Publications
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Mate changes by black-bellied whistling ducks Mate changes by black-bellied whistling ducks
Delacour and Mayr (1945) suspected that whistling ducks (Dendrocygnini) kept the same mate for life. Bolen (1971) confirmed that Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) pairs remain together from year to year and reported one pair that had nested together for at least 4 yr. My recapture records of birds banded at nest boxes indicate that Black-bellied Whistling Ducks will...
Authors
Don Delnicki
Silent seashores: Where have the birds gone? Silent seashores: Where have the birds gone?
No abstract available.
Authors
R.M. Erwin
Oil and gas impacts on marine turtles in the Gulf of Mexico Oil and gas impacts on marine turtles in the Gulf of Mexico
No abstract available.
Authors
T. H. Fritts
Rhinophrynus dorsalis Dumeril and Bibron (alma de vaca: Mexican burrowing toad) Rhinophrynus dorsalis Dumeril and Bibron (alma de vaca: Mexican burrowing toad)
No abstract available.
Authors
M.S. Foster, R.W. McDiarmid
Distribution and abundance of nesting ospreys in the United States Distribution and abundance of nesting ospreys in the United States
Nesting Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) in the contiguous United States now number about 8,000 pairs. Five regional populations exist (in order of abundance): Atlantic Coast, Florida and Gulf Coast, Pacific Northwest, Western Interior, and Great Lakes. Pesticides severely impacted the populations in the northern portion of the Atlantic Coast (Boston to Cape May) and the Great Lakes, but both...
Authors
Charles J. Henny
Distribution and migration of seaside sparrows Distribution and migration of seaside sparrows
The majority of the nine presently recognized races of the Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima) are so similar to neighboring races that individual birds outside their known breeding range cannot be subspecifically identified with certainty. The northern race, A. m. maritima, is partially migratory, with most individuals departing in autumn from Chesapeake Bay and from all the coastal...
Authors
C.S. Robbins
[Sixty-five species accounts] [Sixty-five species accounts]
No abstract available.
Authors
P.W. Sykes
Wild bird feeding preferences: a guide to the most attractive bird foods Wild bird feeding preferences: a guide to the most attractive bird foods
No abstract available.
Authors
A. D. Geis, D.B. Hyde
A Handbook of Animal Radio-Tracking A Handbook of Animal Radio-Tracking
No abstract available.
Authors
L.D. Mech
Two species of mosquitos feed on snail kites in Florida Two species of mosquitos feed on snail kites in Florida
No abstract available.
Authors
P.W. Sykes