In 2011, the authors completed the first field season of long-term bird monitoring associated with the Inventory and Monitoring Program of the Sierra Nevada Network (SIEN). Field work included data collection on the annual panel as well as the first of four alternating panels. The authors' efforts are detailed in this work.

The specific objectives of this report are to synthesize available data and scientific literature on SIEN birds (distribution, abundance, population trends, and demography for 145 focal species), identify and discuss current and future ecological stressors to SIEN bird populations, and describe management options. The overarching purpose for this report is to inform and support the SIEN long-term bird monitoring program and the SEKI Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA). While this report specifically addresses SIEN and SEKI requirements, the scope of this assessment is network-wide and should serve to inform the concurrent YOSE and DEPO NRCA projects.