Progress 10/01/97 to 09/30/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Services included training graduate and undergraduate students, meeting with landowners, and biologists in Wisconsin and the MidWest. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: State Natural Resource Agencies PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Our work is used by natural resource agencies across the MidWest.
Publications
- Chipault, M., S. Lutz, J. Pitman, B. Houck. 2011. Landscape factors and movement patterns affecting spring survival of adult male Rio Grande wild turkeys in Kansas. 10th National Wild Turkey Symposium, Virginia.
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Progress 01/01/09 to 12/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Our work included one Masters student graduating; publications will wait because we are going to write a monograph using work currently under way. Other student 1/2 way through project in KS. Start new Masters student in WI. Other Masters student competed her second field season. Began work on Sharptailed grouse work in WI. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Natural resource professionals PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: None
Impacts
Our work will help WDNR better manage the upland game birds and their habitat.
Publications
- Rachel Vallender, Steven L. VanWilgenburg, Lesley P. Bulluck, Amber M. Roth, Ronald A. Canterbury6, Jeffery Larkin, Monica Fowlds, and Irby J. Lovette. 2009. Extensive rangewide mitochondrial introgression indicates substantial cryptic hybridization in the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera). Accepted by Avian Conservation and Ecology.
- Kevin Doherty, David Andersen, Jed Meunier, Eileen Oppelt, Scott Lutz, and John Bruggink. 2009. Foraging location quality as a predictor of habitat selection; autumn movement behavior of American Woodcock. Submitted to Wildlife Biology
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Progress 01/01/08 to 12/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Matt Lechmaier finished his thesis on Wild turkeys. PARTICIPANTS: Matt Lechmaier defended his Masters thesis. TARGET AUDIENCES: WI DNR PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
WI DNR will use our work to modify management of wild turkeys in WI.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/07 to 12/31/07
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Future work will be directed at forest-dwelling warblers and gamebirds.
PARTICIPANTS: Individuals: Dave Andersen, John Bruggink, Jed Meunier, Karl Martin, Mike Worland Partner organizations: Ruffed Grouse Society, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, Northern Michigan University, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Wisconsin Pointing Dog Association
TARGET AUDIENCES: Land management agencies and private landowners
Impacts
We continue our work with land management agencies.
Publications
- Meunier, J., R. Song , R. Lutz , D. Andersen , K. Doherty , J. Bruggink , and E. Oppelt 2008. Proximate cues for a short-distance migratory species: A new application of survival analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72(2):Accepted August 2007
- Martin, K, R. S. Lutz, and M. Worland. 2008. Golden-winged warbler habitat use and abundance in northern Wisconsin. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 119(4).
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Progress 01/01/06 to 12/31/06
Outputs
Work is in progress on golden-winged warblers, piping plovers, woodcock, and wild turkeys
Impacts
This work will help resource agencies manage these important components
Publications
- Lutz, R.S., M. Lechmaier, K. Martin, K. Warnke. 2005. Experimental evaluation ofan abundance index for Wisconsins wild turkeys. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Madison, WI September, 2005.
- Meunier, J., R. Song, S. Lutz, K. Doherty, D. Andersen, E. Oppelt, J. Bruggink, 2005. Fall migration chronology of American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) in the western Great Lakes Region. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Madison, WI September, 2005
- Martin, K., S. Lutz, and M. Worland. 2005. Landscape patterns in Golden-winged warbler abundance from Wisconsin. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Madison, WI September, 2005
- Doherty, Kevin, D. E. Andersen, J. Meunier, E. Opelt, J. G. Bruggink, R. S. Lutz. 2004. Distance-based analysis of the effects of habitat and weather on movement patterns of adult female American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). Presented at 2004 Annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta, 18 September.
- Fry, T. and R. S. Lutz. 2004. Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Red Imported Fire Ants in relation to Disturbance. Poster present at the 2003 Society for Conservation Biology meeting, July 30, New York, New York
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
Work on American Woodcock completed in 2005.
Impacts
Managers across the nation will use the information gathered in this project to better manage woodcock populations
Publications
- Eileen Oppelt, John G. Bruggink, Kevin Doherty, David E. Andersen, Jed Meunier, and R. Scott Lutz. 2005 Fall survival of American woodcock in the western Great Lakes Region. 66th Midwest Fish &Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, December 2005
- Martin, K.,S. Lutz, , and M. Worland. 2005. Extrapolating stand scale densities of golden-winged warblers to landscape and regional scale abundance estimates. Golden-winged warbler conservation workshop. August 10-12, Siren, WI
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
Our current work on Wisconsin birds focuses on eastern wild turkeys, American woodcock, and golden-winged warblers. We will finish our work on the woodcock migration and habitat use in fall in 2005. Our work on the other species continues.
Impacts
The recently published work on survival in bobwhite quail coveys could impact the way quail are surveyed and managed throughout their range. Our work provides information to habitat managers that could be very useful for reversing the decline of Golden-winged warbler populations. Our work on antenna systems will provide useful information to researchers throughout the world.
Publications
- Christopher K. Williams, R.S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2003. Optimal group size in northern bobwhite coveys. Animal Behaviour. 66:377-387
- Williams, C. K., R. S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2004. Winter survival and additive harvest in northern bobwhite coveys in Kansas. J. Wildlife Management. 68:94-100.
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
No progress reported.
Impacts
The recently published work on survival in bobwhite quail coveys could impact the way quail are surveyed and managed throughout their range. Our work provides information to habitat managers that could be very useful for reversing the decline of Golden-winged warbler populations. Our work on antenna systems will provide useful to researchers throughout the world.
Publications
- Williams, C. K., R. S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2004. Winter survival and additive harvest in northern bobwhite coveys in Kansas. J. Wildlife Management. 68:94-100.
- Scalf, J. D., B. E. Jamison, R. S. Lutz, and R. R. Cox, Jr. 2002. Using an electronic compass to determine telemetry azimuths. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30:1039-1043
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
We finished our projects that addressed piping plover management, bobwhite quail management in Kansas, and published work ancillary to our investigation on the impact of skunk populations on ground nesting birds. We also continued to publish results from our studies on red imported fire ants.
Impacts
We provided information to land managers for making decisions about threatened birds and game birds.
Publications
- Knetter, J. M., R. S. Lutz., R. K. Murphy, and J. R. Cary. 2002. A multi-scale investigation of piping plover productivity on great plains alkali lakes, 1994-2000 Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30:683-694.
- Hansen, L. A., N. E. Mathews, R. W. Hansen, B. VanderLee, and R. S. Lutz. 2001. Genetic Structure in Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) on the Southern High Plains. Western North American Naturalist. Mammalogy.
- Allen, C. A., R. S. Lutz, T. Lockley, R. Phillips, and S. Demarais. 2001. Impact of the non-indigenous ant, Solenopsis invicta, on Loggerhead shrike and native insect abundance. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology (In Press).
- Knetter, J. M., R. K. Murphy, and R. S. Lutz. 2001. Initial movements of juvenile piping plovers, Charadrius melodus, from natal sites in northwestern North Dakota. Canadian Field Naturalist 115:352-353.
- Wojcik, D. P., C.R.Allen, R.J.Brenner, D.A. Focks, E.A.Forys, D.P.Jouvenaz, R.S.Lutz. 2000. Red imported fire ants:Impact on biodiversity and updated management techniques. American Entomologist. 47:16-23.
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