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Title: Gallinaceous guzzlers : Section 5.4.1, US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resources Management Manual
Authors: Washington (State). Department of Game
Environmental Impact Research Program (U.S.)
Johnson, Ted
Jacobs, Ruth A.
Keywords: Guzzler
Wildlife watering devices
Gallinaceous guzzler
Equipment
Water management
Cistern
Upland game birds
Gallinaceous birds
Habitat improvement
Habitat development
Habitat management
Wildlife management
Management practices
Management techniques
Environmental management
Publisher: Environmental Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; EL-86-8.
Description: Technical Report
Abstract: A management techniques report on gallinaceous guzzlers is provided as Section 5.4.1 of the US Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resources Management Manual. The report was prepared as a guide to assist Corps biologists and resource managers in developing and implementing artificial watering systems for wildlife where water supply is a limiting factor. Topics covered include habitat considerations, design and construction, installation, fencing, maintenance, personnel and costs, cautions and limitations, and evaluation. The gallinaceous guzzler is a permanent self-filling watering device used to improve habitat conditions for wildlife in arid and semiarid regions. The technique is appropriate for habitat management programs for game birds such as California quail (Callipepla californica), Gambel's quail (C. gambelii), scaled quail (C. squamata), chukar (Alectoris chukar), ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), and mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), as well as game mammals and certain nongame species. The guzzler described in this report is used extensively by the Washington State Department of Game and the US Army Engineer District, Walla Walla, and consists basically of a fiberglass cistern and a galvanized metal collecting apron. Details are given on the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of the guzzler, and specification drawings and lists of materials required are provided. Guidelines are presented on the application of guzzlers as part of a broader habitat management program in which food, cover, and water conditions are improved and properly interspersed.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/7126
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