Wildlife Program

Spokane Audubon Society is partnering with the wildlife area to conduct annual breeding bird surveys to monitor habitat health. Working with Spokane Audubon volunteers, wildlife area staff selected 6 transect routes to conduct point-count bird surveys. There are 5 point stations on each route. The routes encompass a variety of habitats and altitudes. Two routes will be surveyed each year with each pair repeated on a 3-year cycle. Each season, there are 3 surveys of each route, 2 in June and 1 in July, separated by approximately 2 weeks.