Subject: Recent US Forest Service Publications
Date: Jul 2 21:51:40 1996
From: "Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney" - festuca at olywa.net


Hi folks,

I just got a copy of the Recent Publications of the Pacific Northwest =
Research Station, Fourth Quarter 1995. There are few USFS PNW =
publications that are specifically bird-related, but here's what they =
offer for this go-'round. Publications with 5-digit codes (such as =
93-047) are available from: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., PNW =
Publications, 5312 N.E. 148th, Portland, OR 97230-3438. Order by the =
5-digit number. Other publications are available as 'reprints' by =
writing the authors at the local FSLabs.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net


Biological Control: (This isn't really about wild birds, but I thought =
it might interest someone...)

Wurtz, Tricia L. 1995. Domestic geese: biological weed control in an =
agricultural setting. Ecological Applications. 5(3): 570-578. "I =
compared the use of domestic geese for weed control with the herbicide =
hexazinone and with hand control by hoeing in a newly established =
conifer plantation. The geese and the herbicide effectively controlled =
various weed species; all methods of weed control increased crop yield. =
The use of geese in various crops may be most justified in situations in =
which herbicide use is problematic." Available from the Fairbanks Lab =
(Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 308 Tanana Drive, Fairbanks, AK =
99775-5500)

Wildlife:

Bull, Evelyn L, Jackson, Jerome A. 1995. Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus =
pileatus. In: Poole, A.; Gill, F., eds. The birds of North America. No. =
148. Philadelphia, PA: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C. =
The American Ornithologists' Union. 24p. "Provides a species account =
for the pileated woodpecker. Includes information on distribution, =
systematics, food habits, vocalizations, behavior, territoriality, =
reproduction, appearance, and management." Available from the LaGrande =
Lab (Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, OR =
97850)

Bull, Evelyn L; Torgersen, Torolf R.; Blumton, Arlene K. [and others]. =
1995. Treatment of an old-growth stand and its effects on birds, ants, =
and large woody debris: a case study. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-353. =
Portland, Oregon: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific =
Northwest Research Station. 12 p. "An old-structure stand with large =
amounts of mortality was treated to accelerate regeneration and reduce =
fuel loads but still maintain its function as old growth for selected =
bird species and ants. Vaux's swifts and pileated woodpeckers continued =
to use the stand after harvest for nesting and roosting. Brown-headed =
cowbird populations more than doubled after harvest. After harvest, =
amount of downed wood increased as did the number of logs with ants." =
Publication Number 95-056.

Cooper, Howard D.; Raley, Catherine M.; Aubry, Keith B. 1995. A noose =
trap for capturing pileated woodpeckers. Wildlife Society Bulletin. =
23(2): 208-211. "Several techniques have been developed for capturing =
pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus), but these methods use =
spring-loaded board or net-traps and have limited applicability. We =
captured 16 pileated woodpeckers on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, =
with noose traps. Noose traps have several advantages over other =
methods: they can be applied any time of year, they do not require birds =
to enter cavities, and they are easy to construct." Available from =
Olympia Lab (Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 3625 - 93rd Ave. S.W., =
Olympia, WA 98512)

Hansen, Andrew J.; McComb, William C.; Vega, Robin [and others]. 1995. =
Bird habitat relationships in natural and managed forests in the west =
Cascades of Oregon. Ecological Applications. 5(3): 555-569. "We used =
data from five previous studies in the west-central Cascade Range of =
Oregon to compare bird abundance and to develop habitat functions for =
forest birds across a wide range of natural and managed stand structures =
and ages. The habitat variables used to build habitat functions included =
tree density by size class, mean tree diameter, and variation in tree =
diameter. The results suggested that canopy tree retention benefits =
many, but not all, bird species studied. The nonlinear responses of bird =
abundance revealed thresholds in tree density at which bird abundance =
changed dramatically." Available from the Olympia Lab.

Holthausen, Richard S.; Raphael, Martin G.; McKelvey, Kevin S. [and =
others]. 1995. The contribution of Federal and non-Federal habitat to =
persistence of the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Peninsula, =
Washington: report of the Reanalysis Team. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-352. =
Portland, OR: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific =
Northwest Research Station. 68p. "This report describes likely patterns =
of distribution and persistence of owls on the Olympic Peninsula under =
the provisions of the Federal Forest Plan, benefits to the owl =
population of various levels of habitat contribution from non-Federal =
lands, and possible effects of establishing habitat connections between =
the Olympic Peninsula and other parts of the owl's range. Updated =
information about spotted owl habitat, population status, and birth and =
survival rates for the Olympic Peninsula are summarized, and much of the =
analysis focuses on simulations of spotted owl populations under =
alternative scenarios." Publication Number 94-206

Marcot, Bruce G. 1995. Owls of old forests of the world. Gen. Tech. Rep. =
PNW-GTR-343. Portland, OR: US Dept Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific =
Northwest Research Station. 64 p. "About 83 species of owls among 18 =
genera are known or suspected to be associated with old forests. The 83 =
owl species include 70 tropical and 13 temperate forms. Threats to =
old-forest owls, particularly the island forms, include conversion of =
old upland forests, use of pesticides, loss of riparian gallery forests, =
and loss of trees with cavities for nests or roosts. Conservation of =
old-forest owls should include (1) studies and inventories of habitat =
associations, particularly for poorly studied tropical and insular =
species; (2) protection of specific, existing temperate and tropical =
old-forest tracts; and (3) studies to determine if reforestation and =
vegetation manipulation can restore or maintain habitat conditions." =
Publication Number 93-047

Ohmann, Janet L.; McComb, William C.; Zumrawi, Abdel Azim. 1994. Snag =
abundance for primary cavity-nesting birds on nonfederal forest lands in =
Oregon and Washington. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 22: 607-622. "We =
estimated snag densities for 2.323 field plots on non-Federal =
timberlands in Oregon and western Washington. In temperate coniferous =
forest, snag densities differed among all stand conditions, and =
among-plot variability was high in all plant commnities and heavily =
influenced by snag remnants from harvested old-growth stands. Snag =
abundance on non-Federal lands could support 100 percent of maximum =
potential populations of indigenous species of cavity-nesters =
simultaneously only in old-growth stands of temperate coniferous forest. =
Habitat provided by large remnant snags, however, will be lost =
gradually and will not be replaced unless more large snags and live =
trees are retained when stands are thinned and regenerated." Available =
from the Corvallis Lab (Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 3200 SW Jefferson =
Way, Corvallis, OR 97331)


Willson, Mary F.; De Santo, Toni L.; Sabag, Carlos; Armesto, Juan J. =
1996. Avian communities in temperate rainforests of North and South =
America. In: Lawford, Richard G.; Alaback, Paul B.; Fuentes, Eduardo, =
eds. High-latitude rainforests and associated ecosystems of the west =
coast of the Americas: climate, hydrology, ecology, and conservation =
[Place of publication unknown, Publisher unknown]: 228-247. Chapter 11. =
"Comparison of air fauna of rain forests in Alaska and Chile showed =
that the number of species was similar, but densities were higher in the =
forests in Chile. Forest birds of Chile are more likely to use covered =
nest and lay smaller clutches of eggs than those in forests in Alaska. =
Birds of Alaska were more migratory. Guild structure was not =
particularly similar between the regions." Available from the Juneau =
Lab (Forestry Sciences Laboratory, PO Box 20909, Juneau, AK 99802)

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