Goal: Protect, enhance, and restore Tricolored blackbird occupied and historically occupied habitat to create resilient, self-sustaining populations that provide for persistence over the long-term (>100 years).
Management units: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Beginning in 2017, annually inspect suitable nesting habitat at current and historically occupied sites (see occurrence table) to determine management needs (including need for additional water) taking care not to disturb nesting tricolored blackbirds, and use a regional IMG monitoring protocol to collect covariate data on human activities and other threats to determine management needs.
| Action | Statement | Action status | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMP-1 | Conduct regional IMG monitoring protocol surveys to determine management needs (including need for additonal water) taking care not to disturb nesting tricolored blackbirds, | available for implementation | Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) Surveys |
| IMP-2 | Based upon threat evaluation, determine if routine management or more intensive management is warranted. | available for implementation | |
| IMP-3 | Submit monitoring data and management recommendations to MSP web portal | available for implementation | Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) Surveys |
| Criteria | Deadline year |
|---|---|
| Annual IMG monitoring of Tricolored Blackbird completed | 2021 |
| Threat Name | Threat Code |
|---|---|
| Altered hydrology | ALTHYD |
| Herbivory/predation | |
| Human uses of the Preserves | HUMUSE |
| Parasitism/disease | |
| Urban development | URBDEV |