Strategies for the conservation monitoring of resident landbirds and wintering neotropical migrants in the Americas

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-174

  Latta, Steven C ^a   Ralph, C John ^b   Geupel, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian conservation; Avian ecology; Latin America; Monitoring; Neotropical migratory birds

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745873476     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Burnham, K. P., & D. R. Anderson. 1984. On the need for distance data in line transect counts. J. Wildl. Manage. 48: 1248-1254.
2. Chase, M. K., & G. R. Geupel. In press. The use of avian focal species for conservation planning in California. In Ralph, C. J., & T. D. Rich (eds.). Proceedings of the third international Partners in Flight conference. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Albany, California.
3. DeSante, D. F., Nott, M. P., & O'Grady, D. R. 2001. Identifying the proximate demographic cause(s) of population change by modelling spatial variation in productivity, survivorship, and population trends. Ardea 89: 185-207.
4. DeSante, D. F., T. S. Sillett, R. B. Siegel, J. F. Saracco, C. Alvarez, S. Morales, A. Cerezo, D. R. Kaschube, & B. Milá. 2003. MoSI (Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal): assessing habitat-specific overwintering survival of Neotropical migratory landbirds. Unpublished protocols available at http://www.birdpop.org.
5. Dugger, K. M., J. Faaborg, & W. J. Arendt. 2001. Rainfall correlates of bird populations and survival rates in a Puerto Rican dry forest. Bird Populations 5: 11-27.
6. Faaborg, J. 2000. Avian monitoring systems. Pp. 89-98 in Latta, S. C., & R. Lorenzo (eds.). Results of the national planning workshop for avian conservation in the Dominican Republic. Dirección Nacional de Parques, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
7. Faaborg, J., W. J. Arendt, & M. S. Kaiser. 1984. Rainfall correlates of bird population fluctuations in a Puerto Rican dry forest: a nine-year study. Wilson Bull. 96: 575-593.
8. Geupel, G. R., & I. G. Warkentin. 1995. Field methods for monitoring population parameters of landbirds in Mexico. Pp. 242-248 in Wilson, M. H., & S. A. Sader (eds.). Conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in Mexico. Misc. Publ. 727, Maine Agricultural Forest Experiment Station, Orono, Maine.
9. Holmes, R. T., T. W. Sherry, & L. Reitsma. 1989. Population structure, territoriality and overwinter survival of two migrant warbler species in Jamaica. Condor 91: 545-561.
10. Hussell, D. J. T., & C. J. Ralph. In press. Recommended methods for monitoring change in bird populations by counting and capture of migrants. N. Am. Bird Bander.
11. Hutto, R. L., & J. S. Young. 2002. Regional landbird monitoring: perspectives from the northern Rocky Mountains. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 30: 738-750.
12. Hutto, R. L., S. M. Pletschet, & P. Hendricks. 1986. A fixed-radius point count method for non-breeding and breeding season use. Auk 103: 593-602.
13. Koskimies, P., & R. A. Vaisanen. 1991. Monitoring bird populations. Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
14. Latta, S. C., & J. Faaborg. 2001. Winter site fidelity of Prairie Warblers in the Dominican Republic. Condor 103: 455-468.
15. Latta, S. C., & J. Faaborg. 2002. Demographic and population responses of Cape May Warblers wintering in multiple habitats. Ecology 83: 2502-2515.
16. Latta, S. C., A. Tossas, A. Sutton, H. Gonzalez, P. B. Hamel, & D. DeSante. 2003. Research, monitoring, and conservation of Neotropical migratory land birds in the West Indies: a report to the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Working Group of the SCSCB. J. Carib. Ornithol. 16: 1-19.
17. Lynch, J. F. 1989. Distribution of overwintering Nearctic migrants in the Yucatan Peninsula, I: general patterns of occurrence. Condor 91: 515-544.
18. Lynch, J. F., & D. F. Whigam. 1995. The role of disturbance in the ecology of overwintering migratory birds in the Yucatan Penisula. Pp. 199-214 in Wilson, M. H., & S. A. Sader (eds.). Conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in Mexico. Misc. Publ. 727, Maine Agricultural Forest Experiment Station, Orono, Maine.
19. Marra, P. P., & R. T. Holmes. 2001. Consequences of dominance-mediated habitat segregation in a migrant passerine bird during the non-breeding season. Auk 118: 92-104.
20. Martin, T. E. 1995. Avian life history evolution in relation to nest sites, nest predation and food. Ecol. Monogr. 65: 101-127.
21. Martin, T. E., & G. R. Geupel. 1993. Nest-monitoring plots: methods for locating nests and monitoring success. J. Field Ornithol. 64: 507-519.
