Curlew populations have declined across North American as a result of overhunting and habitat loss, and in Alberta the long-billed curlew is classified as May Be At Risk. The 1998 Alberta status...
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Curlew populations have declined across North American as a result of overhunting and habitat loss, and in Alberta the long-billed curlew is classified as May Be At Risk. The 1998 Alberta status report on the long-billed curlew recommended formal population surveys in order to better assess the current population and implement effective management. An inventory of long-billed curlews was carried out in the spring of 2001, and this report summarizes the methods and results of the inventory. In addition to curlews, data were collected on six other prairie bird species: ferruginous hawk, short-eared owl, burrowing owl, upland sandpiper, loggerhead shrike and Sprague's pipit. The data for these species are also included here.