations at Valle de Oro

21. 13 Observations at Valle de Oro

22. 13 Observations at Valle de Oro 5

27. 95% or more Observations at Valle de Oro

28. Cover Sheet

30. Outline Account set-up Some questions of interest for the refuge Sites at Valle de Oro Animals and plants at the sites Observations at Valle de Oro How to enter data on the website

31. What’s next? Open House at VdO

33. What’s next? Open House at VdO Look out for observation schedule Mid-December: – Webinar to answer questions Mid-January: – Webinar on how to download data from our website and summarize information visually

34. Erin Posthumus erin@usanpn.org You’re invited to connect with USA-NPN… Sign up for a phenology e-newsletter (quarterly) Join the Nature’s Notebook community and become an observer: Contribute to science while having fun! Discover new tools and resources for work or play LoriAnne Barnett lorianne@usanpn.org @loriannebarnett QUESTIONS?