Waterbirds – 2002 – Volume 25 – Special Publication 2

WATERBIRDS
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATERBIRD BIOLOGY

JOURNAL OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY

Volume 25, Special Publication (2) 2002

MANAGING WETLANDS FOR WATERBIRDS: INTEGRATED APPROACHES
Edited by
Katharine C. Parsons, Stephen C. Brown, R. Michael Erwin, Helen A. Czech, and John C. Coulson

Articles
INTRODUCTION: Managing wetlands for waterbirds: integrated approaches. Katharine C. Parsons,
Stephen C. Brown, R. Michael Erwin, and Helen A. Czech ………………………………………………………………………….. 1-4

Integrated management of waterbirds: beyond the conventional. R. M.ichael Erwin …………………………………. 5-12

Accessible habitat for shorebirds: factors influencing its availability and conservation implications.
Jaime A. Collazo, Dawn A. O’Harra, and Christine A. Kelly ……………………………………………………………………… 13-24

Integrated management of waterbird habitats at impounded wetlands in Delaware Bay, U.S.A.
Katharine C. Parsons …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25-41

A case study of changing land use practices in the northern Great Plains, U.S.A.: an uncertain future
for waterbird conservation. Kenneth F. Higgins, David E. Naugle, and Kurt J. Forman …………………………….. 42-50

Effects of land use on nongame wetland birds in western South Dakota. Shawn M. May,
David E. Naugle, and Kenneth F. Higgins ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 51-55

Agricultural wetlands and waterbirds: a review. Helen A. Czech and Katharine C. Parsons ……………………….. 56-65

Managing agricultural wetlands for waterbirds in the coastal regions of Louisiana, U.S.A. Jay V. Huner,
Clinton W. Jeske, and Wayne Norling …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 66-78

Management and conservation of San Francisco Bay salt ponds: effects of pond salinity, area, tide,
and season on Pacific Flyway waterbirds. Nils Warnock, Gary W. Page, Tamiko D. Ruhlen, Nadav Nur,
John Y. Takekawa, and Janet T. Hanson …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 79-92

Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: movements of Long-Billed
Dowitchers during the winter. John Y. Takekawa, Nils Warnock, Greg M. Martinelli, A. Keith Miles,
and Danika C. Tsao …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 93-105

Waterbird use of northern Atlantic wetlands protected under the North American Wetlands Conservation
Act. Stephen C. Brown, Brian A. Harrington, Katharine C. Parsons, and Elizabeth P. Mallory …………………. 106-114

Wetland conservation and Ducks Unlimited: real world approaches to multispecies management.
Gildo M. Tori, Scott Mcleod, Keith McKnight, Thomas Moorman, and Frederic A. Reid ……………………………. 115-121

Towards integrated bird conservation in North America: a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service perspective.
Jonathan M. Andrew and Brad A. Andres …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 122-127

Waterbirds – 2000 – Volume 23 – Special Publication 1

WATERBIRDS
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATERBIRD BIOLOGY

JOURNAL OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY

Volume 23, Special Publication (1) 2000

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF FLAMINGOS
Edited by
Guy A. Baldassarre, Felicity Arengo, and Keith L. Bildstein

Part One: Europe and the Mediterranean

An overview of the Greater Flamingo ringing program in the Camargue (southern France) and some
aspects of the species’ breeding biology studied using marked individuals. A. R. Johnson. 2-8

Nocturnal movements of breeding Greater Flamingos in southern Spain. M. Rendón-Martos, J. M. Vargas,
M. A. Rendón, A. Garrido, and J. M. Ramirez. 9-19

Evidence of seasonal sex ratio manipulation in the Greater Flamingo. G. Bertault, M. Raymond,
F. Rousset, F. Cézilly, and A. R. Johnson. 20-25

Individual distances among Greater Flamingos as indicators of tourism. R. Yosef. 26-31

Flamingos presumable excaped from captivity find suitable habitat in western Europe. J. M. Treep. 32-37

Part Two: Africa

Declines and movements of Lesser Flamingos in Africa. R. E. Simmons. 40-46

Conservation status of Flamingos in Kenya. O. Nasirwa. 47-51

The distribution and density of Lesser Flamingos in East Africa in relation to food availability and
productivity. C. H. Tuite. 52-63

The importance of the Makgadikgadi salt pans in Botswana for Flamingos in Africa. G. P. McCulloch
and W. Borello. 64-68

