DOCSLIB.ORG

THE Connecticljt WARBLER

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
THE Connecticljt WARBLER CONTENTS A Message from the Editor 1 Anthony Bledsoe THE The 1984-1985 Connecticut Christmas Counts 2 Fred Sibley CONNECTIClJT Connecticut Birds - Bald Eagle 5 Gene Billings , -1\ WARBLER Food Storage by American Crows in Winter 8 Lawrence Kilham A Journal of Connecticut Ornithology Connecticut Field Notes- Summer 1984 9 Dennis Varza Book Review - Field Guide to the Birds of North America 11 Anthony Bledsoe NOTES&NEWS 12 The Connecticut Warbler is a quarterly publication devoted to the advancement of the study of birds. It is published by the Connecticut Ornithological Association . Address all correspondence to 314 Unquowa Road , Fairfield, CT 06430. The Connecticut Audubon Society Non-Profit Org. ·r J14 Unquowa Road F•irfield, CT 06430 U.S. Postage PAID Fairfield, Conn. Permit No. 95 Volume V Number 1 January 1985 Pages 1-13 CONNECTICUT ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR President: Roland C. Clement, Norwalk Vice-President: Elizabeth Kleiner, Simsbury The October issue of volume 4 of The Connecticut Warbler introduced several changes in Secretary: Winifred Burkett, Storrs the appearance, format, and content of the journal. Readers may have noticed that the Treasurer: Robert Fletcher, Cheshire journal has returned to a type-set print, that the type face is new, and that the inside front Assistant Treasurer: Carl J. Trichka, Fairfield cover has been revised to reflect the province the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) now holds over the publication of the journal. Board of Directors Indeed, COA has created options for improving the journal, and the changes introduced Term expiring _____ last issue make The Connecticut Warbler a more pleasing, easier to read publication. In addi­ tion, the journal has broadened its scope to include a variety of articles and features of in­ December 1986 December 1987 terest to all ornithologists, amateur and professional alike. The Connecticut Warbler thus Stuart E. Mitchell, Portland Neil W . Currie, Watertown provides the Connecticut ornithological community with a range of information about the Joseph C. Zeranski, Greenwich Shirley S. Davis, Mansfield Center birds of our state and those who study them. The link between professional and amateur Julio de la Torre, New Canaan Donald A. Hopkins, Windsor gives the publication and its host organization, COA, special meaning, and a special Robert C. Dewire, Pawcatuck Philip R. Schaeffer, Greenwich flavor. In the current volume, our editorial staff has supplemented last issue's changes with December 1988 some further innovations. This issue introduces two regular features . George W . Zepko, Middletown The first, "Connecticut Birds", describes the status, distribution, and site localities of a George A. Clark Jr., Storrs selected Connecticut species each issue. In this issue Gene Billings discusses the occurrence Fred C. Sibley, Guilford of Bald Eagles in Connecticut and provides information about where and when our readers Stephen P. Broker, New Haven can see them. The second new feature, the "Book Review", presents reviews of volumes of especial in­ THE CONNECTICUT WARBLER terest to our readership. The current "Book Review" critiques the National Geographic So­ ciety's Field Guide to the Birds of North America, a new, comprehensive field guide to the Editor: Anthony H . Bledsoe, New Haven birds of Connecticut and the rest of the North American continent. Managing Editor: Carl J. Trichka, Fairfield We continue to provide COA field observers the opportunity to publish interesting ob­ Field Editor: Dennis E. Varza, Fairfield servations and to contribute to our knowledge of birds, their lives, and their habits. We The Connecticut Warbler is published quarterly (January, April, July, and October) by the also continue to offer a standard complement of original, full-length articles plus the regu­ Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA). Membership to COA is based on a calen­ lar "Connecticut Field Notes" and "Notes and News" features. Our editorial staff wel­ dar year, with membership renewable in January. New members of COA receive all four comes comments and suggestions from the readership on past and future improvements of issues of The Connecticut Warbler for that year. Make checks payable to The Connecticut Or­ The Connecticut Warbler. nithological Association, and mail checks to 314 Unqoowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06430. Anthony H. Bledsoe Membership Fees Editor Member $10.00 Contributing $20.00 The Connecticut Warbler Family $15 .00 Sustaining $30.00 Founder $300.00, payable in three annual install­ ments and conferring life membership. The editors invite submission of articles, notes, black and white photographs and line drawings for publication in The Connecticut Warbler . Manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced and on