Status and Conservation Priorities of Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora Chrysoptera) in North America

Buehler, David A.; Roth, Amber M.; Vallender, Rachel; Will, Tom; Confer, John L.; Canterbury, Ronald A.; Swarthout, Sara Barker; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Bulluck, Lesley P.

doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1439:sacpog]2.0.co;2

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“…Creation of habitat for Golden-winged Warblers is critical for the conservation and management of the species in the Appalachian Mountains (Buehler et al 2007, Confer et al 2011). Indeed, we have shown that habitat availability at the mid-Appalachian scale is an important driving factor of Golden-winged Warbler abundance in regenerating stands in Pennsylvania and Maryland.…”

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“…We predicted that warbler abundance would have a quadratic relationship to time since harvest Buehler 2001, Bulluck andBuehler 2008). Furthermore, we expected that warbler abundance would be positively related to herbaceous cover (Klaus and Buehler 2001, Confer et al 2003, Bulluck and Buehler 2008, Aldinger 2010, sapling density Lutz 2004, Martin et al 2007), and shrub cover (Confer et al 2003, Martin et al 2007, Aldinger and Wood 2014 but negatively related to distance to a microedge, i.e., patchy conditions (Rossell et al 2003, Buehler et al 2007). We predicted a positive or quadratic response between warbler numbers and residual basal area (Rossell 2001, Roth et al 2014).…”

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“…In addition, locating regenerating stands at elevations >300 m will likely reduce potential hybridization with Blue-winged Warblers (Buehler et al 2007, Larkin and Bakermans 2012, Roth et al 2012. The forest cover can be in various age classes, but managers should strive for 15% of the landscape in early successional forest.…”

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“…Golden-winged Warbler populations in the Appalachian Mountains have exhibited considerable range contraction (Confer et al 2011) and precipitous annual population declines of 8.5% per year since the initiation of Breeding Bird Surveys in 1966 (Sauer et al 2014). Although loss of breeding habitat is thought to be a key limiting factor for this imperiled species, competition and hybridization with a close relative, the Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), which may overlap in breeding habitat, is also a threat (Buehler et al 2007, Vallender et al 2009, Confer et al 2011). As such, the development of management prescriptions that create or maintain Golden-winged Warbler breeding habitat in areas devoid of Blue-winged Warblers is a conservation priority (Buehler et al 2007, Patton et al 2010).…”

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“…For example, the Appalachian population has experienced the northward expansion of, and hybridization with, Blue-winged Warblers (Buehler et al 2007). Consequently, remaining Golden-winged Warbler population strongholds have been able to coexist in areas with Blue-winged Warblers through the segregation of species by habitat (Confer et al 1998(Confer et al , 2010, elevation (Buehler et al 2007), or percent forest cover in the landscape (Thogmartin 2010). In continued efforts to improve conservation of Golden-winged Warblers, our research sought to develop management recommendations for natural resource practitioners interested in creating breeding habitat for Golden-winged Warblers through forest harvesting methods in the central Appalachian Mountains.…”

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Stand and within-stand factors influencing Golden-winged Warbler use of regenerating stands in the central Appalachian Mountains

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Jones³

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ABSTRACT. The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is currently being considered for protected status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The creation of breeding habitat in the Appalachian Mountains is considered a conservation priority for this songbird, which is dependent on extensively forested landscapes with adequate availability of young forest. We modeled abundance of Golden-winged Warbler males in regenerating harvested forest stands that were 0-17 years postharvest at both mid-Appalachian and northeast Pennsylvania regional scales using stand and within-stand characteristics of 222 regenerating stands, 2010-2011. Variables that were most influential at the mid-Appalachian scale were different than those in the northeast region. Across the mid-Appalachian ecoregion, the proportion of young forest cover, i.e., shrub/scrub cover, within 1 km of regenerating stands best explained abundance of Golden-winged Warblers. Golden-winged Warbler response was best explained by a concave quadratic relationship in which abundance was highest with 5-15% land in young forest cover. We also found evidence that the amount of herbaceous cover, i.e., the amount of grasses and forbs, within a regenerating stand positively influenced abundance of Golden-winged Warblers. In northeastern Pennsylvania, where young forest cover is found in high proportions, the distance to the nearest regenerating stand best explained variation in abundance of Golden-winged Warblers. Abundance of Golden-winged Warblers was <1 male per survey when another regenerating stand was >1500 m away. When modeling within-stand features in the northeast region, many of the models were closely ranked, indicating that multiple variables likely explained Golden-winged Warbler response to within-stand conditions. Based on our findings, we have proposed several management guidelines for land managers interested in creating breeding habitat for Golden-winged Warblers using commercial timber operations. For example, we recommend when managing for Golden-winged Warblers in the central Appalachian Mountains that managers should strive for 15% young forest in a heavily forested landscape (>70% forest cover) and cluster stands within 1-2 km of other young forest habitats.Caractéristiques de peuplements et intra-peuplements ayant une influence sur l'utilisation de peuplements en régénération par la Paruline à ailes dorées dans le secteur centre des Appalaches RÉSUMÉ. La Paruline à ailes dorées (Vermivora chrysoptera) est présentement sur la liste des espèces candidates pour l'obtention d'un statut de protection en vertu de la Endangered Species Act (loi sur les espèces en péril) aux États-Unis. La création de milieux de nidification dans les Appalaches est vue comme une priorité de conservation pour ce passereau, qui dépend de vastes paysages boisés pourvus de jeunes forêts adéquates. Nous avons modélisé l'abondance de Parulines à ailes dorées mâles dans des peuplements forestiers en régénération après récolte, âgés de 0 à 17 ans, à l'échelle régionale des...

