Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program PROJECT NUMBER 09-425 Habitat Use at Multiple Scales by Pinyon- Juniper Birds on Department of Defense Lands: Landscape Scale Kristine Johnson, Lynn Wickersham, Teri Neville, John Wickersham, Jacqueline Smith, Matthew Baumann, and Carol Finley Natural Heritage New Mexico Publication 11-GTR-360 5 January 2011 PUBLIC RELEASE STATEMENT (OPTIONAL) (arial 12 pt) Habitat Use at Multiple Scales by Pinyon-Juniper Birds on Department of Defense Lands: Landscape Scale Project Year 1 Kristine Johnson, Lynn Wickersham, Teri Neville, John Wickersham, Jacqueline Smith, Matthew Baumann, and Carol Finley Natural Heritage New Mexico Publication 11-GTR-360 5 January 2011 Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Pinyon-Juniper Habitats and Wildlife ........................................................................................................ 6 Gray Vireo ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Pinyon Jay.................................................................................................................................................. 8 The Project ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Study Areas .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Camel Tracks Training Area (CTTA) ........................................................................................................ 9 Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) ..............................................................................................................10 White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) ......................................................................................................11 Methods .........................................................................................................................................................13 Gray Vireos...............................................................................................................................................13 KAFB and CTTA .................................................................................................................................13 Pinyon Jays ...............................................................................................................................................14 KAFB ...................................................................................................................................................14 WSMR .................................................................................................................................................15 KAFB and WSMR ...............................................................................................................................16 Habitat Modeling ......................................................................................................................................16 Results ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Map Units for Landscape-scale Models ...................................................................................................17 Vegetation Map Units ..........................................................................................................................17 Ponderosa Pine Woodland ...................................................................................................................17 Pinyon Pine Woodland ........................................................................................................................17 Pinyon-Juniper Woodland....................................................................................................................17 Juniper Woodland and Savanna ...........................................................................................................18 Juniper Woodland and Savanna on Volcanic Hills............................................................................18 Juniper Savanna on Lava Plains ........................................................................................................18 Shrubland .............................................................................................................................................18 Grassland .............................................................................................................................................18 Other ....................................................................................................................................................19 Gray Vireos CTTA ...................................................................................................................................19 Banding ................................................................................................................................................19 Territories.............................................................................................................................................19 GIS Habitat Model ...............................................................................................................................20 Distance to Military Infrastructure and Activities ................................................................................20 Gray Vireos KAFB ...................................................................................................................................20 Banding ................................................................................................................................................20 Territories.............................................................................................................................................21 GIS Habitat Model ...............................................................................................................................23 Distance to Military Infrastructure and Activities ................................................................................23 Pinyon Jays KAFB ...................................................................................................................................24 Banding/Transmitters ...........................................................................................................................24 Flock Size ............................................................................................................................................24 Home Ranges .......................................................................................................................................24 Breeding ............................................................................................................................................25 Nonbreeding ......................................................................................................................................25 Combined Breeding and Nonbreeding ..............................................................................................26 Caching Areas ......................................................................................................................................28 GIS Habitat Model ...............................................................................................................................28 Distance to Military Infrastructure and Activities ................................................................................29 Pinyon Jays WSMR ..................................................................................................................................29 Banding ................................................................................................................................................29 Flock Size ............................................................................................................................................30 Location Data .......................................................................................................................................30 Home Ranges .......................................................................................................................................30 Breeding ............................................................................................................................................30 Nonbreeding ......................................................................................................................................30 Combined Breeding and