2008 WisconsinKirtland’s Warbler

StrategyKim Grveles

WI Dept. of Natural Resources

Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS

Natural Resources

Foundation of WI

Acknowledgements

Photo by Dean DiTomasso

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Citizen-based Monitoring

Network of WIWildlife Services

Plum Creek Timber Company

Wisconsin Society for Ornithology

History

•Discovered May 13, 1851

•Cleveland, Ohio

•Named for Jared P. Kirtland

•Described by Spencer F. Baird, 1852

•Nesting grounds unknown until 1903- Norman A Woods

• 1879-1900 71 specimens collected in Bahamas – wintering grounds

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Michigan Census – 1971-2005*

*Source: Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources

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Photos Courtesy: Dean DiTommaso and Joel Trick

2007 Nesting Events

Photo Courtesy: Thomas Schultz

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Plan of Action

Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS

Wisconsin Counties with Singing Male Observations

1979 to 2007

2008 Survey Results

Volunteers

Sites visited

Counties

41

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Dates: June 6 – June 15

Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS

Habitat Suitability

Suitable

51%

Unsuitable19%

Marginal

24%

N=89

Other 6%

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2008 Nest Results

Nest #

Eggs Nestlings

Kirtland’s Fledged

Cowbirds Fledged

Predation

1 -- -- -- 2 Unknown

2 -- 5 5 0 No

3 -- 3 0 0 Probable

4 5 0 0 0 Probable

5 -- -- -- -- Phantom

6 -- 5 5 0 No

Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS

Photo by Thomas Schultz

Photo by Joel Trick, UW FWS