one side of the sheet only, with ample margins. The style of manu­ scripts should follow the general usage in recent issues. Cover Photograph: Mew Gull, photographed in West Haven Dec. 23, 1984 by Mark Szantyr 1 / CONNECTICUT ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR President: Roland C. Clement, Norwalk Vice-President: Elizabeth Kleiner, Simsbury The October issue of volume 4 of The Connecticut Warbler introduced several changes in Secretary: Winifred Burkett, Storrs the appearance, format, and content of the journal. Readers may have noticed that the Treasurer: Robert Fletcher, Cheshire journal has returned to a type-set print, that the type face is new, and that the inside front Assistant Treasurer: Carl J. Trichka, Fairfield cover has been revised to reflect the province the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) now holds over the publication of the journal. Board of Directors Indeed, COA has created options for improving the journal, and the changes introduced Term expiring _____ last issue make The Connecticut Warbler a more pleasing, easier to read publication. In addi­ tion, the journal has broadened its scope to include a variety of articles and features of in­ December 1986 December 1987 terest to all ornithologists, amateur and professional alike. The Connecticut Warbler thus Stuart E. Mitchell, Portland Neil W . Currie, Watertown provides the Connecticut ornithological community with a range of information about the Joseph C. Zeranski, Greenwich Shirley S. Davis, Mansfield Center birds of our state and those who study them. The link between professional and amateur Julio de la Torre, New Canaan Donald A. Hopkins, Windsor gives the publication and its host organization, COA, special meaning, and a special Robert C. Dewire, Pawcatuck Philip R. Schaeffer, Greenwich flavor. In the current volume, our editorial staff has supplemented last issue's changes with December 1988 some further innovations. This issue introduces two regular features . George W . Zepko, Middletown The first, "Connecticut Birds", describes the status, distribution, and site localities of a George A. Clark Jr., Storrs selected Connecticut species each issue. In this issue Gene Billings discusses the occurrence Fred C. Sibley, Guilford of Bald Eagles in Connecticut and provides information about where and when our readers Stephen P. Broker, New Haven can see them. The second new feature, the "Book Review", presents reviews of volumes of especial in­ THE CONNECTICUT WARBLER terest to our readership. The current "Book Review" critiques the National Geographic So­ ciety's Field Guide to the Birds of North America, a new, comprehensive field guide to the Editor: Anthony H . Bledsoe, New Haven birds of Connecticut and the rest of the North American continent. Managing Editor: Carl J. Trichka, Fairfield We continue to provide COA field observers the opportunity to publish interesting ob­ Field Editor: Dennis E. Varza, Fairfield servations and to contribute to our knowledge of birds, their lives, and their habits. We The Connecticut Warbler is published quarterly (January, April, July, and October) by the also continue to offer a standard complement of original, full-length articles plus the regu­ Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA). Membership to COA is based on a calen­ lar "Connecticut Field Notes" and "Notes and News" features. Our editorial staff wel­ dar year, with membership renewable in January. New members of COA receive all four comes comments and suggestions from the readership on past and future improvements of issues of The Connecticut Warbler for that year. Make checks payable to The Connecticut Or­ The Connecticut Warbler. nithological Association, and mail checks to 314 Unqoowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06430. Anthony H. Bledsoe Membership Fees Editor Member $10.00 Contributing $20.00 The Connecticut Warbler Family $15 .00 Sustaining $30.00 Founder $300.00, payable in three annual install­ ments and conferring life membership. The editors invite submission of articles, notes, black and white photographs and line drawings for publication in The Connecticut Warbler . Manuscripts should be typewritten, double-spaced and on one side of the sheet only, with ample margins. The style of manu­ scripts should follow the general usage in recent issues. Cover Photograph: Mew Gull, photographed in West Haven Dec. 23, 1984 by Mark Szantyr 1 / THE 1984-1985 Ibis was found at New London, an Ameri­ population inland. Comparing coastal and corded only on the coast. The lase two can Oyscercaccher stayed on in the inland counts, one observes that there were counts their numbers have increased inland CONNECTICUT Westport area, and the Greenwich­ 38 species for which more than 60% of the while decreasing
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Modeling Population Dynamics of Roseate Terns (Sterna Dougallii) In
