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J.M. Weeks, S. O’Hare, Barnett A. Rattner
Releasing captive-reared masked bobwhite for population recovery: A review Releasing captive-reared masked bobwhite for population recovery: A review
Efforts to re-establish the endangered masked bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) to it's former southern Arizona range have been ongoing since establishment of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in 1986. Pre-release conditioning techniques developed prior to Refuge establishment continued to be utilized in an effort to improve post-release survival of captive-reared masked...
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S.A. Gall, W.P. Kuvlesky, G. Gee
Sources of variation in survival and recovery rates of American Woodcock Sources of variation in survival and recovery rates of American Woodcock
All bandings and recoveries of American woodcock (Scolopax minor) since the last similar investigation of survival and recovery rates were examined for this study. The previous parameter estimates from the Eastern Region were augmented with 4 years of bandings. Banding effort in the Central Region was sufficient to conduct analyses for the 5 years after the previous analyses. Females...
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D.G. Krementz, J.G. Bruggink
Roadside versus remote: Is the habitat sampled by the Breeding Bird Survey in Maryland representative of statewide conditions? Roadside versus remote: Is the habitat sampled by the Breeding Bird Survey in Maryland representative of statewide conditions?
The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) has received criticism that the bird habitat sampled along the 24.5 mile long roadside transects may not be proportional to regional totals. If true, trends in bird populations recorded by the BBS may not be sensitive predictors of regional or continental change in songbird abundance. To test whether the approximately 60 BBS routes in...
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D.D. Boone, J.R. Sauer, I. Thomas
DC birdscape: a program for monitoring neotropical migrant birds in Washington, DC DC birdscape: a program for monitoring neotropical migrant birds in Washington, DC
Urban and suburban habitats often contain a variety of Neotropical migratory birds, but are poorly sampled by programs such as the North American Breeding Bird Survey. DC Birdscape was developed to inventory and monitor birds in Washington, D.C. Birds were surveyed using a systematic sample of point counts during 1993-1995. Results indicate that species richness of Neotropical migratory...
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J.R. Sauer, J. Hadidian, C. Swarth, Sam Droege, P. Handly, G. Diddan, J. Huff
Creating and managing wetland impoundments to provide habitat for aquatic birds Creating and managing wetland impoundments to provide habitat for aquatic birds
Patuxent Research Refuge, located in Central Maryland (USA), has approximately 140 ha of impoundments that were constructed for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes. Impoundments are of three major designs: dammed ravines, excavated basins, and diked ponds. Over 50 species of wetland plants were transplanted to impoundments of Patuxent from many parts of the United States...
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Matthew C. Perry, P. Kangas, H.H. Obrecht
Sea ducks in the Atlantic Flyway: population status and a review of special hunting seasons Sea ducks in the Atlantic Flyway: population status and a review of special hunting seasons
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David F. Caithamer, M. Otto, P.I. Padding, J.R. Sauer, G.H. Haas
Report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior Joint Workshop on declining pollinators, 27-28 May 1999, Logan, Utah Report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior Joint Workshop on declining pollinators, 27-28 May 1999, Logan, Utah
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Vincent J. Tepedino, Howard S. Ginsberg
Host selection in the forest interior: cowbirds target ground-nesting species Host selection in the forest interior: cowbirds target ground-nesting species
We investigated patterns of cowbird host selection in a large (1300 ha), unfragmented forest in eastern New York in 1992-3 to determine whether cowbird parasitism rates can be attributed to species-specific traits or to other features associated with nest sites. Nest height was significantly associated with parasitism (P = 0.003) in this community of 23 species (n = 430 nests, 23%...
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D.C. Hahn, Jeff S. Hatfield
Conservation of herons Conservation of herons
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H. Hafner, R.V. Lansdown, J.A. Kushlan, Robert W. Butler, T. W. Custer, I.J. Davidson, R.M. Erwin, J.A. Hancock, A.M. Lyles, M. Maddock, L. Marion, G. Morales, T. Mundkur, C. Perennou, O. Pineau, D. Turner, P. Ulenaers, J. van Vessem, L. Young