Gamebird 2006: Quail VI and Perdix XII

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Foreword v\nAcknowledgements vi\nEditorial Panel vii\nSponsors x\nInvited Manuscripts 2\nIntegrating Management, Research, and Monitoring: Balancing the 3-Legged Stool. Michael J. Conroy & James T. Peterson . 2\nManagement of Southern African Gamebirds: Opportunities and Threats. Tim Crowe . 11\nTaking the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative to the Next Level. Donald F. McKenzie . 16\nRestoring a Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Population and the Future of Predation Control. G.R. Potts . 24\nAbundance Estimation 27\nThe GWCT Partridge Count Scheme: A Volunteer-Based Monitoring and Conservation Promotion Scheme. Julie Ewald, Nevile Kingdon, & Hugues Santin-Janin . 27\nRefining the Morning Covey-Call Survey to Estimate Northern Bobwhite Abundance. Joshua P. Rusk, Jason L. Scott, Fidel Hern´andez, & Fred C. Bryant . 38\nEstimating Sample Sizes for Distance Sampling of Autumn Northern Bobwhite Calling Coveys. Mark D. Smith, Richard G. Hamrick, L. Wes Burger, Jr., & John P. Carroll 46\nSummer Male Call Index Relative to Nesting Chronology and Autumn Density of the Northern Bobwhite. Theron M. Terhune, Richard. G. Hamrick, D. Clay Sisson, & H. Lee Stribling 54\nBrood Ecology 66\nInvertebrate Biomass and Richness in Various Food Plot Types in East Texas. Charles W. Anderson, R. Montague Whiting, Jr., Donald R. Dietz, & Richard M. Capps 66\nIntegrating Burning and Insecticide to Reduce Fire Ant Impacts on Bobwhite Chicks. Amy Norton Johnson, C. Brad Dabbert, Robert B. Mitchell, & Harlan G. Thorvilson 78\nNorthern Bobwhite Brood Habitat Selection in South Florida. Nevena Martin, James A. Martin, & John P. Carroll . . 88\nConservation 99\nManaging Black-throated Bobwhite for Sustainability in Belize: Preliminary Results of a Population Study. Jack Eitniear, Reynold Cal, Wilbur Martinez, Omar Fiqueroa, & John Baccus . 99\nDelineation of Gambel’s Quail Habitat in the Trans-Pecos, Texas. Alfonso Ortega-Sanchez, Louis A. Harveson, Roel R. Lopez, & Michael R. Sullins . 106\nHabitat Use and Survival of the Spotted Tinamou (Nothura maculosa) in Agroecosystems in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jeffrey J. Thompson & John P. Carroll 111\nGamebird Genetics 121\nRelease of Pen-reared Bobwhites: Potential Consequences to the Genetic Integrity of Resident Wild Populations. Kristine O. Evans, Mark D. Smith, Loren W. Burger, Jr., Rachel J. Chambers, Allan E. Houston, & Rick Carlisle 121\nHabitat 135\nEffects of Sex, Age, and Habitat on Northern Bobwhite Spring Dispersal Patterns. M. Patrick Cook, Richard G. Hamrick, & John P. Carroll 135\nUsable Space Versus Food Quantity in Bobwhite Habitat Management. Douglas S. Cram, Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, David M. Engle, & Warren G. Montague 146\nWinter Food Habits and Preferences of Northern Bobwhites in East Texas. Donald R. Dietz, Jr., R. Montague Whiting, Jr., & Nancy E. Koerth . 160\nHabitat Use and Survival of Gray Partridge Pairs in Bavaria, Germany. Wolfgang Kaiser, Ilse Storch, & John P. Carroll 172\nEffects of Timber Density on Northern Bobwhite Autumn Abundance. Ian T. Little, Shane D. Wellendorf, William E. Palmer, & John P. Carroll . 178\nUsable Space Versus Habitat Quality in Forest Management for Bobwhites. Ronald E. Masters, Fred S. Guthery, W. Russ Walsh, Douglas S. Cram, & Warren G. Montague 184\nInfluence of Habitat, Fire, and Weather on Bobwhite Abundance at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida. Brett D. Miley & Marian Lichtler . . 193\nSpecies Visitation at Quail Feeders and Guzzlers in Southern New Mexico. Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Tom E. Wadell, & George Richards . . 210\nPopulation Response of Northern Bobwhite to Field Border Management Practices in Mississippi. Mark D. Smith & L. Wes Burger, Jr. . 220\nNorthern Bobwhite Demographic and Population Response Following an Intensive Habitat Modification to an Agricultural Landscape. Theron M. Terhune, D. Clay Sisson, Steven D. Mitchell, & H. Lee Stribling . 232\nHabitat Management 251\nHalf-Cutting as a Management Tool to Increase Abundance of Northern Bobwhite in South Texas. Dale A. Hall & Nova J. Silvy . 