Species We Study: Birds Active
To understand information needs and respond to the many challenges in bird conservation, USGS scientists participate in Flyway committees, on Joint Venture boards and working groups, in professional organizations, and in other conservation partnerships. These activities connect USGS scientists to conservation partners with whom they work to address substantial challenges. More than one hundred USGS scientists are dedicated to the scientific study of birds.
Bird Research
Migration and winter ecology of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population of whooping cranes
Improving monitoring techniques for nests of interior least terns and piping plovers
Breeding ecology and demographics of least terns and piping plovers at the Central Platte River, Nebraska
Population demographics of least terns and piping plovers in Colorado
Metapopulation dynamics of piping plovers in the Northern Great Plains
Demographic response of least terns and piping plovers to the 2011 Missouri River Flood
Development of survey methods for spring-migrating waterfowl in the Rainwater Basin
Investigating roadside bias in point-count surveys of grassland passerines
Ecology and management of midcontinent sandhill cranes
The effects of management practices on grassland birds
Breeding bird use of grasslands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in the northern Great Plains
Distribution and habitat use of waterbirds
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS migratory bird research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS migratory bird data is available from the button below.
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS migratory bird research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS migratory bird publications is available from the button below.
Upland burning and grazing as strategies to offset climate-change effects on wetlands
Yearly temperature fluctuations and survey speed influence road counts of wintering raptors
Changing storm conditions in response to projected 21st century climate change and the potential impact on an arctic barrier island–lagoon system—A pilot study for Arey Island and Lagoon, eastern Arctic Alaska
Shared functional traits explain synchronous changes in long‐term count trends of migratory raptors
Evidence of post-breeding prospecting in a long-distance migrant.
Research priorities for migratory birds under climate change—A qualitative value of information assessment
Shifts in the wintering distribution and abundance of Emperor Geese in Alaska
Shorebird research at the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center
Diurnal timing of nonmigratory movement by birds: The importance of foraging spatial scales
Predicting bird guilds using vegetation composition and structure on a wild and scenic river in Arizona
Migratory status determines resource selection by American Woodcock at an important fall stopover, Cape May, New Jersey
U.S. Geological Survey—Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 2018 research activity report
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To understand information needs and respond to the many challenges in bird conservation, USGS scientists participate in Flyway committees, on Joint Venture boards and working groups, in professional organizations, and in other conservation partnerships. These activities connect USGS scientists to conservation partners with whom they work to address substantial challenges. More than one hundred USGS scientists are dedicated to the scientific study of birds.
Bird Research
Migration and winter ecology of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population of whooping cranes
Improving monitoring techniques for nests of interior least terns and piping plovers
Breeding ecology and demographics of least terns and piping plovers at the Central Platte River, Nebraska
Population demographics of least terns and piping plovers in Colorado
Metapopulation dynamics of piping plovers in the Northern Great Plains
Demographic response of least terns and piping plovers to the 2011 Missouri River Flood
Development of survey methods for spring-migrating waterfowl in the Rainwater Basin
Investigating roadside bias in point-count surveys of grassland passerines
Ecology and management of midcontinent sandhill cranes
The effects of management practices on grassland birds
Breeding bird use of grasslands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in the northern Great Plains
Distribution and habitat use of waterbirds
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS migratory bird research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS migratory bird data is available from the button below.
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS migratory bird research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS migratory bird publications is available from the button below.
Upland burning and grazing as strategies to offset climate-change effects on wetlands
Yearly temperature fluctuations and survey speed influence road counts of wintering raptors
Changing storm conditions in response to projected 21st century climate change and the potential impact on an arctic barrier island–lagoon system—A pilot study for Arey Island and Lagoon, eastern Arctic Alaska
Shared functional traits explain synchronous changes in long‐term count trends of migratory raptors
Evidence of post-breeding prospecting in a long-distance migrant.
Research priorities for migratory birds under climate change—A qualitative value of information assessment
Shifts in the wintering distribution and abundance of Emperor Geese in Alaska
Shorebird research at the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center
Diurnal timing of nonmigratory movement by birds: The importance of foraging spatial scales
Predicting bird guilds using vegetation composition and structure on a wild and scenic river in Arizona
Migratory status determines resource selection by American Woodcock at an important fall stopover, Cape May, New Jersey
U.S. Geological Survey—Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 2018 research activity report
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