Publications
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Changes in common names of some Maryland birds Changes in common names of some Maryland birds
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
The season--July, August, September, 1975 The season--July, August, September, 1975
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
Effects of environmental pollutants on Connecticut and Maryland ospreys Effects of environmental pollutants on Connecticut and Maryland ospreys
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eggs were exchanged between Connecticut and Maryland osprey nests in 1968 and 1969 to test the hypothesis that the decline in reproductive success of Connecticut ospreys was caused by something within the external environment of the eggs. Incubation of 30 Connecticut osprey eggs by Maryland ospreys did not improve the hatching rate. Forty-five Maryland osprey...
Authors
Stanley N. Wiemeyer, P.R. Spitzer, W.C. Krantz, T. G. Lamont, E. Cromartie
Osprey productivity during the mid-fifties in a portion of Chesapeake Bay Osprey productivity during the mid-fifties in a portion of Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available.
Authors
Charles J. Henny, Vernon D. Stotts
A device for inspecting nest cavities A device for inspecting nest cavities
No abstract available.
Authors
L.R. DeWeese, R.E. Pillmore, M.L. Richmond
Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72 Residues of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and autopsy data for bald eagles, 1971-72
Thirty-seven bald eagles found sick or dead in 18 States during 1971-72 were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). DDE and PCB's were detected in all bald eagle carcasses; 30 carcasses contained DDD and 28 contained dieldrin. Four eagles contained possibly lethal levels of dieldrin and nine eagles had been poisoned by thallium. Autopsies revealed...
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E. Cromartie, W. L. Reichel, L. N. Locke, A. A. Belisle, T. E. Kaiser, T. G. Lamont, B.M. Mulhern, R. M. Prouty, D. M. Swineford
Harvest trends of Canada geese in Utah Harvest trends of Canada geese in Utah
No abstract available.
Authors
J. Tautin, J.B. Low
Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation Report of the American Ornithologists' Union Committee on Conservation
No abstract available.
Authors
D.B. Marshall, A. Baldridge, James C. Bartonek, W. King, O.T. Oure, R.J. Robel, J. M. Scott
Influence of night-lighting and banding on woodcock movements Influence of night-lighting and banding on woodcock movements
No abstract available.
Authors
Ray B. Owen, J. W. Morgan
Experimental duck hunting seasons, San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1963-1970 Experimental duck hunting seasons, San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1963-1970
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard M. Hopper, Aelred D. Geis, Jack R. Grieb, Lewis Nelson
Search for blood protozoans in the American woodcock Search for blood protozoans in the American woodcock
Smears were prepared from heart blood of 55 woodcock collected in central Maine between spring and fall, 1972 and 1973. Peripheral blood taken from the wings of 41 of these birds also was examined. Examination of stained films revealed no infected blood cells. Samples of heart blood from 35 of the 41 woodcock were injected into young ducks, quail, and a gull. Plasmodia were not seen in...
Authors
W.B. Krohn, J.R. Hynson
Recovery planning for the California condor Recovery planning for the California condor
No abstract available.
Authors
S.R. Wilbur