Minnesota Project
Assessment of techniques for evaluating woodcock population response to best management practices applied at the demonstration area scale
April 2011 - December 2014
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Division of Migratory Bird Management
American woodcock are a species of conservation concern, having experienced long-term population declines over much of their breeding distribution in eastern North America. Prescriptions for increasing woodcock abundance focus on managing landscapes to provide breeding habitat, but there is little information that can be used to evaluate the success of those efforts. We are evaluating abundance, habitat use, and survival of American woodcock in relation to habitat management at the landscape (demonstration-area) scale in northwest Minnesota, with collaborative projects in Maine and New York. Results of this study will inform landscape-scale management for American woodcock and other species that use similar landscapes.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.L. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2015. Radio-transmitters have no impact on survival of pre-fledged American woodcocks. Journal of Field Ornithology 86:345-351. DOI:10.1111/jofo.12117 | Download | December 2015 |
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.L. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2019. Breeding season survival of American woodcock at a Habitat Demonstration Area in Minnesota. Pages 45-63 in Krementz, D.G., D. E. Andersen, and T.R. Cooper (eds.). Proceedings of the 11th American Woodcock Symposium, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. DOI:10.24926/AWS.0108. | Download | December 2019 |
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.L. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2019. Evaluating techniques for estimating post-breeding-season age ratios for American woodcock. Pages 35-44 in Krementz, D.G., D. E. Andersen, and T.R. Cooper (eds.). Proceedings of the 11th American Woodcock Symposium, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. DOI:10.24926/AWS.0107. | Download | December 2019 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Daly, K.O. and D.E. Andersen. 2014. Are indirect estimates of American woodcock recruitment useful proxies for direct estimates of recruitment? 2014 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Kansas City, KS. | January 2014 |
| Daly, K.O., D. E. Andersen, and W.L. Brininger, Jr. 2012. Effects of radio transmitters on survival of juvenile American woodcock. 73rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Wichita, Kansas. | December 2012 |
| Daly, K.O., D. E. Andersen, and W.L. Brininger, Jr. 2013. Effects of radio transmitters on survival of juvenile American woodcock. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Walker, Minnesota. | February 2013 |
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.I. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2018. Evaluating indices of full-season productivity for American woodcock. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. | January 2018 |
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.L. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2017. Breeding season survival of American woodcock at a habitat demonstration area in Minnesota. 11th American Woodcock Symposium, Rosscommon, Michigan, USA. | October 2017 |
| Daly, K.O., D.E. Andersen, W.L. Brininger, and T.R. Cooper. 2017. Evaluating indices of recruitment for American woodcock. 11th American Woodcock Symposium, Rosscommon, Michigan, USA. | October 2017 |
| Theses and Dissertations | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Daly, K.O. 2014. Assessment of techniques to evaluate American woodcock population response to best management practices applied at the demonstration-area scale. M.S. thesis, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. | September 2014 |