THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO EVALUATE THE BREEDING ECOLOGY OF EASTERN WILD TURKEYS IN RHODE ISLAND.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE EVALUATING GOBBLING CHRONOLOGY IN RELATION TO NESTING PHENOLOGY, DESCRIBING NESTING PHENOLOGY AND EVALUATING NEST SITE SELECTION AND NEST SURVIVAL, DESCRIBING BROODING PHENOLOGY AND EVALUATING HABITAT SELECTION AND BROOD SURVIVAL, EVALUATING TURKEY MOVEMENT IN RURAL AND URBAN LANDSCAPES, DESCRIBING SEASONAL CHANGES IN RESOURCE SELECTION IN RURAL AND URBAN LANDSCAPES, AND TRAINING AN INTEGRATED POPULATION MODEL TO ESTIMATE TURKEY ABUNDANCE IN RI. EXPECTED OUTCOMES WOULD BE TO PROVIDE MANAGERS WITH INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND TURKEY ECOLOGY AND PROVIDE SCIENCEBASED INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE DECISIONS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE WILDLIFE MANAGERS, HUNTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN RHODE ISLAND. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A SUBAWARD WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND.