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Grassland Nesting Birds And Visual Obstruction Measurements In Western Kansas On Smoky Valley Ranch, Connor J. Champney
Grassland Nesting Birds And Visual Obstruction Measurements In Western Kansas On Smoky Valley Ranch, Connor J. Champney
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North American grassland declines and increasing changes in land use patterns have revived the importance of studying grasslands and their inhabitants. Grassland breeding bird populations are declining rapidly, and conservation efforts are ramping up. Smoky Valley Ranch (SVR) owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is in Logan County, Kansas. Surrounding private land is characteristically comprised of row crops, livestock agriculture, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), and a few patches of native and restored prairie. The study of obligate grassland birds utilizing this area during the breeding season is essential to the proliferation of grassland bird nesting habitat in western, Kansas. The …