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This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939.  To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.

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Hawk migration over White Marsh, Maryland Hawk migration over White Marsh, Maryland

The average number of hawks observed per hour in autumn migration between 1951-1954 and 1958-1961 at White Marsh, Maryland, was compared. The counts indicated that the status of the ten species observed may be divided into three categories: (1) relatively stable species (red-tailed hawk), (2) declining species (sparrow hawk, red-shouldered hawk, osprey, marsh hawk, and broad-winged hawk)...
Authors
C.D. Hackman, Charles J. Henny

Reproductive success of Potomac River ospreys--1970 Reproductive success of Potomac River ospreys--1970

Osprey reproductive success on the Potomac River during 1970 is described. Thirty-five percent of the accessible active nests fledged young and only 0.70 young were fledged per active nest. Egg failure was the major cause of poor success. Reproduction was below that considered normal for a stable population.
Authors
Stanley N. Wiemeyer

Proceedings of the eighty-eighth stated meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union Proceedings of the eighty-eighth stated meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union

The Eighty-eighth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union was held 5-9 October 1970 at Buffalo, New York. Cosponsors were the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, the Buffalo Audubon Society, and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Business sessions were held in the Statler Hilton Hotel on 5 October, and papers sessions in the Buffalo Museum of Science on 6, 7, and 8 October...
Authors
Richard C. Banks

Some patterns of woodcock activities on Maine summer fields Some patterns of woodcock activities on Maine summer fields

Certain aspects of woodcock usage of summer fields were studied in Maine. Findings were as follows: ....1. On two study fields in 1968, numbers of woodcock first began spending nights in the fields during the second week of June. During 1968 and 1969, the number of birds flushed from the fields varied greatly between nights. Use of fields continued into the first week of November......2...
Authors
W.B. Krohn
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