07/31/2025
Shared from The Prairie Project
Bobwhite, Burning & Bovines...
Patch Burn Grazing Benefits Northern Bobwhite Broods!
SITE SELECTION
Broods selected areas with... greater proportions of native grass managed with burning & grazing
SURVIVAL
Brood survival was greater where native grass as burned & grazed within the last two growing seasons.
Broods that survived to 35 days showed stronger selection for shrub cover than broods that failed.
Batch Burned & Grazed Native Grassland
Patch burning increases broadleaf plants providing cover, seeds, and insects (food).
cover: from predators & weather
seeds: food for adults
insects: food for chicks
Northern Bobwhite broods had greater selection for AND survival on patch burned & grazed sites.
Data: Thompson et al. 2022 Northern Bobwhite Demographics and Resource Selection Are Explained by Prescribed Fire with Grazing and Woody Cover in Southwest Missouri
