Publications
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Care of captive woodcocks Care of captive woodcocks
Numbers of American woodcocks (Philohela minor) were held in cages for experimental work lasting several months. Injuries caused by birds attempting to flush were greatly reduced by clipping feathers from one wing, by making cage walls opaque, and by using high cages or false ceilings of fabric. Size of cage was found not to be important, to judge from weight changes, so long as ample...
Authors
William H. Stickel, William G. Sheldon, Lucille F. Stickel
Bird mortality after spraying for Dutch elm disease with DDT Bird mortality after spraying for Dutch elm disease with DDT
In Hanover, New Hampshire, where elms were sprayed with DDT, 151 dead birds were found; 10 dead birds were found in Norwich, Vermont, where no DDT was used. Chemical analyses of dead birds, observation of symptoms of DDT poisoning, and a population decline after spraying all indicate severe mortality among certain species in Hanover.
Authors
C.F. Wurster, D.H. Wurster, W.N. Strickland
Occurrence of the fluke, Procyotrema marsupiformis Harkema and Miller, 1959, in a Maryland raccoon Occurrence of the fluke, Procyotrema marsupiformis Harkema and Miller, 1959, in a Maryland raccoon
No abstract available.
Authors
L. N. Locke, E. E. Brown
Some diseases and parasites of captive woodcocks Some diseases and parasites of captive woodcocks
Observations were made concerning the diseases and parasites of a group of woodcocks (Philohela minor) caught in Massachusetts in the summer of 1960 and kept in captivity in Maryland, and of another group caught and kept in Louisiana in the winter of 1960-61. Bumblefoot, a granulomatous swelling of the foot caused by Micrococcus sp., is reported for woodcocks for the first time. Six of...
Authors
L. N. Locke, William H. Stickel, S.A. Geis
Effects of heptachlor-contaminated earthworms on woodcocks Effects of heptachlor-contaminated earthworms on woodcocks
The effects on woodcocks (Philohela minor) of eating heptachlor-contaminated earthworms were studied experimentally in a series of feeding trials in Louisiana in the winter of 1960-61. Six of 12 woodcocks fed worms which had been contaminated at an average of 2.86 ppm of heptachlor epoxide died within 35 days; 4 more had died by the fifty-third day, when the other 2 were killed for...
Authors
W. H. Stickel, D. W. Hayne, L.F. Stickel
King and clapper rails of Broadway Meadows King and clapper rails of Broadway Meadows
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Meanley
Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay region Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay region
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert T. Mitchell
That new Breeding Bird Survey That new Breeding Bird Survey
No abstract available.
Authors
J. T. Linehan
Sixty-fifth Christmas Bird Count. 228. Southern Dorchester County, Md Sixty-fifth Christmas Bird Count. 228. Southern Dorchester County, Md
No abstract available.
Authors
C.S. Robbins
An open letter to all bird fanciers An open letter to all bird fanciers
No abstract available.
Authors
M.G. Smart
Mourning dove status report, 1965 Mourning dove status report, 1965
No abstract available.
Authors
R. E. Tomlinson
Body condition and response to pesticides in woodcocks Body condition and response to pesticides in woodcocks
Response of woodcocks (Philohela minor) to heptachlor dosage was closely related to the physical condition of the birds, as reflected by body weight and by body weight in relation to capture weight: in a series of tests with underweight birds, nearly all woodcocks died at dosage levels well below those at which nearly all the birds in a normal-weight series lived. Heptachlor residues in...
Authors
William H. Stickel, Wendell E. Dodge, William G. Sheldon, James B. DeWitt, Lucille F. Stickel