Project Reports
The Audubon Society of Greater Denver, through the Lois Webster Fund, supports research projects on non-game birds and other wildlife. Fritz L. Knopf and colleagues have completed a series of reports on the Mountain Plover of the Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado. Reports are available from ASGD.
Download Pawnee National Grassland Plover Studies by Fritz L. Knopf
- Miller and Knopf, 1993 (7.6 MB) Growth And Survival Of Mountain Plovers
This study reports on the growth and survival rate of chicks hatched on the Pawnee National Grassland.
- Knopf and Miller, 1994 (2.78 MB) Charadrius montanus – Montane, Grassland, or Bare-ground Plover?
A brief description of the habitat choices of Mountain Plovers on the Pawnee National Grassland
- Knopf and Rupert 1996 (8.22 MB) Reproduction And Movements Of Mountain Plovers Breeding In Colorado
The breeding population of Mountain Plovers on the Pawnee National Grasslands was monitored. The goal of the study was to determine the minimum area required for successful reproduction by this species.
- Knopf and Rupert, 1999 (6.22 MB) Use Of Cultivated Fields By Breeding Mountain Plovers In Colorado
Decline in Mountain Plover population is discussed in relation to cultivation in the habitat during the breeding season. Four management options are suggested to improve Mountain Plover recruitment on and near cultivated Iands.
- Knopf, 2008, PNG Plover Studies (74 pages – 1.06 MB) Mountain Plover Studies Pawnee National Grassland 1985 – 2007
The author summarizes field notes and findings from previous examinations of Mountain Plover populations on the Pawnee National Grasslands. The intent of this effort is to assure that such a record was available from my research for future efforts.
