Double-Crested Cormorants Conflict Management and Research On Leech Lake

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1 Double-Crested Cormorants Conflict Management and Research On Leech Lake Steve Mortensen, Program Manager/Biologist Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Resources Program Division of Resources Management Leech Lake Reservation

2 International Falls

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5 Colonial Waterbirds That Nest On Gull And Pelican Islands make cormorant management more challenging Photos by Steve Mortensen

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9 Historical presence of cormorants and pelicans in the Leech Lake area.

10 1805 Pelican Island noted on map and in text of the Zebulon Pike Expedition.

11 1800s William Whipple Warren who was an interpreter at the fur- trade era trading post at Hardwood Point on Leech Lake noted that Pelican Island got its name from the pelican rockery that was found there. A Cormorant Point also mentioned on Mille Lacs Lake.

12 1821 Cass Expedition, Schoolcraft noted both cormorants and pelicans on Lake Winnibigoshish. They also noted tribal usage of Pelicans Schoolcraft noted pelicans, swans, brants, and cormorants on Leech Lake.

13 Native American references to cormorants Crow duck Raven duck Black duck Water crow Fish crow Blackduck Point Kagagishib Neiashi Cormorant Point Bear Island Boy Bay Blackduck Lake Leech Lake

14 How do current cormorant numbers in Minnesota compare to historical levels?

15 The big issue on Leech Lake, from the perception of the public, is whether or not cormorant predation is negatively impact on the walleye population.

16 Present Data from LL Res. DRM

17 Western Bays Main Lake Main Foraging Area

18 Number Of Walleye Sampled Per Net Walleye Gill Net Catch Rate Main Lake Compared to Western Bays Year Walleye Main Lake Walleye Western Bays Data from MN DNR

19 Number Catch Per Hour Walleye Year Class Indices Walleye Catch Per Unit Effort and Year Class Strength Year Walleye Trawling Catch Rate Walleye Year Class Indices Data from MN DNR

20 Why was cormorant conflict management conducted on Leech Lake? Reduce competition between common terns and other colonial waterbirds To address circumstantial evidence that cormorants may have been causing poor survival of small walleye.

21 What is all involved in cormorant conflict management

22 Aerial Photo Counts

23 Data from LL Res. DRM

24 - Ring-billed gulls - Nesting double-crested cormorants - Resting double-crested cormorants - White pelicans

25 Island closure

26 Cormorant nest material reduction Photos by Steve Mortensen

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30 How have cormorant numbers changed since control was initiated

31 4/15 4/29 5/13 5/27 6/10 6/24 7/8 7/22 8/5 8/19 9/2 9/16 9/30 10/14 Total Number of Cormorants on Lake Cormorant Population Trends on Leech Lake 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and Control starts ( ) Migration starts 2000 Young birds start fledging Fall Target Level 0 Ice out Month and Day 2004 Estimate Fall Target Population Level

32 4/15 4/29 5/13 5/27 6/10 6/24 7/8 7/21 8/4 8/18 9/1 9/15 9/29 10/13 Total Number of Cormorants on Lake Ideal Goal Migrtion starts Fall Target Level 0 Ice out Month and Day Fall Target Population Level Goal

33 4/15 4/29 5/13 5/27 6/10 6/24 7/8 7/22 8/5 8/19 9/2 9/16 9/30 10/14 Total Number of Cormorants on Lake Cormorant Population Trends on Leech Lake 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and Control starts ( ) Young birds start fledging Migration starts Fall Target Level Ice out Month and Day Goal

34 Cormorant conflict management is conducted on the nest site early in the season and 500 nests were excluded from these activities. When combined with birds collected for the diet study, a total of about almost 15,000 bird have been removed from the lake since 2005.

35 Cormorant Research Assessment of double-crested cormorant food habits and predation effects on selected fish species in Leech Lake This study is being funded under a Tribal Wildlife Grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Other cooperators or funders of the project include: US Fish and Wildlife Service USDA Wildlife Services MN Department of Natural Resources University of Minnesota Leech Lake Reservation Division of Resources Management Goals of the study: Determine what species of fish cormorant eat, how many, and what size range. Determine what impact this predation has on the walleye and yellow perch populations in Leech Lake.

36 Diet sample collection from nestlings Photo by Steve Mortensen

37 Diet sample collection from foraging cormorants Photo by Steve Mortensen

38 Photo by Steve Mortensen

39 Goals of Study Identify foraging areas and patterns Number and duration of foraging trips Migration timing Radio Telemetry Study

40 What have we learned from the diet study?

41 Adult + subadult Percentages of fish in Leech Lake cormorants By Numbers Nestlings

42 Adult + subadult Percentages of fish in Leech Lake cormorants By weight Nestlings

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45 Length in mm Average Length of Measured Fish inches inches inches /17 5/7 5/27 6/16 7/6 7/26 8/15 9/4 9/24 Date

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48 10 inches 1+ 8 inches 6 inches 4 inches YOY 2 inches

49 Putting cormorant predation into perspective

50 Cormorant predation Being that cormorants feed mostly on small fish their predation is compensatory in nature being that most of these fish would have been eaten by other fish anyhow. It is only when predation is additive (in excess of natural levels) that they can cause changes in fish populations.

51 From Great Lake Sea Grant Program Aquatic Food Web

52 Cormorant forage primarily on fish in these year classes. How much is compensatory, how much is additive?? Typical Walleye Survival on Leech Lake Growth Stage % Survival Fry to Yearling < 2% (variable) Yearling to Age-2 15 Age-2 to Age-3 35 Age-3 to Age-4 80 From MN DNR

53 Putting cormorant predation on Leech Lake into perspective Pounds of walleye consumed by cormorants (53,000 lbs) Total pounds of all fish species consumed by cormorants (656,670 lbs) Estimated pounds of fish consumed by other fish / 2* *Based on 200 lbs acre total fish biomass *Fish eating three time its weight per year *Est. lbs. of fish consumed is divided in half to subtract fish that eat invertebrates, etc.

54 Estimated fish consumption for Western Lake Erie, adapted from Madenjian and Gabrey ,000, ,000, ,000, ,000, ,000, ,000, Pounds of fish consumed by Bonaparte's gulls 2.00 Pounds of fish consumed by great egrets 3.00 Pounds of fish consumed by black-crowned night herons 4.00 Pounds of fish consumed by common mergansers 5.00 Pounds of fish consumed by great blue herons 6.00 Pounds of fish consumed by double-crested cormorants 7.00 Pounds of fish consumed by ring-billed gulls 8.00 Pounds of fish consumed by herring gulls 9.00 Pounds of fish consumed by red-breasted mergansers Pounds of fish consumed by walleyes Pounds of fish consumed by all species of fish??? Unknown, not calculated Cormorant consumption was 1.3% of walleye consumption alone

55 Conclusion The numbers of small walleyes in the lake has increased in some years since control was initiated and fishing success is up. Extensive walleye fry stocking, reduced fishing pressure, initiation of a slot limit, and reduce bag makes it difficult to evaluate how much this was due to cormorant control.

56 Mean population level Target fall population level (500 nests + 2 young per nest) Data from LL Res. DRM

57 Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their participation or support of all or portions this project. Leech Lake Band, Division of Resources Management Bruce Johnson, John Ringle, Steve Mortensen, Frank Bowstring, Jamie Mitchell, Richard Tanner, Jon Finn, Gary White, Martin Robinson, Dr. Rebecca Knowles, Susan Kedzie MN, Department of Natural Resources Dr. Don Pereria, Ron Payer, Henry Drewes, Harlan Fierstine, Doug Schults, Dr. Andy Carlson, Dr. Jeff Lawrence, Tom Pfingsten, Don Murray, John Heineman, David Schotzko, Anthony Walzer USDA, Wildlife Services Bill Paul, John Hart, Jeff Grabarkewitz, Pete Sahr, Abraham Wolf, Paul Wolf, Shawn McDowell US Forest Service Carolyn Upton, Mitch Bouchonville, Tom Schackman US, Fish and Wildlife Service Dr. Steve Lewis, Terry Doyle, Tim Patronski, John Leonard University of Minnesota Özge Göktepe, Peter Hundt, Dr. Francie Cuthbert, Linda Wires Leech Lake Association Others Mick and Miles Lord Family Dr. Steve Maxson Terry Daudt Gary Mattson Leech Lake Tribal Council Arthur LaRose, Mike Bongo, Lyman Losh, Eugene Whitebird, Robbie Howe

58 Work will continue in an effort to answer questions about the relationship between cormorants and game fish on Leech Lake that will hopefully result in sound management.

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