Fall survival, movements, and habitat use of American woodcock in ...
Fall survival, movements, and habitat use of American woodcock in ...
Fall survival, movements, and habitat use of American woodcock in ...
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2003 Field Season Report · February 2004 11126 <strong>woodcock</strong> from 18 August through 30 September. Transmitters were placed on 70<strong>woodcock</strong> <strong>in</strong> the hunted area <strong>and</strong> 52 <strong>in</strong> the lightly hunted area.Migration ChronologyIn 2001, there was a steady migration from the M<strong>in</strong>nesota study area beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gthe week <strong>of</strong> 24 October. Some <strong>woodcock</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the study area until 7 November.In 2002, the first large movement <strong>of</strong> <strong>woodcock</strong> from the Michigan study areaoccurred after 21 October when the study area received about 25 cm <strong>of</strong> snow. A few<strong>woodcock</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed on the study area until 13 November. In M<strong>in</strong>nesota, migrationstarted dur<strong>in</strong>g the last week <strong>of</strong> October with the largest movement occurr<strong>in</strong>g on 7November, after which only 11 <strong>woodcock</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed on the study area. One <strong>woodcock</strong>rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the area until 26 November. In Wiscons<strong>in</strong>, no <strong>woodcock</strong> were miss<strong>in</strong>g until 6October <strong>and</strong> <strong>woodcock</strong> appeared to leave the study areas more gradually than <strong>in</strong>Michigan <strong>and</strong> M<strong>in</strong>nesota. Some <strong>woodcock</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the Wiscons<strong>in</strong> study area until 4December.In 2003, <strong>woodcock</strong> left the Michigan study areas <strong>in</strong> small pulses beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g on 31October, with the first major movement occurr<strong>in</strong>g on 3 November. A few <strong>woodcock</strong>rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the study areas until 7 November. Steady migration from the M<strong>in</strong>nesotastudy areas began <strong>in</strong> late September; some <strong>woodcock</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the area until 10November. In Wiscons<strong>in</strong>, the first large movement was not until the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>November <strong>and</strong> 4 rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the area through 12 November. None were located dur<strong>in</strong>g atelemetry flight on 20 November.Survival