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Melinda Welton, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
David Anderson, Louisiana State University
Edgar Selvin Pérez, Defensores de la Naturaleza
Gabriel Colorado, Univ Nacional de Colombia
David Mehlman, The Nature Conservancy
Cerulean WarblerIn search of critical migratory habitat
1) All of you are aware of the plight of the CERW and that a technical group formed in 2001 to discuss and prioritize CERW research and conservation needs.
One of the highest highest research needs id by the group was basic natural history info about the sp during the non-breeding season.
Paul Hamel immediately assembled a
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El Grupo
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, U.S., Canada
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Union Camp
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Ted Parker1953 - 1993
Parker speculated that
In mid-March, most CERW move along the eastern slopes of the Andes to n. Columbia
Fly >1,500 km across the W Caribbean Ocean
Moving NW until reaching land somewhere over the coast from Nicaragua to Belize
They continue inland to suitable lower montane forest in low mountains facing the Caribbean coast
Where they spend the next three weeks (late-March - mid-April)
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Potential staging area
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Significant habitat degradation in a geographically small area could imperil the Cerulean Warbler
Conservation Implications
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2004Belize Expedition
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Hurricane Iris, October 8, 2001
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Tallest trees Union
Union Camp, April 2004
Forest to the south of the camp was badly damages
Remarkably, little damage to N,E,& W
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16 Cerulean Warblers (13 males, 3 females)
April 2 – 4, 2004
Most common migrant recorded
2004 Results
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2004 Survey Locations
2004 Survey Locations
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2005 Survey Locations
2005 Survey Locations
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Goals for 2005
• Survey locations of historic records
• Survey sites consistent with Parker’s criteria: lower montane forest, in low mountains facing the Caribbean coast
• Build capacity among local biologists
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Workshop
With the assistance of David Anderson, PhD candidate at LSU, and Selvin Perez, and several Honduran and Guatemala biologists
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Methods
• Teams of 2 - 3 biologists
• Line transect length 2 to 3.5 km
• Timing 0630 - 1100 and
1430 - 1630
• Composition of all flocks recorded
• Additional data collected for CERW
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2005 Results
2005 Results
32 Surveys conducted(4 Guatemala, 28 Honduras)
29 Ceruleans observed(11 Guatemala, 18 Honduras)
April 1 - 14
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2005 Results
2005 Results
32 Surveys conducted(4 Guatemala, 28 Honduras)
29 Ceruleans observed(11 Guatemala, 18 Honduras)
25 CERW at 3 sites
April 1 - 14
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Goals for 2006
• Resurvey 2005 sites with Ceruleans
• Increase geographic range
• Increase elevation range
• Will playback increase detections?
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Playback
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2006 Survey Locations
2006 Survey Locations
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2006 results
2006 Results
47 Surveys conducted(11 Guatemala, 36 Honduras)
48 Ceruleans observed(27 Guatemala, 21 Honduras)
April 1 - 15
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Encounter Frequency
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Encounter FrequencyEncounter Frequency
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What have we learned?
• Ceruleans use the same sites in subsequent years
• They use a broad elevation range
• Found in both primary and mature secondary
• Erratic in their response to playback
• Geographic range conforms to Parker
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What have we learned?
• Ceruleans use the same sites in subsequent years
• They use a broad elevation range
• Found in both primary and mature secondary
• Erratic in their response to playback
• Geographic range conforms to Parker
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Ceruleans by Elevation
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0 - 199 200 - 399 400 - 599 600 - 799 800 - 999 > 1,000
Elevation (m)
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
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What have we learned?
• Ceruleans use the same sites in subsequent years
• They use a broad elevation range
• Found in both primary and mature secondary
• Erratic in their response to playback
• Geographic range conforms to Parker
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Ceruleans by Habitat Type
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Primaryforest
Maturesecondary
Shadeplantation
Other
Habitat
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
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What have we learned?
• Ceruleans use the same sites in subsequent years
• They use a broad elevation range
• Found in both primary and mature secondary
• Erratic in their response to playback
• Geographic range conforms to Parker
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Playback
• 2004 two positive responses
• 2005 two positive responses
• 2006 no responses to playback
• 2006 9 Ceruleans singing(8 Guatemala, 1 Honduras)
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What have we learned?
• Ceruleans use the same sites in subsequent years
• They use a broad elevation range
• Found in both primary and mature secondary
• Erratic in their response to playback
• Geographic range conforms to Parker
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Encounter FrequencyEncounter Frequency
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Goals for 2007
• Expand the geographic range of surveys
• Extend survey dates to the 3rd week in April
• Ground truth a predictive habitat model
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2007 Mahalanobis Model
Legend
Rio Plátano Biosphere Reserve
MayaMountains
Bosawás BiosphereReserve
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2007 Survey locations
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Winds aloft
April
1,525 meters
From Gauthreaux(2005)
Do all Ceruleans need to stop?
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Winds aloft
April
1,525 meters
From Gauthreaux(2005)
Do all Ceruleans need to stop?
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AcknowledgementsField & Technical AssistanceKelvin Bodden, Daniel Boone, Francisco Cabanas, Eloise Canfield, Barbara Dowell, Roberto Downing, David Medina Gámez, Pablo Herrera, Johana Mejia, David Shoch, Elizabeth Shoch, Luis Soto, Juan Carlos Sorto, Ricardo Steiner, Jaime Talavera, Francisco Urbina, Lemuel Valle, Wilson Miguel Vasquez, Mark Bonta, Paul Hamel, David Pashley, Sherry “Pilar” Thorn.
Logistical SupportJorge Betancourt, Nicolas Leiva, Teodoro Argueta, Kelvin Bodden, Carlos Alvarenga , Louis Alicea, Angel Boesch, USAID Project MIRA fielded staff, staff of AMITIGRA, Wilfredo Chavez, Ing. Enid Adonis Hernandez Amaya, the staff of Las Cabanas de Aventura, staff of FUNDAECO.
Additional FundingLyndhurst Foundation, Percy Sladen Award of the Linnean Society of London, Patagonia, Recreational Equipment Incorporated.
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Questions?
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Habitat model
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Questions?
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Ceruleans forage in mixed-species foraging flocks in mid-canopy
AverageForaging height 15.0 m
Tree height 20.6 m
Canopy height 23.5 m
Emergent trees 29.3 m