Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat assessments and protocol surveys in Texas, plus nesting bird surveys, eagle monitoring, and construction and listed-species monitoring nationwide, as a 1099 subcontractor. Field data and reporting delivered in your firm’s format, under your contract or your client’s.
Subcontract and proposal inquiries answered promptly. Résumé, W-9, and certificate of insurance on request. Download the capability statement (PDF).
Booking spring 2027USFWS 10(a)(1)(A) recovery permit · Golden-cheeked Warbler
Presence/absence protocol surveys & habitat assessments ESPER32178096-0
Permittee: Elizabeth Hingle · Texas · Valid 2026–2031 · Work under the permit is scheduled once the required Texas authorization and written landowner permission are confirmed.
One experienced biologist, self-directed in the field, with nine years inside a large consulting firm before going independent.
Habitat assessments and presence/absence protocol surveys under my USFWS recovery permit and the project’s authorizations. Detections, effort, habitat maps and photographs kept to the current USFWS protocol.
Pre-construction nesting bird surveys, active-nest monitoring and buffers, rechecks, and on-call nest evaluations for construction crews.
Eagle nest screening, site-specific buffer recommendations, and monitoring while work is underway near a nest.
Clearance surveys ahead of crews, daily monitoring and compliance records under your biological opinion and permits. Most recently desert tortoise monitoring on a major transmission line project in Nevada.
Protocol surveys need at least five visits between March 15 and June 1, with 60% before May 15. Scoping in the fall keeps the schedule realistic.
County, approximate survey-area boundary or acreage, whether prior surveys or habitat assessments exist, and your proposal or NTP timeline. We confirm access, protocol requirements, and who holds which permit.
You receive a written scope, schedule, and fee, plus the W-9 and COI. Your proposal names me as the permitted surveyor.
Survey areas locked, visit schedule built to the protocol, landowner permissions and Texas authorization confirmed.
Visits logged to protocol, data delivered after each visit or at agreed milestones, and a technical report or data package at season’s end.
Bio Logical LLCBiological & botanical consulting firm, Nevada“Elizabeth brought an important voice of leadership in the field.”
ArcadisGlobal design & engineering consultancy“I knew the team and project would be in good hands.”
Yes, if your permit and its conditions allow subpermittees or listed personnel. Which permit covers the work, and the reporting that follows, is confirmed during scoping. Either way, surveys follow the current USFWS protocol and are documented for your file.
Nationwide. Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat assessments and protocol surveys are in Texas; nesting bird surveys, eagle monitoring, and construction and listed-species monitoring are anywhere in the U.S. Travel, lodging and per diem are quoted from my nearest base and included in the agreed estimate.
Yes. I follow the biological opinion, permit conditions and mitigation plan as written, keep daily monitoring logs and photos, and flag issues to your project lead right away. Any species-specific approvals the project requires are confirmed during scoping.
Either. I can deliver a complete technical report with maps and appendices, or field data, photo logs, and GIS layers formatted for your own report template.
Nesting bird and monitoring assignments can often start within a couple of weeks depending on location and current commitments. GCWA protocol surveys are booked by survey area for the spring season; contact me before the season so the visit schedule fits the protocol.
Yes. A certificate of insurance is provided with the proposal or on request, along with the W-9 and a current résumé for your vendor file.
Yes. Named references from consulting and research project teams are available on request.
Protocol reference: USFWS Austin Ecological Services Field Office. Survey requirements are rechecked for each season. The recovery permit does not authorize development or incidental take.
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