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- description: Partners from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Puget Sound University designed and manage this
cooperative monitoring effort under an SUP. Design and methodology have been peer reviewed and published in the journal Condor
(Pearson et al 2013). Refuge islands support the vast majority of Rhinoceros Auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata ) in Washington
with most birds concentrated on 8 colonies including Destruction Island within Quillayute Needles NWR, Protection Island (PINWR)
and Smith Island (SJINWR). To date, this survey has revealed that Protection Island now supports the third largest colony
in North America with approximately 71,000 auklets or 4.8% of the global population (extrapolated from the estimated number
of active burrows; Pearson et al 2010). With an estimated 12,000 breeding pairs, Destruction Island hosts the majority of
the outer coast breeding population in WA while Smith Island, supports a relatively small auklet colony of approximately 1,500
pairs.With a low reproductive rate (one chick per year), prolonged incubation period and slow chick growth rate, it is important
to monitor abundance of this species of High Concern (USFWS 2005) in order to detect declines as quickly as possible. This
survey is one of the first steps in a multi-year adaptive management approach to removing deer from PINWR and restoring native
vegetation. At issue is a high-density herd (58.4/km2) of Black-Tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) that has colonized the island
since 1990. Deer are browsing and bedding down in auklet burrow nesting habitat which has resulted in collapsed burrows and
possible subsequent predation. Breeding population trends for auklets on PI will provide a measure of success for vegetation
restoration in the colony and deer management efforts. Since 5 of 6 refuges in this Complex support the majority of breeding
auklets in the State, these data are key to inform management actions on other refuges in the Complex as well (e.g. public-use
closure and potential oil spill restoration projects associated with Natural Resource Damage Assessments or rabbit removal
on Destruction Island).; abstract: Partners from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Puget Sound University designed
and manage this cooperative monitoring effort under an SUP. Design and methodology have been peer reviewed and published in
the journal Condor (Pearson et al 2013). Refuge islands support the vast majority of Rhinoceros Auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata
) in Washington with most birds concentrated on 8 colonies including Destruction Island within Quillayute Needles NWR, Protection
Island (PINWR) and Smith Island (SJINWR). To date, this survey has revealed that Protection Island now supports the third
largest colony in North America with approximately 71,000 auklets or 4.8% of the global population (extrapolated from the
estimated number of active burrows; Pearson et al 2010). With an estimated 12,000 breeding pairs, Destruction Island hosts
the majority of the outer coast breeding population in WA while Smith Island, supports a relatively small auklet colony of
approximately 1,500 pairs.With a low reproductive rate (one chick per year), prolonged incubation period and slow chick growth
rate, it is important to monitor abundance of this species of High Concern (USFWS 2005) in order to detect declines as quickly
as possible. This survey is one of the first steps in a multi-year adaptive management approach to removing deer from PINWR
and restoring native vegetation. At issue is a high-density herd (58.4/km2) of Black-Tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) that
has colonized the island since 1990. Deer are browsing and bedding down in auklet burrow nesting habitat which has resulted
in collapsed burrows and possible subsequent predation. Breeding population trends for auklets on PI will provide a measure
of success for vegetation restoration in the colony and deer management efforts. Since 5 of 6 refuges in this Complex support
the majority of breeding auklets in the State, these data are key to inform management actions on other refuges in the Complex
as well (e.g. public-use closure and potential oil spill restoration projects associated with Natural Resource Damage Assessments
or rabbit removal on Destruction Island).
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- Title Washington Maritime NWRC: Initial Survey Instructions for Rhinoceros Auklet Population Monitoring.
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