APPENDIX 1. Mean number of marbled godwits, western willets, and long-billed curlews seen on survey routes (+ SE) during pre-incubation (Preinc), early brood (E brood), and late brood (L brood) periods from 1995 to 2000 in areas of managed, natural, and no wetland basins in southeastern Alberta.



















Managed wetland basins


Natural wetland basins


No wetland basins

Year

n
Preinc
E brood
L brood

n
Preinc
E brood
L brood

n
Preinc
E brood
L brood
Marbled Godwit












1995

7
2.6 (0.5)
6.0 (1.0)
5.3 (1.7)

5
0 (0)
1.0 (1.0)
0.4 (0.4)

4
1.0 (0.4)
0.8 (0.5)
0.5 (0.5)
1996

8
4.1 (1.3)
5.9 (1.9)
2.5 (1.3)

8
2.4 (0.7)
1.8 (0.9)
0.6 (0.3)

5
0.8 (0.5)
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
1997

9
4.0 (1.2)
5.6 (1.7)
5.9 (2.2)

7
3.1 (0.9)
1.7 (0.7)
1.4 (0.7)

5
0.4 (0.2)
0.8 (0.8)
0.2 (0.2)
1998

9
4.0 (0.6)
1.4 (0.5)
0.6 (0.2)

7
0.3 (0.3)
0.6 (0.3)
0.1 (0.1)

5
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1999

9
3.0 (1.0)
4.2 (1.1)
1.3 (0.4)

7
1.4 (0.5)
1.7 (1.1)
0.3 (0.3)

5
0 (0)
0.6 (0.6)
0.2 (0.2)
2000

9
5.3 (1.7)
5.2 (1.2)
1.9 (1.0)

7
0.7 (0.3)
0.3 (0.3)
0 (0)

5
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Western Willet













1995

7
3.0 (0.7)
5.0 (1.4)
6.7 (0.6)

5
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)

4
0 (0)
0.2 (0.2)
0.5 (0.5)
1996

8
5.9 (1.0)
8.9 (2.9)
5.1 (1.7)

8
1.2 (0.7)
0.8 (0.6)
0.1 (0.1)

5
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1997

9
4.4 (0.8)
4.1 (1.0)
3.7 (1.1)

7
2.6 (1.0)
0.7 (0.5)
2.3 (1.2)

5
0.6 (0.4)
0.8 (0.8)
1.0 (1.0)
1998

9
7.0 (1.4)
2.9 (0.6)
1.6 (0.5)

7
0.9 (0.3)
0.3 (0.3)
0.1 (0.1)

5
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1999

9
4.9 (1.1)
4.2 (1.1)
2.3 (0.8)

7
0.9 (0.6)
0.4 (0.2)
0.1 (0.1)

5
0.4 (0.4)
0.8 (0.5)
0.2 (0.2)
2000

9
8.2 (2.3)
4.9 (1.2)
4.1 (0.6)

7
0.6 (0.4)
0.1 (0.1)
0 (0)

5
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Long-billed Curlew












1995

7
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)

5
0 (0)
0.4 (0.4)
0.8 (0.6)

4
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
0.8 (0.5)
1996

8
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.1 (0.1)

8
1.5 (0.6)
0.4 (0.3)
0.1 (0.1)

5
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1997

9
0.6 (0.4)
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)

7
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)

5
0.4 (0.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1998

9
0.3 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)

7
0.7 (0.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)

5
0.2 (0.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1999

9
0.2 (0.2)
0.1 (0.1)
0 (0)

7
0.3 (0.2)
0.3 (0.3)
0 (0)

5
0.4 (0.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2000

9
0.1 (0.1)
0 (0)
0 (0)

7
0.1 (0.1)
0 (0)
0 (0)

5
0.4 (0.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)