Migratory Bird
Conservation
Wisconsin

Coordinator:

Chief: Steve Wilds
e-mail: steve_wilds@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

BHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5458
Fax: 612-713-5286
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

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Inventory and Monitoring

• Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey

Woodcock Singing Ground Survey

• Mourning Dove Call Count Survey

Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey

• Waterfowl and cormorant banding program

Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey

• Nongame bird inventories on National Wildlife Refuge System lands

Resident Canada goose breeding population survey

• Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project

Research

• Study of fall mortality of American woodcock

Study of duck nesting success

• Development of models to predict habitat availability of the the northern goshawk

Study of golden-winged warbler abundance in northern Wisconsin

• Study of black tern population dynamics at Horicon NWR

Management

• Wetland and grassland protection, restoration and enhancement

Bottomland hardwood restoration

• Hunting regulations development

Issuance of migratory bird permits

• Integrated bird conservation planning at the state Bird Conservation Region levels

Partnerships

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

• Ruffed Grouse Society

Wisconsin Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

• Partners in Flight

North American Waterfowl Management Plan

• U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan

North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

• Ducks Unlimited

U.S.G.S.

• University of Wisconsin

Boreal Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region

• Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology

Outreach

• International Migratory Bird Day

Junior Duck Stamp Contest

• Fact sheets on double-crested cormorants

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