William P. Mueller
Curriculum Vitae
1242 S. 45th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-643-7279
E-mail: iltlawas@earthlink.net
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Seeking a position that integrates conservation advocacy, education, research, and writing; and
working with diverse partners, including students, citizens, agency representatives, and other scientists and educators.
Education:
· Master of Science in Geography; University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, May 2002.
Physical Geography and Environmental Studies emphasis.
· Bachelor of Arts degree; University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, December 1996.
Major: Biological Aspects of Conservation.
Grants received:
· Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Scholarships, 1999 and 2000.
· Zoological Society of Milwaukee
County - Graduate Research Grant in Wildlife
Conservation;
2000.
· Citizen-based Monitoring Partnership Program Grant, WDNR, 2006 and 2007. (MCAMMP).
· Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grant, USFWS, 2006 (MCAMMP).
· Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Grants 2006 and 2007 (MCAMMP).
Work History:
·
Chair of Issues Committee of Wisconsin Bird Conservation
Initiative (WBCI; online at http://www.wisconsinbirds.org), September 2003 to present.
·
Conservation Chair of Wisconsin Society for Ornithology,
June 2003 to present.
·
Graduate teaching assistantship, Department of Geography,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, spring semester, 2001; (Taught Physical Geography laboratory sections, Geography 120).
·
Planned and organized (with A. Paulios, WBCI Coordinator-[WDNR
Wildlife Management]) gull management symposium “Planning for Gulls in Your Community”,
http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/gull.htm March 11, 2004, in Milwaukee, WI; cosponsored by WBCI and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.
·
Member of State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation
Plan Advisory Team, early 2004 to early 2005.
·
Contract work for WDNR/WBCI,
preparing avian species accounts and habitat plans for the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative All-bird Plan. June 2003 to present.
·
Taught bird study course, University of Wisconsin Extension,
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, 1500 N. University Drive, Waukesha, WI 53188; spring and fall semesters, 1999.
·
Organized statewide avian road mortality study in Wisconsin
in 1999, with 90 cooperators in 64 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. (See Publications.
Two papers resulting from this study have been published.)
·
Participant in Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas, a project
of the Wisconsin Society For Ornithology; 1995 through 1999; on atlas blocks in Calumet, Chippewa, Door, and Fond du Lac Counties.
Selected Publications:
· Site accounts (with T. Gostomski) for
Important
Bird Areas of Wisconsin: Critical Sites for the Conservation and Management of Wisconsin’s Birds. 2007. Y. Steele,
ed. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
·
“Issues Papers” of the Issues Committee
of the Wisconsin Bird Conversation Initiative; all online at http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/IssuesPapers.htm :
Wind Power and Birds: Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative
- Policy and Guidelines,
by Wm. P. Mueller, N.
Cutright, S. Diehl, K. Etter Hale, J. Trick. 2005.
The Effects of Free-ranging Cats on Birds in Wisconsin: Wisconsin Bird Conservation
Initiative Issues and Guidelines, by C.A. Lepczyk, S. Diehl, N. Cutright, K. Etter Hale, Wm. P. Mueller, J. Trick. 2006.
·
“Birds of Wisconsin – An Annotated Checklist”. 2006. by William P. Mueller.
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology website, online at http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wso/WILIST.PDF
· “Threshold of Pane”, by William Mueller and Scott Diehl, in Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine, April 2006. Volume 30, No. 2, pp. 17-19. Also online at http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/2006/apr06/pane.htm
· “Return of the Loud Redheads”,
by Richard King and William Mueller, in Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine. August
2005. Volume 29, No. 4, pp. 14-17. Also online at http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/2005/aug05/red.htm
- Species accounts: the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative and Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources will publish an online set of species accounts for Wisconsin’s birds during 2007. Each species
account contains sections on status, monitoring and population information, life history, habitat selection, habitat availability,
population concerns, management, research needs, information sources, and literature cited. The following species accounts
were prepared by WPM for this project and submitted to editors during 2003-2006. Some have been published online, and are
now available at: http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/plan/species/list.htm - Examples of those accounts already published online and
available at this link are: Spruce Grouse, Red-headed Woodpecker, Short-eared Owl.
·
Avian Influenza Fact Sheet, by William P.
Mueller. 2005. Online at the WBCI website, at http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/avianflu.htm
- “Birds of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
– 1840s to the Present: Historical and Present-day Ornithology and Management”, by William P. Mueller and John
H. Idzikowski. The Passenger Pigeon, Journal of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Vol. 66, No. 4, Winter 2004, pp.341-350.
·
“Seasonal
Timing of Highway Mortality of Birds in Wisconsin – 1999”, by William P. Mueller. The Passenger Pigeon,
Journal of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology; Vol. 65, No. 3, Fall 2003, pp. 139-147.
