Hi folks,

Just received the Wildlife Society Bulletin - winter 1995, Volume 23, =
Number 4. Thought that some of us might be interested in the =
bird-related articles in the volume. Much of this Bulletin is devoted =
to management theory, techniques, and philosophy, as well as =
conservation biology and habitat management, but I just am noting the =
avian-specific stuff.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Wash
festuca at olywa.net


Suggested aviary design and procedures to reduce mortality of captive =
warblers. Carol I Bocetti and David E Swayne. pp 723-725. Mortalities =
were mainly due to disease - wood chips on the floor and an air filter =
were contaminated with a zygomycetic fungus, causing pneumonia. =
Intestinal coccidiosis caused by Isospora sp caused some problems. =
Solution? Clean the cages and filters....

Proportion of area occupied by great horned owls in southcentral =
Pennsylvania. Thomas E Morrell and Richard H Yahner. pp 733-737. Using =
an estimator termed the proportion of area occupied, the relative =
abundance of owls in farm habitats (62%) did not differ from mixed (59%) =
and forest (49%) habitats.

Validating a habitat evaluation method for predicting avian richness. =
Paul R Adamus. pp 743-749. Avian richness evaluation method (AREM) =
scores habitats for avian richness from simple observations of habitat =
characteristics. Developed and tested for assessing wetland and =
riparian habitats of the Colorado Plateau.

Streamside zones and breeding birds in eastern Texas. James G Dickson, =
J Howard Williamson, Richard N Conner and Brent Ortego. pp 750-755. =
Evaluation of bird abundances in different widths of streamside zones; =
Retention of medium and wide streamside zones maintains species of birds =
in local communities and benefits species associated with mature =
forests. Narrow stream side zones were inhabited mainly by species =
associated with young brushy stands and habitat edge.

Arthropod abundance relative to forest management practices benefiting =
ruffed grouse in the southern Appalachians. B Kip Hollifield and Ralph =
W Dimmick. pp 756-764. Arthropod food availability for grouse broods in =
Cherokee Natl Forest in Tennessee.

Population density and productivity of ducks on large grassland tracts =
in northcentral Montana. I.J. Ball, Robert L Eng and Susan Kraft Ball. =
pp 767-773. Variation in duck productivity ... appeared to be associated =
with block size and presence of red fox versus coyotes. Discusses =
effects of habitat fragmentation.

Making communications work for wildlife conservation: A Kirtland's =
warbler case study. Rebecca L Fitzmaurice and David J Case. pp 796-798. =
"Wildlife management is people management". This article is about =
communications between all interests in the conservation of this =
endangered species. "It's enough to make a spotted owl green with envy. =
The timber industry, environmentalists and government regulators are =
working together to try to save an endangered bird called the Kirtland's =
warbler." -- Orlando Sentinel, June 1994.