    Ecological Modelling 368 (2018) 298–311 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Ecological Modelling j ournal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolmodel Modeling population dynamics of roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean a,b,c,∗ d e b Manuel García-Quismondo , Ian C.T. Nisbet , Carolyn Mostello , J. Michael Reed a Research Group on Natural Computing, University of Sevilla, ETS Ingeniería Informática, Av. Reina Mercedes, s/n, Sevilla 41012, Spain b Dept. of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA c Darrin Fresh Water Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, 307 MRC, Troy, NY 12180, USA d I.C.T. Nisbet & Company, 150 Alder Lane, North Falmouth, MA 02556, USA e Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, MA 01581, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The endangered population of roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean consists Received 12 September 2017 of a network of large and small breeding colonies on islands. This type of fragmented population poses an Received in revised form 5 December 2017 exceptional opportunity to investigate dispersal, a mechanism that is fundamental in population dynam- Accepted 6 December 2017 ics and is crucial to understand the spatio-temporal and genetic structure of animal populations. Dispersal is difficult to study because it requires concurrent data compilation at multiple sites. Models of popula- Keywords: tion dynamics in birds that focus on dispersal and include a large number of breeding sites are rare in Roseate terns literature.
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Pseudemys Rubriventris
    Attachment A- ENDANGERED SPECIES Official IPaC Species List, Project Review Request, and USFWS Determination Letter United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE New England Ecological Services Field Office 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300 Concord, NH 03301-5094 Phone: (603) 223-2541 Fax: (603) 223-0104 http://www.fws.gov/newengland In Reply Refer To: July 26, 2018 Consultation Code: 05E1NE00-2018-SLI-2527 Event Code: 05E1NE00-2018-E-05920 Project Name: Bourne Stormwater MS4 NOI Project Revised Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project To Whom It May Concern: The enclosed species list identifies threatened, endangered, proposed and candidate species, as well as proposed and final designated critical habitat, that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution of species, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this list. Please feel free to contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potential impacts to federally proposed, listed, and candidate species and federally designated and proposed critical habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulations implementing section 7 of the Act, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days.
    [Show full text]
  • Breeding Populations of Terns and Skimmers on Long Island Sound and Eastern Long Island: 1972-19751
    1974-1977 No. 73 PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNA A SOCIETY OF NEW YORK For the Three Years Ending March 1977 Date of Issue: August 1977 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Members who participated in editing this issue of the Proceedings were: Berry Baker, Eugene Eisenmann, John Farrand, Jr., and Mary LeCroy. The Committee wishes to thank Alice Oliveri for typing manuscripts. Catherine Pessino, Editor Breeding Populations of Terns and Skimmers on Long Island Sound and Eastern Long Island: 1972-19751 DAVID DUFFY By 1972, it had become apparent to many working on colonial sea­ birds that the nesting terns and skimmers of Long Island were being increasingly exposed to a broad spectrum of pressures that might be causing severe changes in their populations. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) had been implicated in birth deformities of Common and Roseate Terns (Sterna hirundo and S. dougallii; Hays and Risebrough 1972). Mercury had been linked to feather loss in young terns (Gochfeld 1971). Egg shell thinning had been noted at several colonies in the area (Hays, pers. com.; pers. obs.); such thinning is believed to be caused by deriva­ tives of DDT (Wiemeyer and Porter 1970; Peakall 1970). Further pressure on tern populations had come from invasions of nesting sites by rats, development of recreational beaches, human harassment, and natural suc­ cession rendering colony sites unfit for nesting. For all of these factors there were only scattered and often anecdotal accounts of acute situations. What, if any, long-term effect there might be for the tern populations was unknown. Were Common and Roseate Terns holding their own? Or were they, instead, retreating to a few, safe colonies as their populations declined? Little as we knew of Commons and Rose­ ates, we knew even less of what was happening to Least Terns (Sterna albifrons) and Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger).