· “The
Population Decline of the Red-headed Woodpecker in Wisconsin and Illinois”, by William P. Mueller. Meadowlark: A
Journal of Illinois Birds Vol. 11, No. 4, 2002, pp. 130-132.
· “Vehicle-caused Mortality of the
Red-headed Woodpecker in Wisconsin”, by William P. Mueller. The Passenger Pigeon, Journal of the Wisconsin Society for
Ornithology; Vol. 63, No. 4, Winter 2001, pp. 261-263.
·
"An Assessment of Age Determination
Methods for Captured Passerine Birds", by William P. Mueller and Charles M. Weise, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station Bulletin, Vol.29, No. 1, Spring 1996, pp.21-27.
Skills:
·
Directing
conservation advocacy for a statewide committee with multiple partners (WBCI Issues Committee; see http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/Issues.htm ).
·
Managing
and coordinating a research team with 9 partners from agencies and academia, and more than 50 volunteers; grant-writing, and
team-building (MCAMMP).
·
Trained
in the use of the following software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
software: ESRI’s ArcView 3.2.
- Trained in aerial photo use for Geographic Information Systems.
- Trained in bird census techniques: point counts, road and walking breeding bird surveys.
Thesis:
- “The Biogeography and Recent Decline of the
Red-headed Woodpecker in Wisconsin”. Abstract: The Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), a species
found throughout eastern North America, is in decline over much of its geographic range. This study describes the current
and historic geographic range and status of the Red-headed Woodpecker in North America and Wisconsin, and examines possible
reasons for the recent decline of its population in Wisconsin. I test the hypothesis that habitat loss and interference competition
with the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) are significant factors in the decline of the Red-headed Woodpecker.
I also examine additional possible reasons for the noted population decline, including vehicle-caused mortality and the influence
of the loss of the American elm (Ulmus americana) to Dutch elm disease. Results of hypothesis tests determined habitat
loss is correlated with population decline of the Red-headed Woodpecker. With the limited data set used in this study, no
correlation between numbers of European Starling and decline of Red-headed Woodpecker could be established. Historical road mortality data compared with that found in 1999, and data for elm losses suggest possible
links to Red-headed Woodpecker decline, but limited data preclude confirmation.
Selected
Presentations:
·
Guest lecturer, “The
Red-headed Woodpecker and Dead Wood: Life and Death in an Oak Woodland”. Milwaukee Audubon Society Natural Landscapes
Conference. Cardinal Stritch College, Glendale, WI. Feb. 18, 2006.
·
Guest lecturer, “Early
Winter Birds in Wisconsin.” B. F. Goss Bird Club, Waukesha, WI. Jan. 15, 2006.
·
Presenter, Citizen-based Monitoring Conference,
Manitowish Waters, WI, October 21, 2005. “Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative: Citizen Science: Past, Present, and
Future Efforts in Wisconsin”. (Written by Bill Mueller and Andy Paulios).
·
Presenter, North
American Prairie Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 11, 2004: “The Red-headed Woodpecker: Regional Population Declines and Recent Management Successes.”
(Co-authored with Richard S. King of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Necedah NWR.)
·
Guest lecturer, “The
Biogeography and Recent Decline of The Red-headed Woodpecker in Wisconsin.” This presentation given at: Riveredge Nature
Center, Newburg, WI, March 7, 2000; Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Horicon, WI, January 18, 2001; UW-Milwaukee Geography Colloquium,
April 2002; Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee, WI, July 9, 2002; Hoy Audubon Society, Racine, WI, July 10, 2003; Ned Hollister
Bird Club, Beloit, WI, November 9, 2003; Sheboygan Audubon Society, Sheboygan, WI, March 11, 2004; Plymouth Bird and Nature
Club, Plymouth, WI, April 20, 2004; Lake Park Friends, Lake Park, Milwaukee, March 20, 2005.
References:
·
Owen Boyle, PhD. Southeastern
Regional Ecologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – Bureau of Endangered Resources. 414-263-8681. E-mail: Owen.Boyle@Wisconsin.gov
·
Noel J. Cutright,
PhD. Emeritus Senior Terrestrial Ecologist for We-Energies). Past president of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. 414-221-2179. E-mail: noel.cutright@we-energies.com
- Michael J.
Day, PhD. Department Chair, Professor; Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
414-229-3942; Fax:
414-229-3981; Email:
mickday@uwm.edu
· Karen Etter Hale, Chair, Wisconsin Bird Conservation Intiative (WBCI); and Executive
Secretary, Madison Audubon Society. 222 S Hamilton St, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703-3201. 608/255-2473. E-mail: masoffice@mailbag.com
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Additional references on request.
