Publications
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Sampling of corn to assess bird damage Sampling of corn to assess bird damage
No abstract available.
Authors
P. Granett, J. T. Linehan
California condor survey, 1971 California condor survey, 1971
No abstract available.
Authors
W.D. Carrier, R.D. Mallette, S. Wilbur, J.C. Borneman
Copulation by California condors Copulation by California condors
Koford (Res. Rept. No. 3, Natl. Audubon Soc., 1953) observed sexual display among California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus) on more than 30 occasions, yet only once did he see what he thought was copulation. Some of the displays he watched were quite intricate, with considerable posturing and "male" aggression, but no such activity preceded this copulation. The birds sat several feet...
Authors
S.R. Wilbur, J.C. Borneman
Avian cholera in a bald eagle from Ohio Avian cholera in a bald eagle from Ohio
No abstract available.
Authors
L. N. Locke, J.A. Newman, B.M. Mulhern
Pesticide mortality of young white-faced ibis in Texas Pesticide mortality of young white-faced ibis in Texas
The combination of the symptoms observed in sick and dying birds and the high brain residues in the three birds collected dying, as well as in two of the four collected dead, implicate dieldrin as at least one of the causes of mortality of young ibis at the Lavaca Bay colony. Mercury residues in the kidneys of all four dead young, including those with low brain residues of dieldrin...
Authors
Edward L. Flickinger, D. L. Meeker
Plumage investigations of Colorado band-tailed pigeons Plumage investigations of Colorado band-tailed pigeons
No abstract available.
Authors
J.A. White, C.E. Braun
Egg measurements for three endangered species Egg measurements for three endangered species
From 1967 through 1969, external dimensions of the eggs of three endangered species of birds were measured. Included were 33 eggs of the Whooping Crane (Grus americana), 158 eggs of the Aleutian Canada Goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia), and 809 eggs of the Masked Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginiana ridgwayi). In the literature, there are only scattered reports of small samples of...
Authors
J.D. Stephenson, G. Smart
Mammals imported into the United States in 1970 Mammals imported into the United States in 1970
No abstract available.
Authors
J.L. Paradiso, R.D. Fisher
Avian cholera in cedar waxwings in Ohio Avian cholera in cedar waxwings in Ohio
Avian cholera (Pasteurella multocida infection) was responsible for a localized die-off of cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) at Steubenville, Ohio in late June, 1968.
Authors
L. N. Locke, R.C. Banks
A repellent for protecting corn seed from blackbirds and crows A repellent for protecting corn seed from blackbirds and crows
Methiocarb [4-(methylthio)-3,-5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate] was tested as a seed treatment for repelling blackbirds and crows (Corvus sp.) from sprouting corn in South Carolina. The test was conducted on eight fields within a 0.25-square-mile area. Marked repellency occurred; sprout damage averaged 44 percent in the control fields and 0.3 percent in the fields treated with methiocarb.
Authors
A.R. Stickley, J.L. Guarineo
Comparative acute oral toxicity of pesticides to six species of birds Comparative acute oral toxicity of pesticides to six species of birds
Acute oral LD50 values were determined for 16 common pesticides on mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos), ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), chukar partridges (Alectoris graeca), coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), common pigeons (Columba livia), and house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Analyses of the data revealed that (1) the average sensitivity of any one species to...
Authors
Richard K. Tucker, M. A. Haegele