In 2008, the adult population of the Piping Plover (melodus subspecies) was estimated at approximately 511 adults, including 250 breeding pairs (end of year count). 1995, Camfield et al. Both the Great Plains and the Atlantic Coast populations are federally listed as “threatened” species. A. Clark, W. F. Fagan, and P. D. Boersma (, Hunt, K. L., J. D. Fraser, M. J. Friedrich, S. M. Karpanty, and D. H. Catlin (, Kwon, E., J. D. Fraser, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, C. E. Weithman, and B. Muiznieks (, Larson, M. A., M. R. Ryan, and B. G. Root (, Lebreton, J. D., K. P. Burnham, J. Clobert, and D. R. Anderson (, LeDee, O. E., T. W. Arnold, E. A. Roche, and F. J. Cuthbert (, Lukacs, P. M., V. J. Dreitz, F. L. Knopf, and K. P. Burnham (, Melvin, S. M., L. H. MacIvor, and C. R. Griffin (, Mortelliti, A., M. Westgate, J. Stein, J. Because we did not include CALO chicks when estimating pre-fledge chick survival, we excluded HY individuals from CALO post-fledging survival (see below); however, if they returned in following years, we included them as AHY individuals in subsequent years of the model. In addition, Fire Island plovers migrate farther on average to their wintering grounds than plovers from North Carolina (Gibson et al. The resight rate (p) was high (x̅ = 0.99, SE < 0.01) in North Carolina for all years during the pre-fledging period, but the resight rate at Fire Island was much more variable during the pre-fledging period (range: 0.58–0.99). High post-fledging survival rates contributed to estimates of the reproductive output needed for stationarity at our sites that were similar to previous estimates for other plover populations (Calvert et al. We analyzed adult survival and North Carolina chick survival using R (R Core Team 2016) to call program MARK (White and Burnham 1999) using the package RMark (Laake 2013). To estimate annual adult survival, we used the Barker (1997) survival model. The Fire Island study area comprised oceanfront sandy beaches, dunes, overwashes, and a barrier island breach formed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, as well as ephemeral pools and sandy beaches on the Long Island Sound. For all models, we set true survival (S) and fidelity (F) to HY * year, and we fixed rate of dead recovery (r) and return rate of emigrated individuals (F′) to 0. We banded 151 adults (AHY) and 352 chicks (HY) at the Fire Island site and 77 adults and 49 chicks at the North Carolina site. Demographic rates (e.g., survival, fecundity) of imperiled species sometimes are used to predict or explain population changes (Gerber and Hatch 2002). That goal (1.5 fledged chicks per pair, sustained for 5 yr) assumed that survival rates of adults and juveniles were similar across recovery units (Melvin and Gibbs 1996), meaning that all populations should require similar rates of recruitment to maintain viability. A population model suggests that the northern Great Plains population is declining by 7% annually (Ryan et al. Human disturbance on nesting grounds, nest predation, and loss of habitat on both breeding and wintering grounds have caused serious declines in all three populations (U.S. Nest success and chick survival more likely are due to site-specific differences in habitat and predator communities. and S.G.R. 2018) or anthropogenic disturbance, may influence survival (Gibson et al. Les espèces inscrites en vertu de l’Endangered Species Act des États-Unis doivent atteindre les objectifs de rétablissement fixés pour être retirées de la liste. β estimates and 95% confidence limits (CL) from a logistic exposure model (Rotella et al. Predator communities and other disturbance sources likely differ at each site and may limit breeding success. provided substantial analytical support. Fish and Wildlife Service 1996) and other survival rates previously reported (see Catlin et al. Piping plover in sparse vegetation, photo by Suzi Fox. Late 1980s Great Lakes Piping Plover Range. D.H.C., J.D.F., K.L.H., and S.M.K. 2018). 2002). Since the early 1900’s, habitat loss and destruction from channelization, irrigation and the construction of reservoirs on our nation’s large river systems (such as the Platte and Missouri) make up the primary reason for piping plover population decline. Pre-fledge chick apparent survival (φ) of Piping Plovers hatched at Fire Island, New York (circles), 2013–2017, and North Carolina (triangles), 2015–2017. The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus circumcinctus) is listed as endangered in Canada (Boyne 2001), threatened in the U.S. Northern Great Plains, and endangered in the Great Lakes region of the United States (Sidle 1985). For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. We tested the fit of the logistic exposure model with a Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test (Hosmer and Lemeshow 1980) on a global model that included covariates that have previously been shown to influence nest DSR (Catlin et al. Nest and brood monitoring at CALO were conducted primarily by National Park Service staff and often differed in method and duration. The habitat created by Hurricane Sandy may have bolstered nest and pre-fledge chick survival at the Fire Island site, but demographic rates before the storm were not available for comparison. K is the number of model parameters. The Fire Island, New York, study area (FNS; 40.6652°N, 73.0614°W; Figure 1) consists of ~27 km of Fire and Westhampton islands off the south shore of Long Island, New York, USA. Demographic compensation among populations: What is it, how does it arise and what are its implications? Annual post-fledging survival for both sites, however, was variable and often higher than had been previously reported for Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers (0.43–0.66 for New York; 0.31 and 1.0 for North Carolina). The piping plover breeds in three distinct populations in North America. Several demographic rates differed for 2 Atlantic Coast Piping Plover populations and showed considerable temporal variability, yet the reproductive output required for stationarity estimated from these data were similar for the 2 populations. A 2011 survey found just over 450 breeding pairs in Canada. Nos résultats suggèrent qu’il serait utile de comprendre la variabilité démographique annuelle et latitudinale pour affiner les objectifs de rétablissement. We then used the median c test to estimate and correct for overdispersion across the model set. From 2013 to 2017 we monitored 455 chicks from 111 broods at Fire Island, and from 2015 to 2017 we monitored 52 chicks from 18 broods in North Carolina. Because of the difficulty of estimating immigration, we assumed that the rate of emigration equaled the rate of immigration for adults, and thus neither rate contributed to population growth. The reproductive output at Fire Island exceeded the rate needed for stationarity in 3 of the 5 years during the study, and North Carolina reproductive output never achieved the rate needed for stationarity (Table 1). Therefore, we proceeded with step 2 by constraining the nuisance parameters in this way (Appendix Table 5). 2015, Robinson et al. The situation was particularly dire for the endangered Great Lakes population, which was estimated at just a dozen pairs ( … Next, we included an additive effect of year for age-specific annual variation. If the top model in a set held ≥95% of the weight, we chose estimates from the top model; otherwise we model averaged over the candidate set (Burnham and Anderson 2002), and we used the delta method (Powell 2007) to calculate average values and standard errors from the selected models. Therefore, while populations may achieve growth with similar levels of reproductive output, modest increases in other demographic rates may achieve growth more quickly. Estimates of apparent survival for mobile species such as birds may be biased low, as survival can be confounded with permanent emigration from the study site (Barker 1997). B., L. M. Houghton, and J. D. Fraser (, DeRose-Wilson, A. L., K. L. Hunt, J. D. Monk, D. H. Catlin, S. M. Karpanty, and J. D. Fraser (, Donovan, T. M., F. R. Thompson, J. Faaborg, and J. R. Probst (, Elias, S. P., J. D. Fraser, and P. A. Buckley (, Gibson, D., M. K. Chaplin, K. L. Hunt, M. J. Friedrich, C. E. Weithman, L. M. Addison, V. Cavalieri, S. Coleman, F. J. Cuthbert, J. D. Fraser, et al. Determining what is limiting population growth of a migratory species can be difficult, even for one as heavily monitored as Piping Plovers. Endangered Species Act, Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on body condition, survival, and site fidelity of nonbreeding Piping Plovers, Migratory bird adheres to Bergmann’s Rule by responding to environmental conditions throughout the annual lifecycle. Piping Plover population growth can be affected by potential changes in its various components (sensitivity analysis); and then use it in simulations in which the population is projected† into future years, assuming different levels of mortalities due to wind farm activities. Les objectifs de rétablissement de Charadrius melodus sur la côte de l’Atlantique, qui fut inscrit sur la liste il y a plus de 30 ans, n’ont pas été atteints dans une grande partie de son aire de répartition. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals. 1992), the extent of protection from human disturbance by symbolic fencing (i.e. Second, we used the nuisance parameter structures from step 1 and built models to estimate annual true survival and fidelity for each age and site combination independently of each other. 