22. Martin, T. E., C. Paine, C. J. Conway, W. Holachka, P. Allen, & W. Jenkins. 1997. BBIRD field protocol. Available from T. E. Martin, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812.
23. Nott, M. P., DeSante, D. F., Siegel, R. B., & P. Pyle. 2002. Influences of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation on avian productivity in forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Global Ecol. Biogeogr. 11: 333-342.
24. Nur, N., & G. R. Geupel. 1993. Evaluations of nest monitoring, mist-netting, and other methods for monitoring demographic processes in landbird populations. Pp. 237-244 in Finch, D. M., & P. W. Stangel (eds.). Status and management of Neotropical migratory birds. Publication GTR RM-229, U.S.D.A Forest Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.
25. Nur N., S. Jones, & G. R. Geupel. 1999. A statistical guide to data analysis of avian monitoring programs. Biological Technical Publication BTP-R6001-1999, U.S.D.I. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C.
26. nd Partners in Flight workshop, Proceedings RMRS-P-16, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah.
27. Partners in Flight Research Working Group. 2002. Priority research needs for the conservation of Neotropical migrant landbirds. J. Field Ornithol. 73: 329-339.
28. Pienkowski, M. W. 1991. Using long-term ornithological studies in setting targets for conservation in Britain. Ibis 133 (Suppl.): 62-75.
29. Ralph, C. J., & K. Hollinger. 2003. The status of the Willow and Pacific-Slope flycatchers in northwestern California and southern Oregon. Stud. Avian Biol. 26: 104-117.
30. Ralph, C. J., & B. Mila. 1994. Towards an integrated and standardized monitoring program for landbirds in Latin America. Pp. 676-678 in Bissonette, J. A., & P. R. Krausman (eds.). Integrating people and wildlife for a sustainable future. Proceedings of the First International Wildlife Management Congress, San José, Costa Rica, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
31. Ralph, C. J., & J. M. Scott. 1981. Estimating numbers of terrestrial birds. Stud. Avian Biol. 6: 1-630.
32. Ralph, C. J., G. R. Geupel, P. Pyle, T. E. Martin, & D. F. DeSante. 1993. Handbook of field methods for monitoring landbirds. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-144, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Albany, California.
33. Ralph, C. J., S. Droege, & J. R. Sauer. 1995. Managing and monitoring birds using point counts: standards and applications. Pp. 161-169 in Ralph, C. J., J. R. Sauer, & S. Droege (eds.). Monitoring bird populations by point counts. U.S.D.A. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-149, Albany, California.
34. Ralph, C. J., G. R. Geupel, P. Pyle, T. E. Martin, D. F. DeSante, & B. Milá 1996. Manual de metodos de campo para el monitoreo de aves terrestres. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-159, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Albany, California.
35. Ralph, C. J., E. H. Dunn, W. J. Peach, & C. M. Handel. 2004a. Recommendations for the use of mist nets for inventory and monitoring of bird populations. Stud. Avian Biol. 26: 187-196.
36. Ralph, C. J., S. L. Miller, & K. Hollinger. 2004b. Monitoring productivity with multiple mist-net stations. Stud. Avian Biol. 26: 12-20.
37. Robbins, C. S., D. Bystrak, & P. H. Geissler. 1986. The breeding bird survey: its first fifteen years, 1965-1979. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication 157, Laurel, Maryland.
38. Robbins, C. S., J. R. Sauer, R. S. Greenberg, & S. Droege. 1989. Population declines in North American birds that migrate to the Neotropics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 7658-7662.
39. Silkey M., N. Nur, & G. R. Geupel. 1999. The use of mist net capture rates to monitor annual variation in abundance: a validation study. Condor 101: 288-299.
40. Thomas, L., G. R. Geupel, N. Nur, & G. Ballard. 2004. Optimizing the allocation of count days in migration monitoring programs. Stud. Avian Biol. 26: 97-111.
41. Van Horne, B. 1983. Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality. J. Wildl. Manage. 47: 893-901
42. Verner, J., M. L. Morrison, & C. J. Ralph (eds.). 1986. Wildlife 2000: modeling habitat relationships of terrestrial vertebrates. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin.
43. Wunderle, J. M., Jr. 1995. Population characteristics of Black-throated Blue Warblers wintering in three sites on Puerto Rico. Auk 112: 931-946.
44. Wunderle, J. M., Jr., & S. C. Latta. 2000. Winter site fidelity of Nearctic migrant birds in isolated shade coffee plantations of different sizes in the Dominican Republic. Auk 117: 596-614.