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A Review of Wildlife Management Practices in North Dakota


Effects on Nongame Bird Populations and Habitats

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE: Gravel Shoreline

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has graveled shorelines on alkali wetlands to create nesting habitat for piping plovers.

QUALIFIERS:

  1. On saline/alkaline lake (relatively bare shoreline).
  2. Projects to date have been done primarily to enhance nesting habitat for piping plovers.
  3. Only portions of the naturally occurring shoreline are enhanced to reduce impacts to feeding areas.
Very beneficial: [++] American avocet, migrating shorebirds

Beneficial: [+] piping plover, killdeer (nesting and foraging), spotted sandpiper

Negative: [-]

Very negative: [--]

Unknown: [?]

COMMENTS: Managers should balance the percentage of shoreline that may benefit piping plovers without being detrimental to other species which use those same shorelines for foraging, loafing, etc.

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