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Firebird 2 field work is starting shortly!

We’re excited to share we’ve received five years of funding from the NOAA RESTORE Science program to continue our work. From 2026-2029 we’ll be continuing field work to survey for breeding season Eastern Black Rails and Mottled Ducks, as well as the structure of the high marsh vegetation. This work will take place in Texas,Continue reading “Firebird 2 field work is starting shortly!”

New Publication – Burning For Birds: A Manual for the Application of Prescribed Fire in High Marshes on the Northern Gulf Coast

We’re pleased to share our prescribed fire manual which takes the results from our project to date and puts them into actionable recommendations for fire managers. We hosted a webinar on January 15th to kick off sharing the manual, you can watch the recording here. Cox, J.A., E.A. Beilke, A.M.V. Fournier, E.I. Johnson, K.S. Kalasz,Continue reading “New Publication – Burning For Birds: A Manual for the Application of Prescribed Fire in High Marshes on the Northern Gulf Coast”

Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units

The FireBird team has published a new paper on the use of autonomous recording units for detecting eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) vocalizations. The paper, titled “Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units”, was published in the journal Waterbirds. This study comes as the firstContinue reading “Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units”

Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast

A new paper from the Firebird High Marsh Mapping Team titled, “Mapping high marsh and salt pannes/flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast” has been published in Geocarto International. The primary objective of this study was to develop a regional map of high marsh and salt pannes/flats for the United States portion of theContinue reading “Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast”