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average, only 20 of the birds detected during a survey <br />were located on transects outside the core area. In <br />1998, additional transects were added within the core <br />area to increase the accuracy and precision of the <br />population estimates. Beginning in 2008, surveys have <br />concentrated on transects within the core, as most of <br />the remaining population is in this area. In 2012, we <br />began to count each transect twice to assist in <br />decreasing the variability of the counts and provide a <br />more accurate estimate. A full mountain survey is <br />scheduled for every five years, with the most recent in <br />2012 and the next due in 2017. A small sample of <br />transects on the edge of the traditional core area and <br />in likely locations on other parts of the mountain were <br />surveyed in 2014, but no palila were detected. <br />