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Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds

Series Coordinators: Douglas H. Johnson Jill A. Dechant-Shaffer

Production Staff: Christopher M. Goldade Amy L. Zimmerman Brent E. Jamison James O. Church Joel S. Brice Silka L. Finkbeiner Betty R. Euliss

Illustrations: Christopher M. Goldade Patsy Renz

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These reports are a series of literature syntheses on North American wetland birds. The need for these reports was identified by the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV), a part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. The PPJV recently adopted a new goal, to stabilize or increase populations of declining grassland- and wetland-associated wildlife species in the Prairie Pothole Region. To further that objective, it is essential to understand the habitat needs of birds other than waterfowl, and how management practices affect their habitats. The focus of these reports is on management of breeding habitat, particularly in the northern Great Plains.

• Acknowledgments

Organization and Features of Species Accounts

• Range Map: indicates the relative densities of the species in North America, based on Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data.
• Capsule statement: provides the fundamental components or keys to management.
• Breeding range: outlines the current breeding distribution in North America.
• Suitable habitat: describes the breeding habitat.
• Table: lists the specific habitat characteristics for the species by individual study.
• Area requirements: provides minimum area requirements for species exhibiting area sensitivity.
• Brood parasitism: summarizes prevalence of inter- and intraspecific parasitism, host response to parasitism, and factors that influence parasitism.
• Breeding-season phenology and site fidelity: lists spring arrival and fall departure dates for the Great Plains and site tenacity.
• Species' response to management: summarizes the effects of different habitat management practices.
• Management recommendations: summarizes specific recommendations for habitat management.
• Literature cited: lists the references used in the species account.

Species Accounts

Below is a list of species for which syntheses are available. Some waterbird species (*) were treated in the grassland bird series Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds. Those accounts differ slightly from the other waterbird accounts by retaining their "Grassland" labels. Species accounts are updated periodically.

For information on grassland bird species, see the resource Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds.

 Enter Grassland and Wetland Birds Bibliography

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Please note:  This searchable, annotated bibliography includes all references used in writing the species accounts for the Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds and for the Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds, as well as additional uncited references.

Annotated Method Bibliographies:

The need for establishing standardized survey protocols for waterbird species was identified in the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan (NAWCP). In support of NAWCP's suggestion, information on survey, capture, nest-finding, and banding methods has been provided in the form of annotated bibliographies for the species listed below.

Eared Grebe
Virginia Rail
Sora
Yellow Rail
American Avocet
Black Tern

Colonial and Non-colonial Waterbird Bibliography

This link takes the viewer to a page organized by partner agencies working collaboratively on the Northern Prairie and Parkland Waterbird Conservation Plan. This page contains a bibliography on survey, inventory, and monitoring methods for colonial and non-colonial waterbirds.