    [Show full text]
  • 2018 CT IWQR Appendix
    1 Appendix A-3. Connecticut 305b Assessment Results for Estuaries Connecticut 2018 305b Assessment Results Estuaries Appendix A-3 Waterbody Waterbody Square Segment ID Name Location Miles Aquatic Life Recreation Shellfish Shellfish Class See Map for Boundaries. Central portion of LIS, LIS CB Inner - Inner Estuary, Patchogue and Menunketesuck Rivers Patchogue And from mouths at Grove Beach Point, US to saltwater Menunketesuc limits just above I95 crossing, and at I95 crossing NOT Direct CT-C1_001 k Rivers respectively, Westbrook. 0.182 UNASSESSED UNASSESSED SUPPORTING Consumption See Map for Boundaries. Central portion of LIS, LIS CB Inner - Inner Estuary, SB water of inner Clinton Harbor, Inner Clinton including mouths of Hammonasset, Indian, Harbor, Hammock Rivers, and Dudley Creek (includes NOT FULLY Commercial CT-C1_002-SB Clinton Esposito Beach), Clinton. 0.372 SUPPORTING UNASSESSED SUPPORTING Harvesting See Map for Boundaries. Central portion of LIS, Inner Estuary, Hammonasset River SB water from LIS CB Inner - mouth at inner Clinton Harbor, US to SA/SB water Hammonasset quality line between Currycross Road and RR track, NOT Commercial CT-C1_003-SB River, Clinton Clinton. 0.072 UNASSESSED UNASSESSED SUPPORTING Harvesting 2 See Map for Boundaries. Central portion of LIS, Inner Estuary, Hayden Creek SB water from mouth LIS CB Inner - at Hammonasset River (parallel with Pratt Road), US Hayden Creek, to saltwater limit near Maple Avenue (off Route 1), NOT Commercial CT-C1_004-SB Clinton Clinton. 0.009 UNASSESSED UNASSESSED SUPPORTING Harvesting See Map for Boundaries. Central portion of LIS, Inner Estuary, (DISCONTINUOUS SEGMENT) SA LIS CB Inner - water of upper Hammonasset, Indian, Hammock Clinton Harbor Rivers, Dudley Creek and other small tributaries, (SA Inputs), from SA/SB water quality line, US to saltwater NOT Direct CT-C1_005 Clinton limits, Clinton.
