Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Evaluation of the Bird Conservation Area Concept in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Annual Report: 2000

Appendix 2

**Appendix 2a:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in Waterfowl Production areas in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Hoykens (small neutral)
Mallard	3	3	0
Blue-winged Teal	2	1	0
Redhead	1	0	0
Marsh Wren	1	1	0
Savannah Sparrow	2	1	0
Song Sparrow	1	?	0
Swamp Sparrow	1	1	0
Bobolink	2	0	0
Red-winged Blackbird	1	1	0
Private (small hostile)
Eastern Kingbird	1	?	0
Sedge Wren	1	1	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	3	3	0
Song Sparrow	1	1	0
Refuge (small neutral)
Mallard	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	4	1	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	4	1	0
Western Meadowlark	2	0	1
Dickcissel	1	1	0
Red-winged Blackbird	1	0	0
American Goldfinch	2	?	0
Spring Creek (small neutral)
Blue-winged Teal	2	2	0
Savannah Sparrow	3	2	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	3	0	0
Bobolink	3	1	0
Red-winged Blackbird	2	2	0

Appendix 2a: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in Waterfowl Production areas in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Hoykens (small neutral)

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal

Redhead

Marsh Wren

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Private (small hostile)

Eastern Kingbird

Sedge Wren

Clay-colored Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Refuge (small neutral)

Mallard

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Western Meadowlark

Dickcissel

Red-winged Blackbird

American Goldfinch

Spring Creek (small neutral)

Blue-winged Teal

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

**Appendix 2b:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots on properties of The Nature Conservancy in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Bluestem LH (large hostile)
Yellow Warbler	1	0	0
Le Conte's Sparrow	1	0	0
Song Sparrow	2	2	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	17	2	1
Bluestem LN (large neutral)
Mallard	2	0	0
Upland Sandpiper	1	?	0
Northern Harrier	1	0	0
Gray Catbird	2	0	0
Yellow Warbler	2	0	0
Le Conte's Sparrow	2	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	10	3	1
Song Sparrow	1	0	1
Clay-colored Sparrow	12	6	0
Bobolink	3	1	0
Pankratz east (large hostile)
Savannah Sparrow	3	2	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	6	6	0
Bobolink	2	0	0
Pankratz north (large neutral)
Upland Sandpiper	1	0	0
Greater Prairie-Chicken	1	0	0
Sedge Wren	1	0	0
Le Conte's Sparrow	1	?	0
Savannah Sparrow	26	13	0
Bobolink	5	0	0
Red-winged Blackbird	1	0	0
Pankratz south (large neutral)
Mallard	2	2	0
Marbled Godwit	1	0	0
Sedge Wren	4	4	0
Le Conte's Sparrow	1	?	0
Savannah Sparrow	28	13	1
Clay-colored Sparrow	1	0	1
Bobolink	3	0	0
Red-winged Blackbird	3	1	1

Appendix 2b: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots on properties of The Nature Conservancy in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Bluestem LH (large hostile)

Yellow Warbler

Le Conte's Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bluestem LN (large neutral)

Mallard

Upland Sandpiper

Northern Harrier

Gray Catbird

Yellow Warbler

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Pankratz east (large hostile)

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Pankratz north (large neutral)

Upland Sandpiper

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Sedge Wren

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Pankratz south (large neutral)

Mallard

Marbled Godwit

Sedge Wren

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

**Appendix 2c:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots in Scientific and Natural Areas in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Bicentennial (large neutral)
Upland Sandpiper	1	1	0
Greater Prairie-Chicken	2	0	0
Eastern Kingbird	1	1	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	16	5	0
Bobolink	3	1	0
American Goldfinch	1	?	0
Foxboro (small neutral)
Savannah Sparrow	25	11	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	6	0	0

Appendix 2c: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots in Scientific and Natural Areas in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Bicentennial (large neutral)

Upland Sandpiper

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Eastern Kingbird

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

American Goldfinch

Foxboro (small neutral)

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

**Appendix 2d:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots in Minnesota State Parks in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Buffalo (large hostile)
Tree Swallow	1	1	0
Common Yellowthroat	3	0	0
Le Conte's Sparrow	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	3	1	0
Song Sparrow	2	1	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	17	3	0
Bobolink	1	1	0
American Goldfinch	2	?	0

Appendix 2d: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in study plots in Minnesota State Parks in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Buffalo (large hostile)

