Nothing to add to Jim's thoughts here - well expressed.
I wasn't sure whether the announcement came through this group (if so, I
apologize for sharing again) or came to me through other avenues, but I was
really glad to see the positions opening up through Jim's group for rangeland
monitoring technicians to assess effects of these various conservation
initiatives on grassland birds. So, just sharing in case others hadn't seen it:
https://abcbirds.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=125&source=abcbirds
A lot of the initiatives seem largely driven by quail especially when it comes
to private landowners, but will be curious to see how they impact LOSH. And if
quail-driven initiatives in the central US would translate to the east.
David
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Jim Giocomo
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Subject: [eloshwg] Re: 'blueprint' for eastern grasslands
The other thing to consider is are we worried about a place or a species. Not
that we need to make a choice, but to be aware of biases and assumptions.
According to eBird, LOSH in the east represents only about 5-10% of the
range-wide breeding population and about 10% of the winter, depending upon how
you define the "east". This % of the population can be seen as a measure of
responsibility for the species.
In contrast, the Great Plains has 58% of the breeding LOSH and 69% of the
wintering LOSH, but I have to struggle to get them noticed in the Central
Flyway. High responsibility, but other species are driving grassland
conservation because few are speaking up about LOSH.
It is much like National Bobwhite Conservation where the people who want to
emphasize their birds in the east are ignoring conservation for the bulk of the
population (over 60%) in the central flyway states like TX and OK. Even worse
for LOSH, some of the stories coming out of the Chihuahuan Desert make the LOSH
the bad guy for eating the other priority grassland birds.
Are we talking about doing LOSH good for the species or the east? Can/should
we do both? What is the best way?....Then, I think, we can decide if another
(eastern) grassland multi-species effort is the best choice to meet our
objectives.
Jim
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Hi,
I thought this might be of interest to our group. Perhaps something to discuss
on our call today as a 'blueprint' for eastern grasslands?
Amy
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