    [Show full text]
  • THE 2000 FALKNER ISLAND TERN PROJECT REPORT Jeffrey A
    }' ~USGS science for a.changing world THE 2000 FALKNER ISLAND TERN PROJECT REPORT Jeffrey A. Spendelow USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) 11510 American Holly Drive. Laurel, MD 20708-4017 USA · 3 February 2001 Pre-season Preparations and Spring Work Weekend · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Manager Bill Kolodnicki. and NWR staff Kevin Allen. Jennifer Brown, Patrick Comins, and Deb Trantor visited Falkner Island on 2~ April (4-20) to assess the overwinter damage and survey the island for waterfowl nests. They also boated past Goose Island where they saw both a Harbor Seal and a Gray Seal. Falkner Island Tern Project (FITP) Director Jeff Spendelow and PWRC Biological Technician Peter Osenton arrived in Guilford on 4-26, but didn't make it out until the next day to begin pre-season preparations, put a new line across the harbor, clear net lanes, and set up some nets. UMass/Amherst M.Sc. student Corey Grinnell joined us that night. The next morning we did some banding, set up the 2m-X-2m grid on the north end gravel spit, _remarked the baseline for the beach plots~ finished taking tires and nestboxes out of storage, and placed the boxes on the beach for the habitat enhancement project. Bill Kolodnicki, Kevin Allen and Pam Denmon brought five volunteers out on 4-29 to help move the tires to the spit, set them in place. and load them with gravel, and Jeff,,-Peter. and Corey flagged the top plots that evening. A calm dawn allowed some netting, but increasing winds on 4-30 forced our departure before finishing the nestboxes and beach plot system.
    [Show full text]
  • Shellfish Growing Area Classifications for Madison, Connecticut
    CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PO Box 97, 190 Rogers Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 Bureau of Aquaculture SHELLFISH GROWING AREA CLASSIFICATIONS FOR MADISON, CONNECTICUT Effective 12/30/19 PROHIBITED East River, Madison: All waters and tributaries of the East River north of the Route 1 bridge. Neck River/Bailey Creek, Madison: All waters and tributaries of the Neck River east of Boulder Lane. Fence Creek, Madison: All waters and tributaries of Fence Creek, north of the Route 1 bridge. Tom's Creek, Madison: All waters and tributaries of Tom's Creek. Hammonasset River, Clinton: That area of the Hammonasset River and its tributaries north of the Route 1 bridge. RESTRICTED AREA D Restricted: That area bounded on the west by a line commencing from the southern extremity of the point of land located 1,200 feet west of Hogshead Point at the Guilford-Madison town boundary line extending south to navigational bell buoy R "4", thence west to the Guilford-Madison town boundary line and then south to the CT/NY Mid- Long Island Sound Boundary Line and bounded on the east at the southern extremity of land at Chipman Point at the end of Twin Coves Road. East River-Neck River, Madison: All waters and tributaries of the East and Neck Rivers east of the Guilford-Madison Town boundary line, extending north to the Route 1 bridge in the East River and in the Neck River north to its intersection at Boulder Lane. Hammonasset River/Clinton Harbor, Madison/Clinton: That area of Clinton Harbor, including portions of the Hammonasset River extending from a line
    [Show full text]
  • THE CONNECTICUT WARBLER a Journal of Connecticut Ornithology
    THE CONNECTICUT WARBLER A Journal of Connecticut Ornithology Volume 37 No. 4 October 2017 Pages 125-176 The Connecticut Warbler A Journal of Connecticut Ornithology THE 2017 SUMMER BIRD COUNT Volume 37, Number 4 October 2017 By Joe Zeranski and Patrick Comins CONTENTS Note: Any evidence of nesting by state-endangered (E), threatened (T) or special concern (SC) species should be reported to the COA Natural 125 The 2017 Summer Bird Count Diversity Database (NDDB) Project. This will ensure that the best avail- Joe Zeranski and Patrick Comins able information can be taken into taken into account in land-use deci- 152 2016 Fall Hawk Watch sions. Steve Mayo Introduction 163 Connecticut Field Notes The Summer Bird Count (SBC) is our most intensive invento- Greg Hanisek and Frank Mantlik ry of breeding birds in Connecticut. This volunteer led effort, 175 Photo Challenge now in its 26th year helps us to gauge the changing status Julian Hough of breeding birds in the state and provide insight into the dynamic nature of the distribution and status of our breed- ing birds. Such broad scale monitoring efforts will only grow more important as we attempt to better understand how birds react to the changing landscape of Connecticut. Shift- ing development patterns, maturing habitats or their altera- tion by weather events, emerging forest pests and pathogens, the spread of invasive species, climate change and a whole host of other factors can alter our bird life and the habitats they depend on in the state. Your efforts are essential if we hope to detect and better understand the changes that result from these and other factors.