2004). Several demographic rates differed for 2 Atlantic Coast Piping Plover populations and showed considerable temporal variability, yet the reproductive output required for stationarity estimated from these data were similar for the 2 populations. We then explored nested, site-specific age and year effects in survival. Our global model fit the data (Hosmer and Lemeshow test, χ 2 = 10.32, df = 8, P = 0.23). The unmonitored eggs are well-camouflaged which offers some protection, but with increasing traffic nests are often crushed unknowingly or abandoned by the plover parents if overly disturbed. 2018 was the first year in many decades that Piping Plovers have nested on all five of the Great Lakes. Life Span and … 2015, Hunt et al. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE. To consider delisting plovers from the ESA, population recovery goals must be met within all recovery units. However, the CAHA population is very small and, although the estimates are derived from most (5 of 7 chicks fledged) of the chicks surviving to fledge, the size of the population makes it particularly susceptible to stochastic variation due to the small number of fledglings produced each year (Schweitzer 2017). 2001), and ecology-based recovery goals have been used more frequently and successfully in more recent plans (Gerber and Hatch 2002). Hecht and Melvin (2009) found that a similar rate of reproductive output (1.01 fledged chicks per pair) would be needed for the New York and New Jersey recovery unit to maintain a stationary population. 2015) would be unlikely to cause this trend. Site-dependent factors, such as predator communities, could affect adult plover survival. Our estimates of the reproductive output required for stationarity do not directly account for adult immigration at each site. Fish and Wildlife Service 2014; S. G. Robinson, personal observation). However, there have been overall population increases since 1991 and the species's population is thought to currently be growing at a slow rate. Estimated annual nest success of Piping Plover nests on Fire Island, New York (circles), 2013–2017, and North Carolina (triangles), 2015–2017. 2006, Cohen and Gratto-Trevor 2011). Their analysis suggested that demographic factors other than reproductive output may be relatively more important to population growth in some populations (Melvin and Gibbs 1996, Larson et al. Nest survival varied among years at each site (Appendix Table 2), and it was higher at Fire Island than North Carolina in 2 out of 3 years (Figure 2). population in 2011 versus 47% today; Melvin 2013). Using the resight rate structure from the top-ranked model, we then modeled survival using additive and interactive year, linear time, quadratic time structures, and modeled combinations, resulting in 15 models. We searched for banded birds using spotting scopes throughout the study area each season. American mink (Neovison vison) have been observed depredating nesting adults in North Carolina (C. E. Weithman, personal observation), whereas red foxes and Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) may be important predators of adult plovers on Fire Island in some years (U.S. Bayside tidal foraging habitats can provide high prey abundance, which is related to higher chick foraging rates and higher pre-fledge survival rates (Loegering and Fraser 1995, Elias et al. minimum distance from a nest where a symbolic fence is erected) and the amount of human traffic around nesting areas vary within and between sites. Breeding success rates (nest success and pre-fledge chick survival) varied at each site, but the rates for the North Carolina population were generally lower than those at Fire Island. (, Gibson, D., A. D. Hornsby, M. B. Populations also may be sustained with their own unique demographic patterns based on a combination of fecundity, mortality, emigration, and immigration (Pulliam 1988, Donovan et al. The piping plover became a protected species under the Endangered Species Act on January 10, 1986. 2018). Considered to be a true master of camouflage, the piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, inconspicuous shorebird with a sand-colored back, narrow black neck ring, white belly, orange legs and a small orange and black bill.Even its bell-like call is indiscreet and endearing. Reevaluation of demographic parameters can determine if alteration of recovery goals based upon new data would benefit the species (Harvey et al. Sixteen sites with ten or more breeding pairs accounted for 53.3% of the Massachusetts breeding population, while 101 sites with three or fewer pairs accounted for 23.8%. 