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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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The Breeding Bird Survey, 1967 and 1968 The Breeding Bird Survey, 1967 and 1968

In the Breeding Bird Survey of North America, cooperators ran 982 survey routes in 1967 and 1,174 in 1968. All States except Hawaii and all Canadian Provinces except Newfoundland were included. Roadside routes are selected at random within 1-degree blocks of latitude and longitude. Each 24 1/2-mile route, with 3-minute stops spaced half a mile apart, is driven by automobile. All birds...
Authors
C.S. Robbins, W.T. Van Velzen

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Authors
C. M. Herman

[Book review] Life histories of North American cardinals, grosbeaks, buntings, towhees, finches, sparrows, and allies [Book review] Life histories of North American cardinals, grosbeaks, buntings, towhees, finches, sparrows, and allies

The completion of an ornithological series as important as the Bent Life Histories is an exciting event. Here is a series of 21 volumes, spanning a history of nearly 60 years from inception to completion, containing over 9,500 text pages of information about North American birds, largely the work of one man – who was not professionally an ornithologist. One cannot well review the final...
Authors
R.C. Banks
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