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Travis L. Wooten

Publications and source records attributed to Travis L. Wooten.

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USGS2023

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus )

Keys to Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus ) management are providing large areas of suitable habitat (for example, native or tame grasslands of moderate vegetative height and density, low shrub density, and moderate litter and forb cover), and protecting nesting habitat from disturbance during the breeding season. Bobolinks have been reported to use habitats with 10–166 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 6–75 cm visual obstruction reading, 17–65 percent grass cover, 3–50 percent forb cover, less than or equal to (≤) 22 percent shrub cover, ≤38 percent bare ground, 5–39 percent litter cover, and ≤9 cm litter depth.

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USGS2021

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Grasshopper Sparrow ( Ammodramus savannarum )

The key to Grasshopper Sparrow ( Ammodramus savannarum ) management is providing large areas of contiguous grassland of intermediate height with moderately deep litter and low shrub density. Grasshopper Sparrows have been reported to use habitats with 8–166 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 4–80 cm visual obstruction reading, 12–95 percent grass cover, 4–40 percent forb cover, less than 35 percent shrub cover, less than or equal to (≤) 38 percent bare ground, 5–61 percent litter cover, and ≤9 cm litter depth.

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USGS2020

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sedge Wren ( Cistothorus stellaris )

Keys to Sedge Wren ( Cistothorus stellaris ) management include providing tall, dense grasslands with moderate forb coverage and minimizing disturbances during the breeding season. Sedge Wrens have been reported to use habitats with 30–166 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 8–80 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–75 percent grass cover, 3–78 percent forb cover, less than or equal to (≤) 15 percent shrub cover, less than (<) 35 percent bare ground, 10–30 percent litter cover, and ≤6 cm litter depth.

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USGS2020

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Chestnut-collared Longspur ( Calcarius ornatus )

Keys to Chestnut-collared Longspur ( Calcarius ornatus ) management are providing and maintaining native pastures with fairly short overall vegetation and sparse litter accumulation but with areas of taller and denser vegetation and accumulated litter for nesting, and tailoring grazing intensity to local conditions. Chestnut-collared Longspurs have been reported to use habitats with 10–77 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 1–50 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–67 percent grass cover, 5–16 percent forb cover, less than (<) 6 percent shrub cover, 1–44 percent bare ground, 6–63 percent litter cover, and <7 cm litter depth.

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USGS2020

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sprague’s Pipit ( Anthus spragueii )

Keys to Sprague’s Pipit ( Anthus spragueii ) management include providing suitable grassland habitat, especially native prairie, with intermediate vegetation height and low visual obstruction, and controlling succession therein. Sprague’s Pipits have been reported to use habitats with no more than 49 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 4–14 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–53 percent grass cover, less than (<) 21 percent forb cover, <18 percent shrub cover, <44 percent bare ground, 10–63 percent litter cover, and less than or equal to 11 cm litter depth.

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USGS2019

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)

The key to Thick-billed Longspur ( Rhynchophanes mccownii ) management is providing short, sparsely vegetated native grasslands of adequate size. Mixed-grass prairies can be made suitable for breeding Thick-billed Longspurs by implementing moderate-to-heavy or season-long grazing. Thick-billed Longspurs have been reported to use habitats with 5–42 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 3–7 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–67 percent grass cover, less than (<) 8 percent forb cover, <7 percent shrub cover, 2–60 percent bare ground, 10–63 percent litter cover, and <5 cm litter depth.

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USGS2019

The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Mountain Plover ( Charadrius montanus )

The key to Mountain Plover ( Charadrius montanus ) management is maintaining sparsely vegetated grasslands. Grasslands can be made suitable for breeding Mountain Plovers by preserving large prairie dog ( Cynomys species) towns, conducting prescribed burns, or implementing heavy grazing in some situations. Mountain Plovers have been reported to use habitats with 2–38 centimeters average vegetation height, 14–87 percent grass cover, 2–14 percent forb cover, 4–55 percent shrub cover, 9–72 percent bare ground, 2 percent litter cover, and 4–6 cm litter depth.

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