2000, Hecht and Melvin 2009). In 1990 that number had dropped to 13. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Fire Island to Moriches Inlet Biological Opinion, the U.S. The pattern of significantly lower survival for first-year individuals compared to adults appears common in shorebirds (Colwell 2010), so these high rates of post-fledging survival at both sites are particularly interesting. Written by Joseph Reynolds, President of Save Coastal Wildlife . 2015 for review). Average AHY true survival for Fire Island birds (x̅ = 0.73, SE = 0.04) was higher than for North Carolina birds (x̅ = 0.69, SE = 0.07), but estimated confidence intervals overlapped. The Piping plover is globally threatened and endangered. We thank the National Park Service, the U.S. A. Wiens, D. S. Wilcove, M. Bean, and T. Male (, Sexton, J. P., P. J. McIntyre, A. L. Angert, and K. J. Therefore, updated analyses of demographic rates from one or more populations, particularly if they are lacking entirely, could help evaluate and refine recovery goals specific to each recovery unit. (2015). Hurricane Sandy and engineered human response created habitat for a threatened species, Discovery of an important stopover location for migratory Piping Plovers (, Program MARK: Survival estimation from populations of marked animals, Life-history and demographic variation in an alpine specialist at the latitudinal extremes of the range, Effects of climate change and anthropogenic modification on a disturbance-dependent species in a large riverine system. The threatened piping plover has been the focus of intensive conservation in Massachusetts. These goals often are developed early in the species’ conservation history and may need to be updated or refined as new information becomes available. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to develop and implement recovery plans for listed species. 1992). 2018). was designed to provide a framework by which species endangered of or threatened with extinction could be afforded federal protection. C.E.W., S.G.R., J.A., H.A.B., A.L.D., and K.M.W. 2009). Demography and Populations. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA, 16 USC 1531 et seq.) Thus, our simplest survival structure was an interactive annual effect of age. The 2010 Atlantic Coast piping plover population estimate was 1,782 pairs, more than double the 1986 estimate of 790 pairs. We fixed both r and F′ to 0, as there were no dead recoveries nor return of emigrated individuals in our data, and we assumed no site difference in p, as the habitat (open, sandy beaches) was similar and our survey efforts were frequent at both study areas. (2009) also found that plover chick survival was positively correlated with the number of cats and foxes removed on Westhampton Island, New York (Figure 1). The estimated reproductive output needed for stationarity at Fire Island was 1.10 fledged chicks per pair (95% CI: 0.83–1.41), similar to that needed in North Carolina (1.08 fledged chicks per pair, 95% CI: 0.67–1.59). Le succès de reproduction (succès de nidification et survie des jeunes avant l’envol) a varié annuellement mais il était plus faible en Caroline du Nord qu’à New York. This research was conducted under Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocol #16–244, U.S. Geological Survey Federal Bird Banding permit #21446, U.S. We thank R. Harrison, M. Havens, B. Muiznieks, S. Papa, S. Sigler, and R. Smith for support of this work. 2017). In the revised recovery plan for the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover (U.S. During model selection, we ranked models within a candidate set according to minimum AICc or QAICc (Burnham and Anderson 2002). We set significance levels to α = 0.05. We were most interested in possible differences between HY and AHY survival and fidelity for each site and annual variation in those rates. It is possible the habitat created by Hurricane Sandy had a positive impact on nest and chick survival in ways similarly observed following large-scale habitat creation on the Missouri River (Catlin et al. 2000, Cohen et al. C.E.W., S.G.R., and K.L.H. About 2,000 pairs nest in alkali wetlands and along large rivers in the northern Great Plains of the U.S. and Canada. However, even within a single species, populations may vary in sensitivity to changes in the same demographic rate (Sæther and Baake 2000). 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For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. We also thank the many permanent and seasonal staff at our sites who provided communication and other logistical support during this study. Survival for North Carolina chicks was estimated in 5-day intervals using a Cormack-Jolly-Seber model (Lebreton et al. However, population growth trajectories differed, and only one population had years of estimated growth. 