Golden-Winged Warbler Ecology, Conservation, and Habitat Management

About this book

The Golden-winged Warbler is a migratory songbird that breeds in the temperate upper midwestern US (Wisconsin & Minnesota) and Canada (Manitoba) and winters in Central and northern South America. Its small breeding range has been shrinking due to habitat loss, competition and interbreeding. As a result of this disturbing trend, Golden-winged Warblers are being considered for listing as "threatened" or "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act. In preparation for potential listing, Golden-Winged Warbler Ecology, Conservation and Habitat Management intends to bring together all the disparate sources information regarding this species.

Contents

Management and Conservation Status
- Current status assessment based on population trends
- Historic and current distributions: GWWA atlas work

Ecology of Golden-winged Warblers
- Hybridization with Blue-winged Warbler
- Nesting ecology and productivity
- Post-fledging ecology and parental care
- Diet and foraging behavior
- Wintering ground ecology
- Migratory connectivity with stable isotopes
- Full life-cycle conservation
- Critical lessons from 30 years of GWWA-BWWA work

Habitat associations
- Territory and nest-site habitat characteristics (synthesis)
- Landscape habitat modeling for breeding abundance
- Extra-territorial breeding habitat use
- Post-fledging habitat associations
- Landscape habitat associations with seasonal productivity
- Wintering ground habitat associations

Habitat status, conservation, and management
- Breeding habitat status and management plans
- Winter habitat status and conservation needs/plans
- Effects of GWWA habitat management on other species

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