in decent numbers at Blue
Mounds State Park. Assuming they hang around for the duration of the breeding
season, one should find them audible from a number of places along park trails.
Eric Harrold
--- On Thu, 6/2/11, Jim wrote:
From: Jim
Subject: [mou-net] Golden-winged Warbler "threat
I suspect that management plans would be similar to those of Bald
Eagles by the 80s and 90s, when they were considered nationally
endangered, but weren't considered endangered in Minnesota.
The tragedy is just how difficult it's become to list rapidly
declining species. I'm mystified why Greater a
Thanks for that, Laura. I'll admit that I didn't even realize GWWAs ever
nested in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, or Ohio. Neither my Sibley, Stokes, or
Smithsonian guides show any parts of those states as part of the GWWA
breeding range. Guess I need to find an earlier edition Peterson guide??
Regar
Not that I disagree about Northern Goshawk, but to put things in
perspective in terms of *national* protection of a declining species,
for the past 40 years Golden-winged Warblers have declined an average
of 2.8% per year nationally according to Breeding Bird Survey data,
and that rate is accelerat
Not to be too cynical, but Golden-winged Warblers are pretty common in
northern Minnesota. There is no shortage of the aspen regeneration they
nest in. In fact, aspen regeneration, lowland brush, and abandoned fields
are undoubtedly more abundant now than in presettlement times. (This does
not d
bject: [mou-net] Golden-winged Warbler "threatened or endangered"
The Golden-winged Warbler, with 40 percent of its world population breeding
in Minnesota, is being considered for 'threatened' or 'endangered' status,
according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife S
The Golden-winged Warbler, with 40 percent of its world population breeding in
Minnesota, is being considered for 'threatened' or 'endangered' status,
according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For more information, go to
www.startribune.com/blogs/wingnut
Jim Williams
Wayzata
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