Danielle, A couple of thoughts for trapping gulls. If you will be working on a colony, I know of two methods that can be quite effective at the nest. Both require that you replace any eggs in the nest with fake eggs for the trapping effort. One method involves a simple twine noose around the upper bit of the nest bowl (the noose is anchored at the nest with a tent stake or heavy rock), with 50-80 meters of extra line which the trapper trails out behind (keeping it taught) to a hiding spot. When the gull finally sits back on the nest, the trapper pulls the line tight and hopefully grabs both of the birds legs. If no direct line of sight to the nest is available, the noose can be pulled "blind" with a spotter running to see if anything was caught. This is very quick to set up, but it may be 10-60 minutes before a bird calms sufficiently to resume incubation, and at best, you only catch a single bird at a time. The other nest method would involve noose mats constructed with mono filament nooses attached to a pliable nylon mesh (as opposed to stiff metal hardware cloth). Encircle the nest completely with several small mats, or use one larger mat with a hole cut in the center to fit over the nest. The mats may be anchored by tent stakes if the substrate is earthen, or with heavy lead fishing weights if the substrate is bedrock. Takes longer to set than a noose, but if one bird is captured and the set is left in place at the nest while "working up" the captured bird elsewhere, there is a chance that both pair members may be caught in the same set. Both of these methods will be more effective later in the incubation cycle as the birds tend to be more invested and driven to be on the nest. However, it might take a very long time to capture 1000 birds with so targeted a technique.
If you aren't interested in specific birds, you can try a number of noose mats scattered around a colony where some birds are likely to get caught just walking around in the chaos. If you trap at a landfill, you can try an adaptation of a raptor technique using a baited noose mat. Basically you have a metal hardware cloth box with mono filament nooses all over the top, and your bait inside. The bait would have to be sufficiently tempting to draw the gulls' attention from all the other lovely refuse at the landfill. One last thought, 1000 is an awfully large number of gulls. Depending on the question(s) you are trying to answer, you may want to consider focussing on hand captures or dip net captures of flightless chicks at colonies. Easier to wrack up the numbers, but it depends on your questions. Cheers, David Tessler -- David F. Tessler Regional Wildlife Biologist, Nongame Program Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Wildlife Conservation 333 Raspberry Road Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Phone: (907) 267-2332 Fax: (907) 267-2433 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=nongame.staff ECOLOG-L automatic digest system wrote: >There are 12 messages totalling 791 lines in this issue. > >Topics of the day: > > 1. Question about tracking insects > 2. Post-doc: effects of climate change on population and community dynamics > 3. Press Release: BCFO Adopts Position on Economic Growth and Biodiversit y > Conservation > 4. Fourth International Nitrogen Conference (N2007): Upcoming Deadlines > 5. Short-term Mussel Survey Technician > 6. [NCSE] Reminder: NCSE invites you to participate in free > webconference:Tackling Global Warming- Challenges for Corporate Boards > andtheir Advisors TODAY > 7. Job: Software Developer for Wildlife Modeling > 8. M.S. 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Saunders >Assistant Professor of Hardwood Silviculture >Dept. of Forestry & Natural Resources >Purdue University > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:15:24 -0700 >From: Danielle Le Fer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: gull trapping and tagging > >Greetings, >We are interested in individually marking a large number of gulls (1000?), >and I am brainstorming trapping techniques (we would be trapping at a colony >and/or a landfill) and the best way to color mark them so that they can be >easily seen from a distance. We are considering pitagial tags, but there >might be other options out there. >Thanks! >Danielle > >Danielle Le Fer, Ph.D. >Waterbird Program Director >San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory >524 Valley Way >Milpitas, CA 95035 >408-946-6548 X16 > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:08:16 +0000 >From: stan moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: gull trapping and tagging > >Hi Danielle -- > >I am a raptor trapper, not a gull man, so my advice comes from the world of >raptor banding and research. First, I think cannon nets would probably be a >great way to trap large numbers of gulls, particularly if you could attract >them to a trapping