John T. Seginak David R. Smith Grey W. Pendleton David G. Krementz 1994 <p><span>Because American woodcock (<i>Scolopax minor</i>) populations have been declining, we attached radio transmitters to woodcock at coastal plain sites to determine if survival during winter was involved in the decline. Sites were in Georgia (1982-84, 1989-92), South Carolina (1988-89), and Virginia (1991-92). Survival rates were not different between age or sex classes. Survival rates differed (<i>P</i> = 0.003) among years. Daily survival rates were lowest (<i>P</i> = 0.030, S = 0.987) during 1982-83 in Georgia and highest (<i>P</i> = 0.004, <i>S</i> = 0.999) during 1990-91 in Georgia than in the other years and locations combined (<i>S</i> = 0.996). We attributed all mortality to raptors and mammals. Compared with other periods of the year, winter was a time of low survival for woodcock. Lower survival rates were possibly a cause of population decline.</span></p> application/pdf 10.2307/3809561 en Wiley Survival rates of American woodcock wintering along the Atlantic coast article