Daniel McAuley
Dan McAuley is an Emeritus at the Eastern Ecological Science Center
EDUCATION:
Niagara University (NY), Sociology, 9/69-5/73 - B.A., 1973
University of Maine, Orono, Wildlife Management, 1/74-12/75 - B.S., 1976
University of Maine, Orono, Wildlife Management, 9/83-5/84 - M.S. 1986
TECHNICAL TRAINING RECEIVED:
-Agricultural Biometrics, 3 semester hr, University of Maryland, 1981.
-Herbicides and Wildlife workshop (1/2 day), Maine Chapter TWS, 1990
-Bio-diversity and Critical Areas workshop (1/2 day), Maine Chapter TWS, 1990
-GIS workshop (1/2 day), Maine chapter TWS, 1991
-Controlled Burning in Habitat Management (1/2 day), Maine chapter TWS, 1992
-Data Analysis for Studies of Marked Birds, EURING 94 Conference, Sept. 19-24, 1994
-Identification, Biology, and Ecology of Aquatic Flowering Plants, Eagle Hill Field Research Station, Aug. 13-19, 1995
-Structured Decision Making and Rapid Prototyping, NCTC, WVA September 13-17, 2010
PRESENT ASSIGNMENT:
- DATES: From July 6, 2008 To: Present. Station Leader, Research Wildlife Biologist Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Orono, ME.
Science and Products
Black duck-mallard interactions on breeding areas in Maine
Avian trophic relationships and wetland acidity
Influence of wetland acidity on avian breeding success
A quick-catch corral trap for wintering canvasbacks
Forest-wildlife management techniques on the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
An aerial photographic census of Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina canvasbacks
Effects of acidic precipitation on waterbirds in Maine
Woodcock singing-ground counts and habitat changes in the northeastern United States
Techniques for trapping, aging, and banding wintering canvasbacks
Trends in woodcock habitat and singing-ground counts in the eastern United States
Woodcock brood ecology in Maine
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Black duck-mallard interactions on breeding areas in Maine
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) pairs (2-4) and broods (1-2) have occurred sporadically each year during recent (1977-86) waterfowl investigations in Maine. State-wide brood counts (1956-1986) for 36 wetlands in Maine depict an average increase of 1-3 mallard broods. Broods occurred mostly on man-made impoundments. Numbers of mallards captured during banding (as a percentage of combined mallards, AmeAuthorsJ. R. Longcore, P.O. Corr, D.G. McAuleyAvian trophic relationships and wetland acidity
No abstract available.AuthorsD.K. McNicol, B.E. Bendell, D.G. McAuleyInfluence of wetland acidity on avian breeding success
No abstract available.AuthorsPeter J. Blancher, Daniel G. McAuleyA quick-catch corral trap for wintering canvasbacks
We designed a bait trap for wintering Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) that has proven more effective than conventional funnel or slot entrance traps for diving ducks. The unique feature of this trap is the corral entrance that presents unimpaired access to the bait and thus ease of entrance to the trap. Catches of 50-75 ducks have been made in a matter of minutes at prebaited sites.AuthorsG. M. Haramis, E.L. Derleth, D.G. McAuleyForest-wildlife management techniques on the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge
No abstract available.AuthorsG.F. Sepik, D.M. Mullen, T.J. Dwyer, E.L. Derleth, D.G. McAuleyAn aerial photographic census of Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina canvasbacks
Conventional 35 mm photography was used to conduct an aerial photographic census of canvasbacks (A. valisineria) throughout Chesapeake Bay (tidal Maryland and Virginia) and coastal North Carolina, Jan. 26-30, 1981. Flock size and sex ratio characteristics were determined from examination of color transparencies of 165 canvasback flocks totaling > 95,000 birds. A sex ratio of 2.91 males/female wasAuthorsG. M. Haramis, J.R. Goldsberry, D.G. McAuley, E.L. DerlethEffects of acidic precipitation on waterbirds in Maine
During 1982-84 waterbird use and numbers of waterbird broods were recorded for 29 wetlands on two study areas (25 and 77 km2) in east-central Maine underlain with bedrock having low, acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC). Twenty-nine wetlands over bedrock with high ANC (Class 3) and 31 wetlands over bedrock of low ANC (Class 1) were evaluated as predictors of wetland pH and alkalinity. Using the alkaliAuthorsJ. R. Longcore, D.G. McAuley, K. L. Stromborg, Gary L. HenslerWoodcock singing-ground counts and habitat changes in the northeastern United States
Aerial photography from the late 1960's and the late 1970's was used to study habitat changes along 78 American woodcock (Scolopax minor) singing-ground routes in 9 northeastern states. The most noticeable changes were declines in the amount of abandoned field, cropland, shrubland, and field/pasture. The amount of land in the urban/industrial type increased 33.4% from the late 1960's to the lateAuthorsT.J. Dwyer, D.G. McAuley, E.L. DerlethTechniques for trapping, aging, and banding wintering canvasbacks
Techniques used to trap, band, and determine age of Canvasbacks during winter on Chesapeake Bay are presented. Canvasbacks were captured with welded-wire traps baited with corn. Two trap designs were used and traps and trapping techniques are described. Ducks were dipnetted from traps and held in modified poultry crates that provided seclusion and ventilation and allowed birds to dry unsoiled. CaAuthorsG. M. Haramis, E.L. Derleth, D.G. McAuleyTrends in woodcock habitat and singing-ground counts in the eastern United States
No abstract available.AuthorsT.J. Dwyer, D.G. McAuley, E.L. DerlethWoodcock brood ecology in Maine
Captures of 102 American woodcock (Philohela minor) broods, including 338 chicks, from 1977 to 1980 provided data on age-related production by breeding females and on growth and survival of chicks. Although broods of second-year females are smaller and hatch at slightly later dates and the growth of the chicks is slower than that of broods of after-second-year hens, we could detect no differenceAuthorsT.J. Dwyer, E.L. Derleth, D.G. McAuley