Part Three: The Caribbean

A review of the ecology and conservation of Caribbean Flamingos in Yucatán. G. A. Baldassarre and
F. Arengo. 70-79

Numbers and distribution of the Caribbean Flamingo in Venezuela. F. Espinoza, L. Parra, J. Aranguren,
A. Martino, M. Quijada, D. Pirela, R. Rivero, T. Guiterrez, N. Jimenez, S. Leal, and E. Leal. 80-86

Abundance of benthic macroinvertebrates in Caribbean Flamingo feeding areas at Los Olivitos Refuge,
western Venezuela. E. E. Esté and C. L. Casler. 87-94

Caribbean Flamingos feeding at a new solar saltworks in western Venezuela. C. L. Casler and
E. E. Esté. 95-102

Monitoring Caribbean Flamingos as Los Olivitos Wildlife Refuge, western Venezuela. D. E. Pirela. 103-108

Part Four: South America

Abundance and distribution of the South American Altiplano Flamingos. M. Valqui, S. M. Caziani,
O. Rocha O., and E. Rodriguez R. 110-113

Long-term survey of Chilean Flamingo breeding colonies on Mar Chiquita Lake, Córdoba, Argentina.
E. H. Bucher, A. L. Echevarria, M. D. Juri, and J. M. Chani. 114-118

Andean Flamingos breeding at Laguna Brava, La Rioja, Argentina. E. H. Bucher, J. M. Chani, and
A. L. Echevarria. 119-120

Abundance and habitat of high Andes Flamingos in northwestern Argentina. S. M. Caziani and
E. J. Derlindati. 121-133

Assessment of the threats to Flamingos at the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Nature Reserve
(Arequipa, Perú). J. A. Ugarte-Núñez. 134-140

Part Five: Captivity

Captive Flamingo populations and opportunities for research in zoos. C. E. King. 142-149

What 19 years of observation on captive Greater Flamingos suggests about adaptations to breeding
under irregular conditions. A. Studer-Thiersch. 150-159

Plumages and molt patterns in captive Caribbean Flamingos. P. W. Shannon. 160-172

Social and reproductive relationships of captive Caribbean Flamingos. P. W. Shannon. 173-178

Sonographic analysis of the vocalizations of Chilean and Caribbean Flamingos. J. T. Boylan. 179-184

Behavioral demands on a new exhibit for Greater Flamingos at the Basle Zoo, Switzerland.
A. Studer-Thiersch. 185-192

Comparison of hand-reared Caribbean and Lesser Flamingos at SeaWorld California. L. E. Burch
and C. Gailband. 193-197

Part Six: Summary and Future Directions

Flamingo Specialist Group: Past, present and future activities. A. R. Johnson. 200-205

Flamingo science: Current status and future needs. K. L. Bildstein, G. A. Baldassarre, and F. Arengo. 206-211

Overview and future directions: The summing-up. W. Conway. 212-213

Waterbirds – 2002 – Volume 25 – Special Publication 1

WATERBIRDS
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATERBIRD BIOLOGY

JOURNAL OF THE WATERBIRD SOCIETY

Volume 25, Special Publication (1) 2002
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SWAN SYMPOSIUM
13-18 FEBRUARY 2001
AIRLIE CONFERENCE CENTER, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, USA

EDITED BY
EILEEN C. REES, SUSAN L. EARNST AND JOHN COULSON

Forward. Eileen Rees and Susan Earnst

NUMBERS, TRENDS AND DISTRIBUTION
Census of Trumpeter Swans on Alaskan Nesting Habitats, 1968-2000. Bruce Conant, John I. Hodges, Deborah J. Groves and James G. King. 3-7.

Trumpeter Swan Numbers and Distribution in Western Canada, 1970–2000. James S. Hawkings, André Breault, Sean Boyd, Mike Norton, Gerard Beyersbergen and Paul Latour. 8-21

Population Trends and Productivity of Tundra Swans on the Central Arctic Coastal Plain, Northern Alaska, 1989–2000. Robert J. Ritchie, James G. King, Alice A.Stickney, Betty A. Anderson, John R. Rose, Ann M. Wildman and Sandy Hamilton. 22-31

Population Trends, Productivity, and Harvest of Eastern Population Tundra Swans. Jerome R. Serie, Dennis Luszcz and Robert V. Raftovich. 32-36

The Status and Distribution of the Icelandic Whooper Swan Population: Results of the International Whooper Swan Census 2000. Peter A. Cranswick, Kendrew Colhoun, Olafur Einarsson, J. Graham McElwaine, Arnthor Gardarsson, Mark S. Pollitt and Eileen C. Rees. 37-48

Long-term Trends in the Number of Whooper Swans Molting at Lake Myvatn, Iceland, 1974-2000. Arnthor Gardarsson, Arni Einarsson and Sverrir Thorstensen. 49-52

Numbers of Mute Swans and Whooper Swans in Sweden, 1967–2000. Leif Nilsson. 53-60

Numbers and Distribution of Whooper Swans Breeding, Wintering and on Migration in Estonia, 1990-2000. &3160 Leho Luigujõe, Andres Kuresoo and Agu Leivits. 61-66

Reassessment of the Southern Limit for Whooper Swans Breeding in Northwest Russia. Tatiana Y. Hokhlova and Alexandr V. Artemjev. 67-73

Numbers and Ecology of Swans Wintering in Japan. John O. Albertsen and Yuji Kanazawa. 74-85

Annual Variation in the Proportion of Whooper Swans and Bewick’s Swans Breeding in Northern European Russia. Yuri M. Shchadilov, Eileen C. Rees, Anna V. Belousova and John M. Bowler. 86-94

Status and Breeding Ecology of Bewick’s Swans in the Lena Delta, Yakutia, Northern Asia. Vladimir I. Pozdnyakov. 95-99

Distribution and Population Estimates for Swans in the Siberian Arctic in the 1990s. Evgeny E. Syroechkovski, Jr. 100-113

Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation on Numbers of Black-necked Swans at Río Cruces Sanctuary, Chile. Roberto P. Schlatter, René A. Navarro and Paulo Corti. 114-122

Effects of El Niño on Abundance and Breeding of Black-necked Swans on El Yali Wetland in Chile. Yerko A. Vilina, Hernán L. Cofré, Celeste Silva-García, María D. García and Carola Pérez-Friedenthal. &3160 123-127

MOVEMENTS AND ECOLOGY ON MIGRATION
Satellite Tracking of Bewick’s Swan Migration from Lake Nakaumi, Japan. Kaname Kamiya and Kiyoaki Ozaki. 128-131

Teaching Migration Routes to Canada Geese and Trumpeter Swans Using Ultralight Aircraft, 1990–2001. William J.L. Sladen, William A. Lishman, David H. Ellis, Gavin G. Shire and Donielle L. Rininger. 132-137

Use of Winter Translocations to Expand Distribution of Trumpeter Swans in the Western United States. Roderick C. Drewien, Kent Clegg and Ruth E. Shea 138-142

Population Trends and Habitat Use of Tundra Swans Staging at Long Point, Lake Erie. Scott A. Petrie, Shannon S. Badzinski and Kerrie L. Wilcox. 143-149

Tundra Swan Use of the Upper Mississippi River during Autumn Migration. Erik M. Thorson, James A. Cooper and Eric Nelson. 150-156

Sex Differences in the Movements of Mute Swans. Richard Collins. 157-161

FEEDING ECOLOGY
Effect of Tundra Swan Grazing on Winter Wheat in North Carolina. David R. Crawley Jr. and Eric G. Bolen. 162-167

Effects of Grazing on Grasslands by Wintering Whooper Swans. Kendrew Colhoun and Keith R. Day. 168-176

Habitat Usage and Field Choice by Mute and Whooper Swans in the Tweed Valley, Scotland. Helen Chisholm and Chris Spray. 177-182

Habitat Use and Activity Patterns of Mute Swans at a Molting and a Wintering Site in Denmark. Thomas Eske Holm. 183-191

BREEDING ECOLOGY
Population Structure, Survival Rates and Productivity of Mute Swans Breeding in a Colony at Abbotsbury, Dorset, England. Robin H. McCleery, Christopher Perrins, David Wheeler and Stephen Groves. 192-201

Occupancy and Turnover of Whooper Swans on Territories in Northern Iceland: Results of a Long-term Study. Olafur Einarsson and Eileen C. Rees. 202-210

Growth and Survival of Whooper Swan Cygnets Reared in Different Habitats in Finland. Hanne Lise Knudsen, Bjarke Laubek and Arvo Ohtonen. 211-220

Nesting Ecology of Bewick’s Swans on Vaygach Island, Russia. Evgeny V. Syroechkovsky, Konstantin E. Litvin and Elena N. Gurtovaya. 221-226

Spatial Distribution, Habitat Characteristics and Nest-site Selection by Tundra Swans on the Central Arctic Coastal Plain, Northern Alaska. Alice A. Stickney, Betty A. Anderson, Robert J. Ritchie and James G. King. 227-235

