Jill Shaffer
Jill Shaffer is an Ecologist with the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Jill Shaffer is an avian ecologist whose research advances the understanding of the effects of wind-energy facilities on birds. She has evaluated the behavioral impacts of wind facilities on grassland birds and waterfowl and devised a method, the Avian-Impact Offset Method, that quantifies those impacts so that State and Federal agencies can seek offsetting measures for the impacts.
When not working on renewable-energy projects, Jill continues work on the writing of a 43-chapter synthesis on the effects of rangeland practices on grassland birds, an endeavor undertaken for 27 years and counting.
Professional Experience
1999-present; Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
1996-1999; Biological Science Technician, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
Education and Certifications
M.S. (1996) Zoology, University of Arkansas
B.S. (1993) Biology, University of Wisconsin
Science and Products
Effects of wind-energy facilities on grassland bird distributions
Distribution of burrowing owls in east-central South Dakota
Influence of trees in the landscape on parasitism rates of grassland passerine nests in Southeastern North Dakota
Pattern and potential causes of White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi, establishment in the northern prairie and parkland region of North America
Patch size and landscape effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds
Does body size affect a bird's sensitivity to patch size and landscape structure?
A fresh look at the taxonomy of midcontinental sandhill cranes
Variability in vegetation effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds
Habitat and nesting of Le Conte's Sparrows in the northern tallgrass prairie
Nesting biology of three grassland passerines in the northern tallgrass prairie
Historical and recent records and first nest records of Henslow's sparrow in North Dakota
Guidelines for finding nests of passerine birds in tallgrass prairie
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Effects of wind-energy facilities on grassland bird distributions
Distribution of burrowing owls in east-central South Dakota
Influence of trees in the landscape on parasitism rates of grassland passerine nests in Southeastern North Dakota
Pattern and potential causes of White-faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi, establishment in the northern prairie and parkland region of North America
Patch size and landscape effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds
Does body size affect a bird's sensitivity to patch size and landscape structure?
A fresh look at the taxonomy of midcontinental sandhill cranes
Variability in vegetation effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds
Habitat and nesting of Le Conte's Sparrows in the northern tallgrass prairie
Nesting biology of three grassland passerines in the northern tallgrass prairie
Historical and recent records and first nest records of Henslow's sparrow in North Dakota
Guidelines for finding nests of passerine birds in tallgrass prairie
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.