area that was baited with fish carcasses or something to >attract the gulls to a specific feeding area. One of my friends used to buy >salmon carcasses from processors who had fileted the fish, and he used them >to make stews, but I bet the same carcasses would be great for attracting >gulls to trap sites. > >There are many references for gull trapping in the book "Bird Trapping and >Bird Banding: A Handbook for Trapping Methods All Over the World", by Hans >Bub, originally published in 1978 by Cornell University Press. A lot of the >methods for gull trapping described in this book originated in Europe. > >One brief story of cannon netting with fish as bait comes from Mike McGrady, >an eagle biologist who once told me he trapped around 30 Stellar's Sea >Eagles simultaneously on an ice floe off of Japan. >Thirty Stellar's Sea Eagles is like 1000 gulls :) > >A marking method you might want to consider (if temporary marking is >adequate for your purposes) has been used by peregrine falcon trappers on >the Texas coast, where the trappers did not want to retrap peregrines that >were already banded and needed to be able to identify them so as not to >waste trapping effort on them. The trappers marked the peregrines with >picric acid, which is not harmful to the birds, but which dies/stains the >feathers to make them conspicuous. I am not sure how long the marking last, >but it may last until the following molt. I suspect you could look up Tom >Maechtle, a peregrine falcon biologist living in Wyoming, for more >information on this technique, and I believe it is listed in the Bird >Banding Lab's list of marking techniques for birds. > >Good luck with your project! > > >Stan Moore > >San Geronimo, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >>From: Danielle Le Fer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Danielle Le Fer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: gull trapping and tagging >>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:15:24 -0700 >>Received: from listserv.umd.edu ([128.8.10.60]) by >>bay0-mc12-f18.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, >>12 Jun 2007 13:29:54 -0700 >>Received: from listserv.umd.edu (IDENT:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[128.8.10.60])by listserv.umd.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id >>l5C9RHoh019931;Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:29:53 -0400 (EDT) >>X-Message-Info: >>oG9qAjD2BNGUY1fN5fS2DSMPTnwHOLzK2ej6fxhbMV8zjrLORbNhAADh5c7l9bbv >>Precedence: list >>List-Help: <http://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LIST=ECOLOG-L>, >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ECOLOG-L> >>List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>List-Owner: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>List-Archive: <http://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LIST=ECOLOG-L> >>Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jun 2007 20:29:54.0949 (UTC) >>FILETIME=[6FD31B50:01C7AD30] >> >>Greetings, >>We are interested in individually marking a large number of gulls (1000?), >>and I am brainstorming trapping techniques (we would be trapping at a >>colony >>and/or a landfill) and the best way to color mark them so that they can be >>easily seen from a distance. We are considering pitagial tags, but there >>might be other options out there. >>Thanks! >>Danielle >> >>Danielle Le Fer, Ph.D. >>Waterbird Program Director >>San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory >>524 Valley Way >>Milpitas, CA 95035 >>408-946-6548 X16 >> >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Need a break? 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Inquiries: Lisa Ellsworth >(808) 933-8121 ext 156 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Application Requirements: Send cover letter, resume, and names, phone >numbers and addresses of three supervisory references and copy of degree >(s)/transcripts to qualify for position by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or >postal mail to Lisa Ellsworth, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 60 >Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720 before application closing date. >Application review will begin immediately. Closing Date: June 22, 2007 >Preferred Start Date: July 2, 2007 (may be negotiable) EEO/AA Employer. > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:48:30 -0600 >From: Michelle Uberuaga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Position: Amphibian Distribution Patterns And Habitat Use > > > > > > > > > >AMPHIBIAN DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND HABITAT USE ON > >THE FLYING D RANCH AND SURROUNDING NATIONAL FOREST LANDS > > > >Positions: 1 position left: apply today! > > > >Project Background: The Yellowstone Ecological Research Center (YERC) seeks >motivated student interns to participate in a unique NASA-funded