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Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS. 2008 Wisconsin. Kirtland’s Warbler Strategy. Kim Grveles WI Dept. of Natural Resources. Acknowledgements. Natural Resources Foundation of WI. US Fish and Wildlife Service. Citizen-based Monitoring Network of WI. Wildlife Services. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2008 WisconsinKirtland’s Warbler
StrategyKim Grveles
WI Dept. of Natural Resources
Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS
Natural Resources
Foundation of WI
Acknowledgements
Photo by Dean DiTomasso
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Citizen-based Monitoring
Network of WIWildlife Services
Plum Creek Timber Company
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
History
•Discovered May 13, 1851
•Cleveland, Ohio
•Named for Jared P. Kirtland
•Described by Spencer F. Baird, 1852
•Nesting grounds unknown until 1903- Norman A Woods
• 1879-1900 71 specimens collected in Bahamas – wintering grounds
Ph
oto
s C
ou
rtesy
: R
on
Au
stin
g
Bahamas
also Turks, Caicos,Hispaniola Islands
Oscoda
Michigan Census – 1971-2005*
*Source: Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
Oscoda
Photos Courtesy: Dean DiTommaso and Joel Trick
2007 Nesting Events
Photo Courtesy: Thomas Schultz
USFWS
Ph
oto
Cou
rtesy
: D
ean
D
iTom
maso
Plan of Action
Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS
Wisconsin Counties with Singing Male Observations
1979 to 2007
2008 Survey Results
Volunteers
Sites visited
Counties
41
89
12
Dates: June 6 – June 15
Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS
Habitat Suitability
Suitable
51%
Unsuitable19%
Marginal
24%
N=89
Other 6%
Ph
oto
by Jen
nifer
Goyett
e
Photo by Jennifer Goyette
2008 Nest Results
Nest #
Eggs Nestlings
Kirtland’s Fledged
Cowbirds Fledged
Predation
1 -- -- -- 2 Unknown
2 -- 5 5 0 No
3 -- 3 0 0 Probable
4 5 0 0 0 Probable
5 -- -- -- -- Phantom
6 -- 5 5 0 No
Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS
Photo by Thomas Schultz
Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS