PROJECT TITLE: Habitat use by Elegant Trogons (Trogon elegans) in the mountain range of
SE Arizona
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona, Coronado NF
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: September 1995
DESCRIPTION: 1. Micro-habitat scale: a) to evaluate nest-site use and determine nest
productivities of elegant trogons within the Chiricahua, Huachuca, and Santa Rita
mountains; and b) to determine territory or home range sizes of trogons, and examine
habitat-use within the home ranges. 2. Intermediate-scale: within each mountain range, to
determine the overall distribution and population abundance of trogons. 3. Macro-habitat
scale: a) to determine if elegant trogons use habitat for their nesting and other home
range activities equally among ranges; and b) to compare the abundance of birds among
ranges. All of the above objectives characteristics of used and non-used areas of the 3
mountain ranges, to ascertain if criteria for habitat-use differ among the 3 scales. 4. To
propose management plans for the ranges within the Coronado NF that contain breeding pairs
of elegant trogons.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP: USFS
HABITAT(S): Interior Riparian Deciduous Forest
PARTNERS: USFS
CONTACT PERSON(S): Linnea Hall, Wildl. & Fisheries Sciences, 325 Biol. Sciences East
Bldg., Tucson, AZ 85721
PROJECT TITLE: Status and trends of birds along the lower Colorado River, Arizona and
California
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona, U.S. Fish and Wildl. Service
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: fall 1995
DESCRIPTION: This study will establish an inventory and monitoring program for the four
refuges, concentrating on riparian vegetation. Included will be evalustion of chnges in
relative abundances of birds the have occurred since Ohmart and Anderson's early work
along the river. The graduate students involved will concentrate on specific aspects of
bird-habitat relationships, likely including analysis of activity and reproductive success
in patches of riparian vegetation.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP: USFWS
HABITAT(S): riparian
PARTNERS: USFWS
CONTACT PERSON(S): Michael Morrison, Appleton-Whitell Research Ranch, P.O. Box 44, Elgin,
AZ 85611
PROJECT TITLE: Determining the Status and Trends of Populations of Neotropical Migrant
Birds in Riparian Vegetation in Southeastern Arizona.
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: Coronado National Forest, University of Arizona
STATUS:
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: ongoing
DESCRIPTION: The objectives of this study are (1) to determine the trends in abundance of
Neotropical migrant and resident birds in southeast Arizona, (2) to estabish a program for
monitoring changes in the species richness and abundance of birds in southeast Arizona,
(3) to determine habitat affinities of birds in riparian vegetation, and (4) to make
management recommendations regarding enhancement of bird populations in the study region.
Field efforts during 1994 will concentrate on establishing the sampling protocol in the
field, and re-evaluating data collected about 10 years ago in riparian vegetation in the
Huachuca Mountains. The study will be conducted in cooperation with Dr. William M. Block,
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP: USFS
HABITAT(S):
PARTNERS: Rocky Mtn. Forest & Range Exp. Station
CONTACT PERSON(S): Michael Morrison, Appleton-Whitell Research Ranch, P.O. Box 44, Elgin,
AZ 85611
PROJECT TITLE: Migratory and Breeding Bird Survey
KEYWORDS: Riparian, Breeding Birds, Lower Colorado River
AGENCY/UNIT: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Bill Williams River NWR, Imperial NWR, Havasu
NWR, Cibola NWR
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: Point counts are being conducted each spring and summer on all four of the
Lower Colorado River Refuges under the direction of Mike Morrison, Univ. of Arizona.
Results from 1992, 1993, 1994 field season are available for th BWRNWR. Results for the
1994 field season are available for the other refuges.
COUNTIES: La Paz, Mohave
LAND OWNERSHIP: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
HABITAT(S): Cottonwood, Willow, Saltcedar riparian habitat, mesquite, arroweed, saltcedar
habitat, and pure saltcedar habitat.
PARTNERS: University of Arizona Cooperative Research Unit (Gene Maughn, director)
CONTACT PERSON(S): Mike Morrison, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
PHONE: (602)621-8075
PROJECT TITLE: Development of an inventory-monitoring program for neotropical migrant
birds on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona and U.S. Air Force
STATUS:
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: This project will establish an inventory-monitoring program for the Range.
Sampling will concentrate on desert washes. Although funding will probably not be
available for sampling in 1995, USAF intends to seek funding for continuation of the work
in 1996.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP:
HABITAT(S):
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Michael Morrison, School of Renewable Resources, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721
PROJECT TITLE: Migration of Small Birds
KEYWORDS: Passeriformes, Trochilidae, Weather, Rest/Refuelling, Habitats, Banding
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: 1999
DESCRIPTION: Banding and observing to determine intensity of flux as a function of time
during season, weather patterns (w/ Satellite weather fax), landform and vegetation cover.
Banding recaptures (limited data) reveal routing, route fidelity & survival, while
body masses correlate with migratory intentions.
COUNTIES: Pima some, but mostly out of AZ : CO, Mont., Wash., N. Mex.; Mexican States of
Sonora, & Jalisco because of migration routes and timing
LAND OWNERSHIP: Variable
HABITAT(S): Montane to desert, riparian
PARTNERS: Instituto Manantlan de Ecologay Conservacion de la Biodiversidad
CONTACT PERSON(S): W.A. Calder, Dept. of Ecology & Evol. Biology, Univ. of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721
PHONE: (520) 621-1966
FAX: (520) 621-9190
EMAIL: CALDERWA@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
PUBLICATIONS: Birds of North America: Broad-tailed, Rufous & Calliope Hummingbirds
PROJECT TITLE: Ecology of Urban Coopers hawks in Tucson, Arizona
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: We are investigating nest-site selection and the effects of trichomeniasis on
Coopers hawks that nest in urban settings.
COUNTIES: Pima
LAND OWNERSHIP: City, County, Private
HABITAT(S): urban, and riparian zones in rural areas
PARTNERS: Arizona Game & Fish, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Electric Power
CONTACT PERSON(S): R.W. Mannan, 214 Biol. Sci. E. SRNR, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
PHONE: (602) 621-7283
FAX: (602) 621-8801
EMAIL: Mannan@ag. arizona.edu
PROJECT TITLE: Breeding and foraging behavior of the gray hawk in Arizona
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: University of Arizona
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: 1998
DESCRIPTION: We hope to evaluate the quality of habitat for gray hawks in Arizona by
investigating breeding and foraging behavior and success as they relate to abundance of
prey.
COUNTIES: Pima (primarly), Santa Cruz
LAND OWNERSHIP: Federal, County
HABITAT(S): Riparian zone
PARTNERS: University of Arizona, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental
Protection Agency
CONTACT PERSON(S): R.W. Mannan, 214 Biol. Sci. East, SRNR, University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ 85721
PHONE: (602) 621-7283
FAX: (602) 621-8801
EMAIL: Mannan@ag.arizona.educ
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