Density and abundance of Wilson's snipe Gallinago delicata in winter in the Lower Mississippi Flyway, USA
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Abstract
Wilson's snipe Gallinago delicata is one of the least studied North American game birds, and information on snipe populations and abundance is mostly unknown. We conducted roadside surveys stratified at the township level in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV) in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, as well as the Red River Region, and the Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana during winters of 2009 and 2010. We identified observer, vegetation cover, and water cover as important covariates in estimating snipe densities. We detected 2915 snipe along 814 line transects (1450 km) for 2009 and 2010 combined. We estimated snipe densities of 8.05 individuals km-2 (95% CI: 4.57-14.17) in 2009, and 2.13 individuals km-2 (95% CI: 1.47-3.08) in 2010. We used the resulting snipe density estimates within the study area to calculate abundance estimates of 1 026 431 (95% CI: 582 707-1 806 774) in 2009, and 271 590 (95% CI: 187 435-392 722) in 2010 for the LMAV. Our data indicate that a road transect survey method is effective for estimating wintering snipe density and abundance in the lower Mississippi Flyway.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Density and abundance of Wilson's snipe Gallinago delicata in winter in the Lower Mississippi Flyway, USA |
| Series title | Wildlife Biology |
| DOI | 10.2981/wlb.13075 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nordic Council for Wildlife Research |
| Publisher location | Rønde, Denmark |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Atlanta |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 108 |
| Last page | 114 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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