Publications
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center staff publish results of their research in USGS series reports and in peer-reviewed journals. Publication links are below. Information on all USGS publications can be found at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Unusual mortality of a saw-whet owl Unusual mortality of a saw-whet owl
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
H.A. Kantrud
Feeding ecology of breeding gadwalls on saline wetlands Feeding ecology of breeding gadwalls on saline wetlands
The feeding ecology of breeding gadwalls (Anas strepera) from saline wetlands in North Dakota was examined in relation to sex, pair mates, reproductive status, food availability, and wetland type during the spring and summer of 1971 and 1972. Esophagi of males and females contained 40.4 and 48.2 percent animal food, respectively, between 17 April and 25 August. Animal foods consumed by...
Authors
J.R. Serie, G.A. Swanson
Spring mortality of insectivorous birds in southern Manitoba Spring mortality of insectivorous birds in southern Manitoba
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
J.R. Serie, R. E. Jones
The effects of a tall tower on nocturnal bird migration: A portable ceilometer study The effects of a tall tower on nocturnal bird migration: A portable ceilometer study
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
M.L. Avery, P. F. Springer, J.F. Cassel
Experimental responses of mallards and Canada geese to tribromoethanol Experimental responses of mallards and Canada geese to tribromoethanol
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Gary L. Krapu
Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation 1975-76 Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation 1975-76
This Committee's report for 1974-75 (Marshall et al. 1975, Auk 92 (4, Suppl.): lB-16B) summarized activities affecting bird conservation in the United States and Canada since 1973, including new legislation, international activities, avian conflicts with industrial and population growth, and habitat preservation. It also summarized the status of many of the endangered birds of North...
Authors
W.B. King, G.V. Byrd, J.J. Hickey, C. B. Kepler, W. Post, H.A. Raffaele, P. F. Springer, H.F. Snyder, C.M. White, J.N. Wiley
Ferruginous hawk nesting ecology and raptor populations in northern South Dakota Ferruginous hawk nesting ecology and raptor populations in northern South Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
J. T. Lokemoen, Harold F. Duebbert
Book Review: Minnesota's birds: where, when and how many by Janet C. Green and Robert B. Janssen Book Review: Minnesota's birds: where, when and how many by Janet C. Green and Robert B. Janssen
No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson
Duck nesting in fields of undisturbed grass-legume cover Duck nesting in fields of undisturbed grass-legume cover
A study of dabbling duck (Anatinae) nesting was conducted during 1971-73 on nine 12- to 54-ha Cropland Adjustment Program fields in the prairie pothole region of north-central South Dakota. The tall, dense vegetation was comprised of introduced cool-season grasses and legumes, primarily smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis), intermediate wheatgrass (Agropyron intermedium), and alfalfa...
Authors
Harold F. Duebbert, J. T. Lokemoen
Upland sandpiper nesting and management in North Dakota Upland sandpiper nesting and management in North Dakota
Nests of 195 upland sandpipers (Bartramia longicauda) on the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota generally were well concealed by grassy vegetation which ranged from 15.4-30.8 cm in height. Nest densities ranged from 0.3 per 40.5 ha on annually tilled croplands to 6.8 per 40.5 ha on native grasslands during the second growing season after a prescribed burn. Hatching success in native...
Authors
L.M. Kirsch, K.F. Higgins
Cardinal and mockingbird in Jamestown, North Dakota Cardinal and mockingbird in Jamestown, North Dakota
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson, J.E. Johnson
[Book review] One Time Harvest: Reflections on Coal and our Future, by Mike Jacobs [Book review] One Time Harvest: Reflections on Coal and our Future, by Mike Jacobs
Review of: One time harvest: reflections on coal and our future. Mike Jacobs. 1975. Indiana University. 300 p.
Authors
Douglas H. Johnson