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Waterfowl Production On Three Types of Artificial Nesting Structures in South Dakota Wetlands
Artificial nesting structures are currently being used by various agencies to offset the decline in waterfowl production due to predation losses and degradation of nesting habitats. However, the various structure types available are not equally attractive to nesting waterfowl. This study looked at …
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Waterfowl Use and Production of Artificial Nesting Structures and Hay Bales in South Dakota
… populations have renewed interest in artificial nesting structures as a means to increase waterfowl production in the Prairie Pothole Region. I evaluated waterfowl use and nesting material durability of 3 types of artificial nesting structures and hay bales in 16 eastern and north-central South …
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Wood Duck Use and Nesting Success in Artificial Nesting Structures in Eastern South Dakota
… 11 plastic single-walled (PSW), and 154 wooden nesting structures; in 1992, 382 of the boxes were PDW, 13 PSW, and 264 wooden. In both years an additional 10 nest boxes of fiberglass or metal were also monitored. Overall, 206 wood duck nesting attempts occurred, of which 142 were successful. Of …
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Survival, Movements, and Habitat Use of Mallard Broods Produced on Overwater Nesting Structures in Eastern South Dakota
… platyrhynchos) broods produced from overwater nesting structures in eastern South Dakota were evaluated during spring and summer 1998-99. Two study sites with overwater nesting structures were chosen in 1998, representing a large semipermanent marsh (Mickelson) and a complex of wetlands …
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Population and Productivity of a Flock of Giant Canada Geese in Northeastern South Dakota
… on the 5,459 km2 area contained potential goose nesting habitat in 1976. Forty-six pairs, 6 indicated pairs, and 6 single geese were found on these 193 quarter sections during the 1977 nesting season. The population was estimated to be 1,880 geese. Recommendations were to continue aerial surveys …
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Use of Stockpods for Nesting by Giant Canada Geese
… of giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) nesting on stockponds in western South Dakota was conducted during 1974 and 1975. Analysis of 10 selected variables at nests on natural sites indicated that distance of water below high water level and percent slope from wetland to horizon, …
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Productivity of A Resident Giant Canada Goose Flock in Northeastern South Dakota
… Twenty-four percent of the artificial nest structures (ANS) available were used by nesting geese. Artificial nesting structures, islands, muskrat houses and peninsulas were used by geese as nesting sites. Mean clutch size of completed nests was 5.14 in 1974 and 5.26 in 1975. Mean clutch size …