Post-season Partnership Meetings
October 2: Timucuan. Email Hailey Dedmon (Hailey.Dedmon@MyFWC.com), Blair Hayman (Rebecca.Hayman@MyFWC.com) or Chris Farrell (Chris.Farrell@audubon.org).
October 3: Suncoast. Email Holley Short (Holley.Short@audubon.org) or Elizabeth Forys (forysea@eckerd.edu).
October 7: Collier-Lee & Charlotte. Email Megan Hatten (Megan.hatten@audubon.org) or Jacob Wozny (Jacob.Wozny@FloridaDEP.gov).
October 8: Southeast. Email Natasha Warraich (twarraic@sfwmd.gov).
October 9: St. Johns/Flagler. Email Hailey Dedmon (Hailey.Dedmon@MyFWC.com).
October 9: Keys. Email Suzan Roebling (Susan.Roebling@MyFWC.com) or Barbara Overton (boverton@gmail.com).
October 11: Space Coast. Email Amanda Hipps (Amanda.Hipps@MyFWC.com).
October 16: Treasure Coast. Email Niki Desjardin (Niki@ecological-associates.com).
October 17: Panhandle. Email Raya Pruner (Raya.Pruner@MyFWC.com) or Nick Vitale (Nicholas.Vitale@MyFWC.com).
Reminder
October 15: Florida Shorebird Database Data Entry Deadline.
Imperiled Beach Nesting Birds Guidelines going live on October 1
In 2022, the FWC approved new Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for four species of imperiled beach-nesting birds (IBNB): American oystercatcher, snowy plover, least tern and black skimmer. These Guidelines are taking effect today, October 1st, 2024. Guidelines clarify protections for the species, provide options for avoiding impacts, and provide information on permitting, including minimization and mitigation options, when impacts are unavoidable. The FWC launched an IBNB Guidelines webpage to help the public navigate this process.
The IBNB Permitted Monitor application process remains open. This role is described in Appendix C of the IBNB Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines. For detailed application instructions, requirements and recommendations, please read “How to Become an IBNB Permitted Monitor” on the IBNB Permitted Monitors webpage. To apply, please visit FWC’s permitting website.
The Qualified Rooftop Monitor training is also available on FWC’s eLearner webpage. More information about this role is available in Appendix E of the IBNB Permitting Guidelines. To become a Qualified Rooftop Monitor, you must take the training and pass the quiz to obtain your Qualified Rooftop Monitor Certificate.
For more information or questions, please contact us at Shorebird@MyFWC.com.
Tuesday, October 15 is the final day to enter your 2024 breeding season data into the
Florida Shorebird Database (FSD). All surveys contribute valuable information and help
with answering long-term questions, even if the surveys didn't occur during a count
window!
Make sure you have entered and reviewed all of your:
- Route surveys (even if no nesting birds were observed)
- Shorebird nests (plovers, oystercatchers, killdeer, stilts, willets)
- Seabird colonies (terns, skimmers, gulls, pelicans)
- Roving chick sightings for shorebird chicks out of their nests
- Remember to enter flight-capable chick observations and include natal nest information whenever possible!
- Roving chick sightings for seabird young away from their colonies
- Rooftop surveys (even those without birds this season)
And be sure to double-check that all of your shorebird nests, seabird colonies and
rooftops have a final nesting outcome!
In the coming months, the data quality control team will be reviewing records and
reaching out for clarifications as needed. This is a normal part of the annual data review
process and our conversations with you help us understand site-specific context and
ensure that the dataset is internally consistent. Thank you in advance to all partners
involved in this process! We appreciate your help!
If you have any questions, need assistance, or want to request a data entry extension,
please email us at FLShorebirdDatabase@MyFWC.com. We are happy to help! As
always, if you experience any malfunctions with the FSD website, we encourage you to
report them. Your feedback helps us create a better website!
Thank you for being an essential partner in the shorebird monitoring program!
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