Long-billed Curlew Surveys at Oregon Naval Facility
Grasslands and shrub steppe within the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility (NWSTF) in Boardman, Oregon, have been identified as important habitat for the imperiled long-billed curlew, North America’s largest shorebird. However, there is still much to be learned about curlew status at the NWSTF and overall habitat requirements for this species. The USGS has initiated a new study to estimate long-billed curlew abundance and density at NWSTF using unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct surveys.