A Comprehensive Review of Observational and Site Evaluation Data of Migrant Whooping Cranes in the United States, 1943-99
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Jane E. Austin U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street SE Jamestown, ND 58401 E-mail: jane_austin@usgs.gov |
Amy L. Richert State Museum University of Nebraska-Lincoln 424 Morrill Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 E-mail: arichert@unlserve.unl.edu |
May 2001
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Introduction
- Development of Observation and Site Evaluation Databases
- Methods
- Data Set Processing
- Observation Number System
- Locations
- Site Evaluation Data and Codes
- Mapping and Distributional Analyses
- Data Set Processing
- Results
- All Observations
- General Description
- Migration Chronology and Temporal Trends
- Site Evaluation Data: Characteristics of Habitats
- General Description
- Occurrence of Social Groups by Season
- Habitat Characteristics Relative to Site Use
- Wetland System
- Wetland Class
- Wetland Regime
- Wetland Size
- River Width
- Water Depths
- Water Quality
- Substrate
- Shoreline Slope
- Dominant Emergent Vegetation
- Feeding Site Description
- Primary Adjacent Habitat
- Similar Habitat With 16 Km (10 Mi)
- Distance to Feeding Sites
- Primary Potential Food Sources
- Foods Observed Eaten by Cranes
- Distance to Human Development
- Distance to Utility Lines
- Visibility
- Other Species Present
- Site Ownership
- Site Security
- Development of Permanent Database and Query System in Access Software
- All Observations
- Discussion
- Recommendations
- General
- Specific Recommendations
- Observation Data Set Variables:
- Site Evaluation Data Set Variables:
- Acknowledgments
- References
- State Summaries
- Kansas
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Reporting Forms
- Report 1. -- Whooping crane report form generated by the Canadian Wildlife Service in 1975.
- Report 2. -- Form for recording reports of whooping crane sightings, used 1977 and spring 1978.
- Report 3a. -- Guide for evaluation of whooping crane sightings locations, used fall 1978-99.
- Report 3b. -- Whooping crane sighting short form, used fall 1978-99.
- Report 4. -- Whooping crane report field sheet for the contingency plan (also considered a short form), used 1985-99.
- Report 5. -- Whooping crane site evaluation computer coding form, used 1984-99.
- Report 6. -- Whooping crane site evaluation form used by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 1977-99. Includes a cover sheet coding form, forms for description of upland and wetland feeding and roosting habitat, and computer coding sheet guides.
- Appendices
- I. EXCEL Database
- Observation Database (OBSERVATION.XLS)
- Site Evaluation Database (EVALUATION.XLS)
- II. SAS Databases
- III. Metadata
- I. EXCEL Database
- Listing of Tables
- Listing of Figures
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Austin, Jane E., and Amy L. Richert. 2001. A comprehensive review of observational and site evaluation data of migrant whooping cranes in the United States, 1943-1999. U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. 157 p.
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Austin, Jane E., and Amy L. Richert. 2001. A comprehensive review of observational and site evaluation data of migrant whooping cranes in the United States, 1943-1999. U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/wcdata/index.htm (Version 01JUL2003).
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