Nesting Ecology of Tundra Swans on the Coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Christopher A. Babcock, Ada C. Fowler and Craig R. Ely. 236-240

Tundra Swans of the Lower Alaska Peninsula: Differences in Migratory Behavior and Productivity. Christian P. Dau and John E. Sarvis. 241-249

Egg Size Variation in Mute Swans: Its Influence on Egg Hatchability, Cygnet Body Size and Cygnet Survival. Andrzej Czapulak. 250-257

Timing of Primary Molt in Breeding Mute Swans. Andrzej Czapulak. 258-267

Parental Care in Tundra Swans during the Pre-fledging Period. Susan L. Earnst. 268-277

Parental Care Behavior and Double-brooding in Coscoroba Swan in Central Chile. Gwenda L. Brewer and Yerko Vilina. &3160 278-284

Activity Budgets of Nesting Trumpeter Swans in Interior Alaska. Karen S. Bollinger and Rodney J. King. &3160 285-292

Laying and Incubation Behavior of Captive Trumpeter Swans. Harry G. Lumsden. 293-295

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
Restoration of Trumpeter Swans in North America: A Century of Progress and Challenges. Ruth E. Shea, Harvey K. Nelson, Laurence N. Gillette, James G. King and David K. Weaver. 296-300

Overview of the Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction Program in Ontario 1982-2000. Harry G. Lumsden and Mark Drever. 301-312

Development of an Expert System for Assessing Trumpeter Swan Breeding Habitat in the Northern Rocky Mountains. Richard S. Sojda, John E. Cornely, and Adele E. Howe. 313-318

Bayesian Time Series Analysis of Segments of the Rocky Mountain Trumpeter Swan Population. Chris K. Wright, Richard Sojda and Daniel Goodman. 319-326

Potential Wind Park Impacts on Whooper Swans in Winter: the Risk of Collision. Jesper Kyed Larsen and Preben Clausen. 327-330

Threats to Whooper Swans in Xinjiang, China. Ma Ming and Cai Dai. 331-333

BIOMETRICS, GENETICS, VOCALIZATIONS AND HEALTH
Age and Sex Differences in Biometrics Data Recorded for Whooper Swans Wintering in Japan. John O. Albertsen, Yotsugu Abe, Shinryu Kashikawa, Akira Ookawara and Katsumi Tamada. 334-339

A Preliminary Analysis of Mute Swan Biometrics in Relation to Sex, Region and Breeding Status. Jonathan T. Coleman and Albert E. Coleman. 340-345

The Dynamics of a Flock of Mute Swans at Berwick-upon-Tweed with Particular Reference to the Effects of Age, Sex, Social Status and Body Condition on Molt. Jonathan T. Coleman, Christopher J. Spray, Stephen M. Percival, Andrew T. Rickeard and Peter Yeoman. 346-351

The Accuracy of Sexing Mute Swan Cygnets by Cloacal Examination. Allan W. Brown and Lyndesay M. Brown. 352-354

Isozyme Analysis Reveals Genetic Differences Between Three Trumpeter Swan Populations. Charles Pelizza and Hugh B. Britten. 355-359

Vocal Characteristics of Trumpeter and Tundra Swans and their Hybrid Offspring. Thomas C. Wood, Thomas O. Brooks and William J. L. Sladen. 360-362

Trends in Mute Swan Blood Lead Levels: Evidence of Grit Reducing Lead Poisoning. John O’Halloran, Patrick Smiddy, Xie Quishi, Ruth O’Leary and Catherine Hayes. 363-367

Survival and Reproductive Success of Trumpeter Swans after Treatment for Lead Poisoning. Laurel Degernes, Steve Kittelson, Madeleine Linck and Patricia Manthey. 368-374

Baseline Hematology and Clinical Chemistry Results from Captive-raised Trumpeter Swans. Glenn H. Olsen, Donielle L. Rininger, Marika K. Ets, William J. L. Sladen. 375-379

Recommendations. Eileen Rees, Roberto Schlatter, Carl Mitchell, Jan Beekman, Bert Coleman, Susan Earnst, Olafur Einarsson, Bjarke Laubek, Ma Ming, Donielle Rininger, Maria Wieloch and Gerard Boere. 380-381

Obituary. 382-383

Papers Published Elsewhere. 384

Wetlands International/IUCN-SSC Swan Specialist Group. 385