Tree Swallow

Common Yellowthroat

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

American Goldfinch

**Appendix 2e:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in Wildlife Management Areas in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Burnham (large hostile)
Le Conte's Sparrow	2	1	0
Savannah Sparrow	14	2	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	2	0	0
Dugdale (small neutral)
Upland Sandpiper	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	3	2	0
Bobolink	2	0	0
Red-winged Blackbird	2	0	0
Brewer's Blackbird	9	2	1
Mentor (small hostile)
Le Conte's Sparrow	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	7	3	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	3	2	0
Mentor (small neutral)
Upland Sandpiper	4	1	0
Greater Prairie-Chicken	1	0	0
Sedge Wren	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	9	5	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	2	1	0
Bobolink	2		0
Western Meadowlark	1	0	0
Shypoke (small neutral)
Savannah Sparrow	8	5	0
Western Meadowlark	1	1	0
Red-winged Blackbird	1	0	0
Tilden (small hostile)
Grasshopper Sparrow	1	1	0
Savannah Sparrow	3	0	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	3	1	0
Bobolink	1	1	0
Tympanuchus (large neutral)
Greater Prairie-Chicken	1	1	0
Mallard	1	0	0
Northern Harrier	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	15	8	1
Clay-colored Sparrow	4	0	0
Bobolink	5	0	0
Ulen (small hostile)
Yellow Warbler	3	2	0
Savannah Sparrow	3	1	0
Song Sparrow	3	3	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	13	4	0
Bobolink	6	1	1

Appendix 2e: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds in Wildlife Management Areas in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Burnham (large hostile)

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Dugdale (small neutral)

Upland Sandpiper

Savannah Sparrow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Mentor (small hostile)

Le Conte's Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Mentor (small neutral)

Upland Sandpiper

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Sedge Wren

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Western Meadowlark

Shypoke (small neutral)

Savannah Sparrow

Western Meadowlark

Red-winged Blackbird

Tilden (small hostile)

Grasshopper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Tympanuchus (large neutral)

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Mallard

Northern Harrier

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Ulen (small hostile)

Yellow Warbler

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

**Appendix 2f:** Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds on study plots in Sheyenne National Grassland in 2000.
Species	No. found	No. successful	No. parasitized by cowbirds
Camp (small hostile)
Morning Dove	1	0	0
Eastern Kingbird	1	0	0
Vesper Sparrow	2	1	0
Field Sparrow	6	4	0
Lark Sparrow	1	?	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	18	5	0
Bobolink	4	0	0
Eagle Point (large hostile)
Blue-winged Teal	1	0	0
Northern Shoveler	1	0	0
Morning Dove	4	0	0
Eastern Kingbird	3	1	0
Common Yellowthroat	1	0	0
Yellow Warbler	1	0	0
Grasshopper Sparrow	5	3	0
Vesper Sparrow	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	7	2	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	22	6	5
Bobolink	3	0	0
Western Meadowlark	2	0	0
Red-winged Blackbird	6	3	2
Highway (large neutral)
Blue-winged Teal	5	1	0
Green-winged Teal	1	0	0
Northern Shoveler	1	0	0
Marbled Godwit	1	0	0
Wilson's Phalarope	4	0	0
Morning Dove	1	1	0
Savannah Sparrow	11	4	6
Western Meadowlark	4	1	1
Red-winged Blackbird	3	2	1
Yellow-headed Blackbird	1	0	0
Savannah (large hostile)
Blue-winged Teal	1	1	0
Green-winged Teal	1	1	0
Northern Shoveler	1	0	0
Common Snipe	1	0	0
Morning Dove	2	0	0
Grasshopper Sparrow	1	1	0
Vesper Sparrow	1	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	4	3	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	4	0	0
Bobolink	6	0	0
Western Meadowlark	3	1	0
Red-winged Blackbird	1	1	0
American Goldfinch	1	?	0
North (large neutral)
Mallard	4	2	0
Blue-winged Teal	3	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	2	0	0
Bobolink	9	8	0
Western Meadowlark	2	1	0
Red-winged Blackbird	3	2	0
Plum (large neutral)
Mallard	1	0	0
Upland Sandpiper	1	0	0
Grasshopper Sparrow	2	0	0
Savannah Sparrow	20	7	7
Western Meadowlark	6	0	1
Pileated (small hostile)
Clay-colored Sparrow	16	6	0
Vesper Sparrow	6	4	0
Lark Sparrow	2	1	0
Field Sparrow	10	5	0
Chipping Sparrow	1	1	0
Shrike (small hostile)
Morning Dove	1	0	0
Clay-colored Sparrow	2	1	1

Appendix 2f: Number of nests found, number of nests successful, and number of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds on study plots in Sheyenne National Grassland in 2000.

Species

No.
found

No.
successful

No. parasitized
by cowbirds

Camp (small hostile)

Morning Dove

Eastern Kingbird

Vesper Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Eagle Point (large hostile)

Blue-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Morning Dove

Eastern Kingbird

Common Yellowthroat

Yellow Warbler

Grasshopper Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Western Meadowlark

Red-winged Blackbird

Highway (large neutral)

Blue-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Marbled Godwit

Wilson's Phalarope

Morning Dove

Savannah Sparrow

Western Meadowlark

Red-winged Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Savannah (large hostile)

Blue-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Common Snipe

Morning Dove

Grasshopper Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bobolink

Western Meadowlark

Red-winged Blackbird

American Goldfinch

North (large neutral)

Mallard

Blue-winged Teal

Savannah Sparrow

Bobolink

Western Meadowlark

Red-winged Blackbird

Plum (large neutral)

Mallard

Upland Sandpiper

Grasshopper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Western Meadowlark

Pileated (small hostile)

Clay-colored Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Shrike (small hostile)

Morning Dove

Clay-colored Sparrow

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