Levant Sparrowhawk Pilot Survey in Armenia

Project time period:

2009

 

Project Description:

The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment in cooperation with Acopian Center for the Conservation Learning (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary) in 2009 conducted a pilot nest survey of Levant Sparrowhawk – one of the least known Western Palearctic raptors.

Several long term trips were organized to Aragats Mt and Meghri area, Yerevan city parks were surveyed as well on a frequent basis.

Red fields – study areas

Field trips took a substantial part of the project during April – August. The main aims of the survey were:

– to standardize the methods of Levant Sparrowhawk nest searching
– to obtain an idea of breeding density, to identify habitat preferences and nesting success

The main aims of the survey were:

to standardize the methods of Levant Sparrowhawk nest searching
to obtain an idea of breeding density, to identify habitat preferences and nesting success