    [Show full text]
  • CONNECTICUT Estbrook Harbor
    280 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8 Chapter 2, Pilot Coast U.S. 72°30'W 72°W Chart Coverage in Coast Pilot 2—Chapter 8 Hartford NOAA’s Online Interactive Chart Catalog has complete chart coverage http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml 12378 73°W CONNECTICUT Norwich 12372 41°30'N C O 12377 THAMES RIVER N N E C T I C U T R I V E R 12375 New London 12372 12354 Essex HOUSATONIC RIVER New Haven NIANTIC BAY 13213 12371 12373 12374 Westbrook Harbor 13211 Branford Harbor Guilford Harbor 12372 BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 12358 Orient Point 12370 LONG ISLAND SOUND 41°N 12362 Port Je erson L ONG ISLAND NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN 19 SEP2021 19 SEP 2021 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8 ¢ 281 Eastern Long Island Sound (1) This chapter describes the eastern portion of Long by small vessels when meeting unfavorable weather or Island Sound following the north shore from Thames reaching the eastern part of the sound. Small vessels can River to and including the Housatonic River and then select anchorage eastward or westward of Kelsey Point the south shore from Orient Point to and including Port Breakwater, also in Duck Island Roads. Off Madison Jefferson. Also described are the Connecticut River; the there is anchorage sheltered from northerly winds. New ports of New London, New Haven and Northville; and the Haven Harbor is an important harbor of refuge. more important fishing and yachting centers on Niantic (11) Several general anchorages are in Long Island River and Bay, Westbrook Harbor, Guilford Harbor, Sound.
    [Show full text]
  • 2008 State of Connecticut Integrated Water Quality
    2008 STATE OF CONNECTICUT INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY REPORT PURSUANT TO SEC. 305(B) AND 303(D) OF THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT Introduction and Report Overview This report was prepared to satisfy statutory reporting requirements pursuant to both Sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). CWA Section 305(b) requires each State to monitor, assess and report on the quality of its waters relative to attainment of designated uses established by the State’s Water Quality Standards. Section 303(d) of the CWA requires each State to compile a subset of that list identifying only those waters not meeting water quality standards and assign a priority ranking for each impaired waterbody for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development or other management action. These reports are submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every two years for review and, in the case of waters identified pursuant to Section 303(d), EPA approval. Chapter 1, Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (CT CALM) describes the procedure used by CT-DEP to assess the quality of the State’s waters relative to attainment of Water Quality Standards. The CALM serves to document the protocols used by DEP to assess water quality data as well as establishing minimum standards for data acceptability to insure that only credible data are used to perform the assessments. Although the DEP relies most heavily on data collected as part of the Department’s Ambient Monitoring Program, data from other State and federal Agencies, local governments, drinking water utilities, volunteer organizations, and academic sources are also solicited and considered when making assessments.
    [Show full text]
  • CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN for the AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, First Edition 2011
    CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN FOR THE AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, First Edition 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Migratory Bird Management Prepared by: Patrick K. Devers (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Brigitte Collins (Environment Canada-Canadian Wildlife Service) American Black Duck Conservation Action Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The American black duck (Anas rubripes) was selected as a Focal Species due to its conser­ vation need, representation of salt-marsh and boreal species needs, and high level of current program effort and existing partnerships. The black duck population experienced a severe decline of >50% between the 1950s and 1990s. Today, the black duck population appears stable but below desired abundance. Monitoring data including spring abundance, winter abundance and productivity paint a mixed picture of the stability and sustainability of the population. Researchers and managers have not reached consensus regarding current limiting factors. Major threats to the black duck include, but are not limited to: • Loss and degradation of boreal forest (i.e., breeding grounds) due to economic devel­ opment including hydro-electric, mining, timber, and agricultural activities. • Loss and degradation of wintering grounds, particularly coastal salt marsh due to urban expansion, pollution, recreational activities, and sea-level rise. • Predicted changes due to climate change, including shifts in temperature and pre­ cipitation patterns and phenology that will exacerbate current limiting factors and potentially expose black ducks to novel limiting factors such as diseases. Priority conservation and management actions include: • Development of a revised breeding population goal based on the best available science. • Development of harvest and habitat adaptive management frameworks to guide deci­ sions and reduce key uncertainties.
