Download or read book Breeding Biology of Swainson s Warbler Limnothlypis Swainsonii in a North Carolina Bottomland Forest written by Neil Allen Chartier and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Breeding Biology of Swainson s Warblers in a Managed South Carolina Bottomland Forest written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation plans for the southeastern U.S. have identified Swainson's Warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii) to be among the more vulnerable Neotropical migrants. However, a lack of life history information, in particular breeding, jeopardizes sound management decisions. My study examined a population in Britton's Neck, South Carolina on timberland owned by International Paper Co. From 1999-2001, I conducted a breeding biology study that examined nesting, territory, vegetative, and landscape characteristics. I discovered 98 SWWA nests, 63 of which were active. SWWA nesting success equaled 60% using the Mayfield success estimator. Contrary to the notion of SWWA requiring mature forests to breed, SWWA bred successfully in 20-year old regenerating clearcuts. Multiple brooding, where a pair initiates nesting attempts after their first is successful, was detected in 20% of the pairs. An individual's seasonal fecundity was doubled by multiple brooding, increasing the young per female from 1.5 to 3.7. Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) parasitized only 10% of nests. No SWWA chicks were observed fledging in the presence of Cowbirds. Apparent population density was 17 territories/km2, equaling the highest density ever recorded for SWWA. One-fifth the site contained 59 territories/km2, compared to the remaining four-fifths with 12 territories/km2. I examined vegetative differences between nests built in high- versus low-density areas using a discriminant function analysis (DFA). The DFA results indicated understory thickets accounted for the largest difference between high- and low-density nest sites. Nests in the high-density area were more associated with understory thickets.

Download or read book Breeding Biology of Swainson s Warblers in a Managed South Carolina Bottomland Forest written by Jennifer Laurie Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Swainson s Warbler Limnothlypis Swainsonii Habitat Selection in a Managed Bottomland Hardwood Forest in South Carolina written by Kimberly Ann Peters and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Birder s Conservation Handbook written by Jeffrey V. Wells and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-18 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them. Birder's Conservation Handbook is the only book of its kind, written specifically to help birders and researchers understand the threats while providing actions to protect birds and their habitats. Jeffrey Wells has distilled vast amounts of essential information into a single easy-to-use volume-required reading for anyone who loves birds and wants to ensure they are protected. At-a-glance species accounts cover in detail North America's one hundred most at-risk birds; each account is beautifully illustrated by today's top bird artists. The text includes status, distribution, ecology, threats, conservation actions and needs, and references. A distribution map accompanies each entry. Chapters discuss birds as indicators of environmental health, the state of North American bird populations, major conservation issues, and initiatives now underway to improve the health of North America's birds. Birder's Conservation Handbook is an indispensable resource for birdwatchers, researchers, naturalists, and conservationists. Reading it will inspire you to become an active steward of our birds and the habitats we share. A comprehensive guide to North America's one hundred most at-risk birds and how to protect them Compact and easy to use, with beautiful illustrations and data organized for convenient, at-a-glance reference Detailed species accounts, including distribution maps Practical advice on conservation Information on leading conservation agencies and resources

Download or read book Natural History of the Swainson s Warbler written by Brooke Meanley and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diet of Swainson s Warblers on the Breeding Grounds written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT SAVAGE, AMELIA LEE. Diet of Swainsonââ'¬â"¢s Warblers on the Breeding Grounds. (Under the direction of Dr. Christopher Moorman). Swainsonââ'¬â"¢s Warbler (SWWA), Limnothlypis swainsonii, is a migratory songbird that breeds in bottomland hardwood forests across the southeastern United States. It is believed to be one of the least abundant breeding songbird species in the region. While nest-site selection has been well studied, little is known about SWWA foraging habits except that the species is insectivorous with a large bill used to flip fallen leaves on the forest floor. We captured and crop-flushed SWWA to determine diet, and sampled leaf litter arthropods and vegetation at each SWWA capture location. We compared the proportion of arthropod orders detected in crop-flush samples to the proportion of arthropods collected in the leaf litter to determine which orders were eaten by SWWA more or less than their proportional availability. Although Acari (mites and ticks) and Chilopoda (centipedes) were the most abundant arthropods recorded in the leaf litter samples (51% and 18%, respectively), these orders rarely occurred in crop flush samples. Conversely, Araneae (spiders) and Coleoptera (beetles) were uncommon in leaf litter samples (2% and 5%, respectively) but were the most abundant arthropod orders in SWWA crop flush samples. We conducted binary logistic regressions with the presence or absence of Aranids as the dependent variable and habitat measures as the independent variables. The probability that spiders were present in the leaf litter increased as leaf litter depth increased. Leaf litter depth should be preserved by maintaining closed canopy forests and natural flooding regimes to promote SWWA foraging habitat.

Download or read book Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Natural History of the Swainson s Warbler written by Brooke Meanley and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) is one of the least known of songbirds in southern United States. It is unusually appealing to the student of birds because it is hard to find and because its forbidding habitat is challenging. Studies of its life history and ecology were made by the author principally in canebrakes along the Ocmulgee River a few miles south of Macon, Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

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Download or read book Biological Notes written by Illinois. Natural History Survey Division and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Swainson s Warbler written by Raymond E. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes (e.g., water quality improvement), affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna"--Abstract.

Download or read book Strategies for Bird Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents a compilation of papers presented at the 3rd International Partners in Flight Workshop held October 1-5, 1995, at the Grand Hotel in Cape May, NJ. The title of the workshop was 'Partners in Flight Conservation Plan: Building Consensus for Action.' Manuscripts have been available on-line at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology web site (http://birds.cornell.edu/pifcapemay) since the year 1999, and the majority of them have been updated recently to reflect knowledge available by the 2000 publication date. The volume is divided into seven sections that range from general planning considerations to a case study in bird conservation planning. References from all papers are compiled in a single 'References' section at the end of the volume.

Download or read book The Nest Biology of the Bees written by Brooks M. Burr and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: