Located nest forage in considered an undisturbed areas. “occupied site”. Manage for tall grass to improve habitat. NC Grazing Western UT Low-shrub desert Density Four 9-ha Bird only 1986 (pairs/40 ha) plots observed in censused heavy late using winter Williams grazing and spot-map ungrazed method. plots; no significant difference in density. NC Grazing Great Basin (CA/NV) Various habitat types Bird One-mile No impact in Page et al. 1978 including low abundance strip census low sagebrush and big sagebrush; sagebrush inconclusive in big sagebrush habitats NC Mowing Nationwide Varied N/A Status Mowing can Pruitt 2000 Assessment be beneficial, but must allow for medium and tall grasses and shrubs. NC Mowing Florida Cattle Behavior Compiled Mowing did Yosef and Grubb indices activity not affect 1993 budgets pre- hunting and success but did alter behavior. Shrikes
Located nest considered an “occupied site”. forage in undisturbed areas. Manage for tall grass to improve habitat. Grazing NC Western UT Low-shrub desert Density (pairs/40 ha) Four 9-ha plots censused using Williams spot-map method. Bird only observed in heavy late winter grazing and ungrazed plots; no significant difference in density. 1986 Grazing NC Great Basin (CA/NV) Various habitat types including low sagebrush and big sagebrush Bird abundance One-mile strip census No impact in low sagebrush; inconclusive in big sagebrush habitats Page et al. 1978 Mowing NC Nationwide Varied N/A Status Assessment Mowing can be beneficial, but must allow for medium and tall grasses and shrubs. Pruitt 2000 Mowing NC Florida Cattle Behavior indices Compiled activity budgets pre- and Mowing did not affect hunting success but did alter behavior. Shrikes Yosef and Grubb 1993
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