251\nTesting the Value of Prickly Pear Cactus as a Nest-Predator Deterrent for Northern Bobwhite. Fidel Hern´andez, Scott E. Henke, Nova J. Silvy, & Dale Rollins 256\nThe Shepherd Project: A Case Study of Private Management for Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in Montana. Bruce Kania & Frank Stewart . 260\nImpact of Game Crops Intensification and Hunting Management on Red-Legged Partridge. Franoise Ponce-Boutin, Jean-Franois Mathon, & Tanguy Le Brun 267\nEffects of Two Burn Scales on Northern Bobwhite Demographic Parameters and Home Range Size. Shane D. Wellendorf & William E. Palmer . . 271\nEffect of Supplemental Feeding onWinter Diet and Body Mass of Northern Bobwhites. Ryan E. Whitelaw, William E. Palmer, Shane D. Wellendorf, & John P. Carroll 282\nPolicy and Conservation 291\nThe GWCT Grey Partridge Recovery Programme: a Species Action Plan in Action. Nicholas J. Aebischer . 291\nConservation Reserve Program Grasslands and Ring-Necked Pheasant Abundance in Minnesota. James F. Drake, Richard O. Kimmel, J. David Smith, & Gary Oehlert 302\nMethods for ControllingWoody Invasion into CRP Fields in Tennessee. John P. Gruchy, Craig A. Harper, & Matthew J. Gray . 315\nManagement of Montezuma Quail in Texas: Barriers to Establishing a Hunting Season. Louis A. Harveson 322 Long-Term Climate Trends and Northern Bobwhite Populations in South Texas. Jeffrey J. Lusk, Fred S. Guthery, Markus J. Peterson, & Stephen J. DeMaso 328\nHunting Success on Albany, Georgia Plantations: The Albany Quail Project’s Modern Quail Management Strategy. H. Lee Stribling & D. Clay Sisson . 338\nSummary of Georgia’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative 2000-2005. Reggie E. Thackston, Chris D. Baumann, Bobby T. Bond, & Mark D. Whitney 348\nManaging Quail in Arizona: Meeting New Challenges with Old Techniques. Mark L. Zornes . . 370\nRestocking 380\nA Review of Gray Partridge Restocking in the UK and its Implications for the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Stephen J. Browne, Francis Buner, & Nicholas J. Aebischer 380\nHow to Re-Introduce Gray Partridges - Conclusions from a Releasing Project in Switzerland. Francis Buner 391\nComparison of Survival, Productivity, Movements, and Habitat Use of Pre-Season Released Quail onWild Northern Bobwhites on Groton Plantation, South Carolina. Derek A. Eggert, Brad S. Mueller, Lamar Robinette, & Shane Wellendorf . 396\nSurvival and Predation 410\nSurvival and Habitat Use of Wild Pheasant Broods on Farmland in Lower Austria. Thomas H. Bliss, Brandon C. Anderson, Roger A.H. Draycott, & John P. Carroll . . 410\nA Review of Crippling Loss for Northern Bobwhites. Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hern´andez, Scott E. Henke, & Ralph L. Bingham 420\nFate and Survival of Radio-marked Montezuma Quail. Froylan Hernandez, Eric Garza, Louis A. Harveson, & Clay E. Brewer . . 426\nOver-winter Survival of Northern Bobwhite in Relation to Landscape Composition and Structure. R. Douglas Holt, Loren W. Burger, Jr., Bruce D. Leopold, & Dave Godwin 432\nAn Evaluation of Short-term Mesocarnivore Control for Increasing Hatch Rate in Northern Bobwhites. Eddie K. Lyons, Jason Frost, Dale Rollins, Ben Taylor, & Cody Scott . 447\nSurvival of Female Scaled Quail During the Breeding Season at Three Sites in the Chihuahuan Desert. Dale Rollins, Ben D. Taylor, Troy D. Sparks, Robert J. Buntyn, Scott E. Lerich, Louis A. Harveson, Tom E. Wadell, & Cody B. Scott 456\nSurvival and Causes of Mortality for Northern Bobwhites in the Southeastern USA. D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, H. Lee Stribling, Jerald F. Sholar, & Steven D. Mitchell . 467\nTechniques 480\nNecklace-type Transmitter Attachment Method for Ruffed Grouse Chicks. Christopher A. Dobony, Brian W. Smith, John W. Edwards, & Thomas J. Allen 480\nA Method for Determining Asymptotes of Home-Range Area Curves. Aaron M. Haines, Fidel Hern´andez, Scott E. Henke, & Ralph L. Bingham 489\nTotal Body Electrical Conductivity for Determining Carcass Fat in Ruffed Grouse. Aaron B. Proctor & John W. Edwards . . 499 Age Determination of Pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus) using Discriminant Analysis. Maureen I.A. Woodburn, John P. Carroll, Peter A. Robertson, & Andrew N. Hoodless . 505\nTelemetry Effects 518 Additional Evidence Against Radio-handicapping of Northern Bobwhites. D. Clay Sisson, Theron M. Terhune, & H. Lee Stribling . 518\nIndex 526