WWRC 97-05mm
Waterbird Use, Productivity and Water Level Fluctuation
Abstract
We conducted a two year study on the Table
Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Unit in
Goshen County Wyoming. The purpose of the study
was to relate waterbird use and productivity to
changes in water levels in the 12 water impoundments.
We observed 59 waterbird species on the
Unit. Breeding pairs of waterfowl were dabbling
ducks and geese. Our results indicated that there
were significant correlations between waterbird use
and water level. Shore birds and dabbling duck use
was negatively correlated with mean water depth and
positively correlated with water level coefficients of
variation. Other bird groups and their young were
positively correlated with mean water depth and
negatively correlated with water level coefficients of
variation.
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