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Considering heightened mortality risk during migration, uncovering what attributes comprise good stopover habitat is necessary to best conserve these species. My thesis research is focused on the habitat use of grassland birds listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in Illinois, especially during spring and fall migration. To find which grassland characteristics were most important to each species, I surveyed grassland birds from late-March/early-April through October in 2022 and 2023. During this period, I also collected data on vegetation and management activities. Logistic regression models were used to analyze and compare the impact of vegetation composition, type, and density, as well as site size, management activities, and surrounding landscape on the likelihood of each species’ presence. The habitat variables that best explained grassland bird detections at any given site were the surrounding landscape and vegetation composition. However, the variable(s) influencing the presence of grassland birds differed between species and season. Conservation efforts could target individual species by focusing on localized management to attain preferred vegetation structure, but the biggest impact for grassland SGCN as a whole would be to prioritize creating landscapes that contain more grasslands."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Comparison of grassland bird stopover and breeding habitat use in Illinois"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Ward, Michael P.","Stodola, Kirk","Benson, Thomas J."],"dc:creator":["Suckow, Nicole M."],"dc:date":["2025-05-08","2025-05"],"dc:description":["Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01","The student, Nicole Suckow, accepted the attached license on 2025-05-07 at 12:33.","The student, Nicole Suckow, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2025-05-07 at 12:43.","This Thesis was approved for publication on 2025-05-08 at 08:48.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #22251 on 2025-10-19 at 19:55:49","Grassland birds are declining at an alarming rate, and there has been little research on the stopover behavior and habitat needs of migratory grassland species. Considering heightened mortality risk during migration, uncovering what attributes comprise good stopover habitat is necessary to best conserve these species. My thesis research is focused on the habitat use of grassland birds listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in Illinois, especially during spring and fall migration. To find which grassland characteristics were most important to each species, I surveyed grassland birds from late-March/early-April through October in 2022 and 2023. During this period, I also collected data on vegetation and management activities. Logistic regression models were used to analyze and compare the impact of vegetation composition, type, and density, as well as site size, management activities, and surrounding landscape on the likelihood of each species’ presence. The habitat variables that best explained grassland bird detections at any given site were the surrounding landscape and vegetation composition. However, the variable(s) influencing the presence of grassland birds differed between species and season. Conservation efforts could target individual species by focusing on localized management to attain preferred vegetation structure, but the biggest impact for grassland SGCN as a whole would be to prioritize creating landscapes that contain more grasslands."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129784"],"dc:language":["en","eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2025 Nicole Suckow"],"dc:subject":["Grassland Bird","Stopover"],"dc:title":["Comparison of grassland bird stopover and breeding habitat use in Illinois"],"dc:type":["text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Natural Res & Env Sciences"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.S."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:05Z"}