    [Show full text]
  • LSNY Proceedings 73, 1974-1977
    HARVARD UNIVERSITY Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 1974-1977 Mus. COMP, library 73 OCT 3 1 wr harvard UNIVEB®!^^' PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK For the Three Years Ending March 1977 Date of Issue: August 1977 The Linnaean Society of New York The regular meetings of the Society are held at 8:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from September through May at the American Museum of Natural History and are open to the public. Informal meetings are held at 8:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month during June, July, and August. Persons interested in natural history are eligible for membership in the Society. Annual dues for Active Members are $8.00, for Associate Mem- bers $3.00, and for Supporting Members $20.00. Life Memberships are $200 . The Society conducts regular field trips and maintains a small circulat- ing library for its members. It regularly publishes the News-Letter nine times a year and the Proceedings, which contains articles and notes on regional natural history. At irregular intervals, longer papers and mono- graphs called Transactions are issued. Communications about membership and inquiries about publications should be addressed to: Secretary, Linnaean Society of New York % American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, New York 10024 U. S. A. 1974-1977 No. 73 PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK For the Three Years Ending March 1977 Date of Issue: August 1977 Editorial Committee Members who participated in editing this issue of the Proceedings were: Berry Baker, Eugene Eisenmann, John Farrand, Jr., and Mary LeCroy.
    [Show full text]
  • The Connecticut Ornithological Association 314 Unquowaroad Non-Profit Org
    Winter 1988 Contents Volume VITI Number 1 January 1988 THE 59 Editorial Fred Sibley CONNECTICUT 61 Status and Hybridization of Clapper and King Rails in Connecticut Anthony H. Bledsoe WARBLER 66 Connecticut Field Notes-Summer 1987 A Journal of Connecticut Ornitlwlogy Clay Taylor 71 1984 Shorebinl Survey at the Mouth of the Housatonic River Dennis varz.a -------- ~ - _ . , , ' u:u:ur:u:::~..r - l The Connecticut Ornithological Association 314 UnquowaRoad Non-Profit Org. Fairfield, CT 06430 U.S. Postage PAID II Fairfield, CT Permij No. 275 Volume VIII No.1 January 1988 Pages 59-74 THE CONNECTICUf ORNITHOUGICAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION 1be Pressure can be "Save the Roseate Tern!" I c:ry. Others shout, President Roseate Tern is Saved!" Neil W. Currie, Sandy Hook exerted to force The Ra>eate Tern has been placed on the federal endan­ Vice-President action on behalf gered species list. My friends point out that this gives the Fred Sibley, Guilfmi of the terns. tern added protection, attention, research funds and possi­ Secretary bly its own recovery team. Of course, they do not mean to Winifred Burltett, Storrs Let's do it! imply that Roseate Terns, under this umbrella of protec­ Tre011urer tion, will become as abundant as Herring Gulls, yet their Robert Fletcher, Cheshire tone of voice assures one that all is now well with the terns. Assistant Treoaurer One need not fret, the well-<>iled government machinery Carl J. Trichka, Fairfield will soon produce a solution to the Roseate Tern problems; much as it did for the Dusky Seaside Sparrow, California Condor, Black-footed Ferret, Baclunan's Warbler and oth­ Board of Directors ers.
    [Show full text]