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Predicting Pasture and Forest Landowner Intention to Create Early Successional Habitat

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As human land uses expand across the landscape, the management practices of private landowners are an essential part of effective conservation. Early successional habitats (ESH) and the species that depend on them are a priority in the eastern United States, and efforts to create ESH on private lands has primarily focused on forest landowners and timber harvests. Private pasture lands in a forested landscape present an additional opportunity to create and maintain ESH, yet our understanding of landowner values and attitudes about management strategies in pastures is lacking. To address this, we surveyed private landowners in 5 Virginia counties who own ≥10.1 ha at >610 m elevation (n = 503). Our primary objective was to understand how a variety of factors such as landowner values, past experience with habitat management, and perceived barriers to carrying out habitat management are associated with private landowner intention to carry out 7 ESH management strategies (i.e., reduced mowing, reduced grazing, timber harvests within forest, timber harvests at a field-forest border, prescribed fire, use of machinery, and use of herbicides to control invasive species) for the benefit of wildlife in the next 5 years. We used boosted regression trees to determine which factors best predicted the intention to carry out each management strategy. We were able to predict accuracy >75% of the time for landowner intention to engage in open pasture and timber management strategies. Landowner values were not consistent across the different management strategies; landowners likely to reduce mowing or grazing valued ecological aspects of their land (e.g., pollinator habitat, water quality), whereas landowners likely to harvest timber valued hunting and revenue. Past experience with wildlife management was the strongest predictor of likelihood to reduce mowing and grazing. Our results suggest that expanding outreach efforts to include pasture management options would engage a broader set of landowners in creating ESH, especially if such efforts highlighted the benefits to pollinator species, water quality, and enhanced opportunities for hunting and other types of recreation.

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Spot‐mapping underestimates song‐territory size and use of mature forest by breeding golden‐winged warblers in Minnesota, USA

Streby

Loegering

Andersen

2012

Wildlife Society Bulletin

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Studies of songbird breeding habitat often compare habitat characteristics of used and unused areas. Although there is usually meticulous effort to precisely and consistently measure habitat characteristics, accuracy of methods for estimating which areas are used versus which are unused by birds remains generally untested. To examine accuracy of spot‐mapping to identify singing territories of golden‐winged warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera), which are considered an early successional forest specialists, we used spot‐mapping and radiotelemetry to record song perches and delineate song territories for breeding male golden‐winged warblers in northwestern Minnesota, USA. We also used radiotelemetry to record locations (song and nonsong perches) of a subsample (n = 12) of males throughout the day to delineate home ranges. We found that telemetry‐based estimates of song territories were 3 times larger and included more mature forest than those estimated from spot‐mapping. In addition, home ranges estimated using radiotelemetry included more mature forest than spot‐mapping‐ and telemetry‐based song territories, with 75% of afternoon perches located in mature forest. Our results suggest that mature forest comprises a larger component of golden‐winged warbler song territories and home ranges than is indicated based on spot‐mapping in Minnesota. Because it appears that standard observational methods can underestimate territory size and misidentify cover‐type associations for golden‐winged warblers, we caution that management and conservation plans may be misinformed, and that similar studies are needed for golden‐winged warblers across their range and for other songbird species. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.

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Status and Conservation Priorities of Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora Chrysoptera) in North America

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Stand and within-stand factors influencing Golden-winged Warbler use of regenerating stands in the central Appalachian Mountains

Stand and within-stand factors influencing Golden-winged Warbler use of regenerating stands in the central Appalachian Mountains

Predicting Pasture and Forest Landowner Intention to Create Early Successional Habitat

Spot‐mapping underestimates song‐territory size and use of mature forest by breeding golden‐winged warblers in Minnesota, USA

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