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A common eider duck.

EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

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USGS science for a changing world

Conservation Ecology and Monitoring of Raptors

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Golden Eagle

Improving Collaboration Between Wildlife Ecologists and Conservation Practitioners

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Flock of white geese at the water's edge with a few ducks

Identifying Spatial and Temporal Trends in Avian Influenza Prevalence in Wild Waterfowl Across the United States

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three birds soaring against cloudy sky

Using GPS tracking data to validate the conservation value of bird migration counts

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Type specimens and basic principles of avian taxonomy

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Laughing gull (Larus atricilla)

Identifying the Genetic Basis of Avian Susceptibility to Mercury

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Female mallard & young

American Black Duck and Threat of Avian Influenza

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Scale perspectives on avian diversity in western riparian ecosystems

Presentations and Events

100 Years of Service to Migratory Bird Conservation in North America
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Evaluating the ability of regional models to predict local avian abundance

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Outbreak of avian cholera on the wintering grounds of the Mississippi Valley Canada goose flock

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Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush on Juniper Mountain, NV

Implications of Tree Expansion in Shrubland Ecosystems for Two Avian Predators

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Culex mosquito eggs are viewed under a mircroscope

Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

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Change in avian abundance predicted from regional forest inventory data

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Eben H Paxton, PhD
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a grey falcon with a yellow beak perched on a wooden utility pole holding the tail of another bird in its yellow talons

Number of nesting prairie falcons has increased in a national conservation area in Idaho

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two people standing on either side of a conference poster, the poster has a picture of an adult eagle and its chick in a nest

Wind Power and Conservation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia

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Vegetation management on private forestland can increase avian species richness and abundance

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A graphical depiction of species specific weekly avian influenza (IAV) prevalence rates in waterfowl

Spatial patterns in avian influenza virus (AIV) prevalence across the United States
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Birds of the US-Mexico borderlands: Distribution, ecology and conservation

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Discordance between taxonomy and population genomic data: An avian example relevant to the United States Endangered Species Act

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Weather effects on avian breeding performance and implications of climate change

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Conservation implications when the nest predators are known

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Bottomland hardwood establishment and avian colonization of reforested sites in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley

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Predicted avian responses to bioenergy development scenarios in an intensive agricultural landscape

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Landscape and vegetation effects on avian reproduction on bottomland forest restorations

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Relating geomorphic change and grazing to avian communities in riparian forests

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Illegally killed curlew

Illegal Killing of Non-Game Wildlife and Recreational Shooting in Conservation Areas

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A yellow and gray bird is perched on a branch with green leaves and orange berries in the background

Foundational science in flight—USGS bird programs support conservation, culture, and a thriving U.S. economy

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