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Evaluating Response at Management Site Until a centrally coordinated monitoring system is in place, we recommend that biologists working with land managers address the following question: Are Golden-winged Warblers present and if so, is there a breeding population? Research has shown that documenting the presence of territorial males alone does not indicate a breeding population. Additional evidence must be gathered before you can be confident that males are acquiring mates and actually breeding. The following are two methods to help you document these two responses to management: 1. Follow the field protocol described in Appendix F to determine if Golden-winged Warblers are present. 2. If Golden-winged Warblers are located onsite, then attempt to confirm breeding activity. Probable breeding activity includes one of the following: Presence of a female Golden-winged Warbler or presence of at least 4 territorial males within singing distance of one another. Confirmed breeding activity includes observation of one of the Evaluating Progress toward Conservation Objectives The two goals of this plan can only be realized by measuring the progress towards meeting each of the objectives and specific conservation actions identified for each objective above. The actions for each objective are numerous and progress 3–88 Photo by Auriel Van Der Laar. following: copulation behavior, female carrying nest material, nest with eggs or nestlings, female or male carrying food or fecal sac, or fledglings. If your state or province is conducting a Breeding Bird Atlas, we encourage you to submit breeding evidence data to them. will hinge on cooperation among many organizations and agencies. We have identified specific metrics and targets for evaluating success toward meeting this plan’s conservation goals and related objectives (Table 3–16).
Table 3–16. Summary of conservation, research, and monitoring objectives and suggested metrics to evaluate success of each objective. Conservation Objectives Evaluation Metrics and Targets Goal 1: Increase breeding populations to meet rangewide, regional, and focal area goals. Maintain and increase populations through creation of quality breeding habitat for Goldenwinged Warbler across the breeding range. 3–89 • Establish and fund a centrally coordinated monitoring program. • Number of individuals and breeding pairs as estimated through coordinated monitoring, BBS, and measured against stated population goals. • Track habitat acreage created via USFS FIA, WMI web tracker, and state/provincial/federal agencies. Conserve wetland and forested landscapes. • Number of wetland and forest acres protected especially in focal areas, as tracked through USGS Protected Areas Dataset, WMI web tracker, state/provincial/federal agencies, wetland inventories, etc. • Periodically model spatial and temporal characteristics of the forested landscapes to Support management action through policy recommendations and prioritization. Coordinate management and policy activities between the USA and Canada. Communicate the importance of Golden-winged Warbler conservation and habitat management to stakeholders. evaluate fragmentation and other forest trends. • Acres and enrollees in state/provincial/federal habitat incentive programs. • Number of policies adjusted by federal/state/provincial agencies and number of these agencies adopting the Golden-winged Warbler conservation plan. • As forest management plans are drafted and updated, maintenance / management of ESH components are included. • Number of policy meetings attended by Goldenwinged Warbler Working Group members on topics of climate, bird collisions with structures, and energy. • Existence of shared monitoring and conservation activities as facilitated through regular joint meetings (every 1–2 years) between U.S. Golden-winged Warbler Working Group members and Canadian Recovery Team. • Number of Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Initiative website visits, attendance at webinars and workshops. • Number of new outreach tools developed and distributed. • Creation of a communication plan.
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