2018). This model was considered our null model because of prior knowledge regarding differences in survival related to age (Cohen and Gratto-Trevor 2011, Catlin et al. We are appreciative of the numerous field technicians who helped collect these data, and the many individuals who provided resights of banded birds throughout the year. Background: In the late 1800s, unrestricted market hunting for the millinery (hat) trade devastated the piping plover population on the Atlantic Coast. (2018) found significantly lower daily survival rates of plover nests with nearby ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) burrows in parts of our North Carolina study site, whereas nest and chick depredation by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) contributes to low plover nest and chick survival on Fire Island in some years (U.S. We are especially grateful to the members of the Virginia Tech Shorebird Program for their support in the field and office. Recovery plans- The U.S. and Wildlife Service created plans that will describe the actions needed to take to protect the Piping Plover's population to decline. Fish and Wildlife Service 1988). (, Harvey, E., J. M. Hoekstra, R. J. O’Connor, and W. F. Fagan (, Hoekstra, J. M., J. The U.S. population has nearly tripled in the years since they were first protected under the Endangered Species Act, growing to 1,550 pairs in 2011. How good are endangered species recovery plans? We performed model selection in a 2-step process: first, we allowed survival and fidelity to vary annually by group (age * year), and we explored structures of nuisance parameters that fit the data, including age, year, and additive and interactive effects of those variables. conceived and designed the study and secured funding. NATURAL HISTORY . Kwon et al. The global population of piping plovers is less than 10,000 adults. We monitored breeding Piping Plovers at Fire Island from 2013 to 2017 and in North Carolina from 2015 to 2017. Criteria: A3ce Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria Justification of Red List category This species has a small population which has declined significantly since the 1950s. We built models with constant, linear time trend, and fully time-varying survival and resight parameters with annual variation, and modeled all combinations of structures, resulting in a candidate set of 16 models. Symbolic fencing also is used in North Carolina to protect plover broods, but this management technique often is not consistent on Fire Island, and chick survival appears to be related to human disturbance on those beaches (DeRose-Wilson et al. Population Population threats. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Suffolk County Parks, New York State Parks, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission for permission to work on their property and for support during this study. A. Clark, and J. M. Hoekstra (, Calvert, A. M., D. L. Amirault, F. Shaffer, R. Elliot, A. Hanson, J. McKnight, and P. D. Taylor (, Camfield, A. F., S. F. Pearson, and K. Martin (, Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser (, Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, and J. H. Felio (, Cohen, J. 2018). MEDIA Press releases Search our newsroom for the piping plover. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. Species listed under the U.S. We tested resight rate fit with constant, time-varying, linear time trend, and quadratic time trend interacting with annual variation, and ranked the models in accordance with AICc. Values presented are the mean ± 1 SE. Average adult true survival in New York (x̅ = 0.73, SE = 0.04) was similar to average survival in North Carolina (x̅ = 0.69, SE = 0.07). Boersma, P. D., P. Kareiva, W. F. Fagan, J. Since our study did not begin in North Carolina immediately following Hurricane Irene (as Fire Island monitoring did following Hurricane Sandy), North Carolina breeding success rates likely were not influenced by storm-created habitat. b Minimum AICc = 3680.18. Additional, “nuisance” parameters include resight rate (p), rate of dead recoveries (r), the resight rate during the supplemental period given that an individual survives that period (R), the probability of being resighted and dying during the supplemental period (R′), and the return probability of emigrated individuals (F′). A draft report was prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. A single goal for the reproductive output is applied to all recovery units. 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