education >program titled Beyond Hayden: Exploration, Inspiration, and Education in >Yellowstone. YERC and Turner Enterprises, Inc. (TEI) are proposing to >conduct a project that would identify and map aquatic habitats on the Flying >D Ranch and nearby Gallatin National Forest lands and document the presence >and relative abundance of amphibian species using those habitats. Declines >in amphibian populations continue to be a concern on a worldwide, national, >and regional scale and much is still unknown regarding various species life >histories, distribution, and status, specifically on the Flying D Ranch and >surrounding landscapes. Amphibian conservation is of particular importance >to the Flying D Ranch where it is our mission to "manage Turner lands in an >.. ecologically sensitive manner while promoting the conservation of native >species". Particularly we are interested in the impact to and response of >amphibians to large-scale watershed restoration and conservation projects. >This project is funded through a NASA grant to YERC focused on training >young professionals on topics in and related to water management. This >project would require the successful applicants to complete pre-field work >literature reviews and project planning, conduct field sampling, enter and >analyze sampling data, and prepare a project report. > > > >Objectives: The purpose of this project is to document the distribution and >habitat use of amphibian species on the Flying D Ranch and surrounding >national forest lands. Specifically the objectives are to: 1) identify >ephemeral and perennial wetland habitats in the study area by map analyses >and field surveys; 2) geo-spatially reference surveyed aquatic habitats; 3) >document and quantify amphibian species using surveyed aquatic habitats; 4) >measure general habitat information at each survey site; 5) describe >presence and prevalence of chytrid fungus within the amphibian populations; >and 6) describe variables affecting amphibian presence, absence, and >abundance at each site. > > > >Timeline: June 30th- The end of August (flexible) > > > >Training: Professional support would be available through both YERC and >TEI. The successful applicant would work closely with biologists from both >organizations, especially in the early phases of the project. Training in >field sampling techniques and species identification will be provided by >herpetologists from the Montana Natural Heritage Program in early May. Once >the employees are comfortable with field techniques, equipment, and the >landscape, work would be largely independent. Every effort would be made to >ensure that the proper resources and training are provided. > > > >Qualifications: Must be an undergraduate or recent college graduate with an >interest in Ecology and/or GIS/Geospatial Sciences. > > > >Salary: A monthly stipend of $1,000 will be provided by YERC. Part-time >work will be paid on a pro-rated basis. Necessary equipment would be >provided. Assisting on other Turner projects as scheduling allows (see >Miscellaneous below) may provide opportunity to earn additional income. >Housing is not provided. > > > >Miscellaneous: In addition to the primary sponsors of this project (YERC >and TEI), other collaborators on the project will include the Montana >Natural Heritage Program and the U.S. Forest Service, providing the >successful applicants opportunity to interface with multiple organizations >and agencies. Depending on the logistical and temporal needs of this >project, there may be opportunity for the successful applicants to assist on >other Turner conservation projects in late summer, including a native fish >stream renovation project and electrofishing surveys. Applicants must be >prepared to work outdoors, under potentially inclement conditions; however, >these positions offer motivated individuals the opportunity to work >independently on a unique research opportunity. > > > >Contact: If you have any additional questions regarding this project or >these positions please contact either Michelle Uberuaga (at YERC, >406-556-1414; [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Carter Kruse (at TEI, >406-556-8508; [EMAIL PROTECTED]). If interested in applying >individually for either of these positions, or as a team, please send >resume(s), three references and a brief letter of interest describing your >professional aspirations to Michelle at the email address provided. > > > >------------------------------ > >End of ECOLOG-L Digest - 11 Jun 2007 to 12 Jun 2007 (#2007-160) >*************************************************************** > > > -- David F. Tessler Regional Wildlife Biologist, Nongame Program Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Wildlife Conservation 333 Raspberry Road Anchorage, Alaska 99518 Phone: (907) 267-2332 Fax: (907) 267-2433 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=nongame.staff
