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Updates the information in Johnson (2000), which summarized research findings related to bird responses to CRP, with new research conducted since that report. Johnson, Douglas H. 2005. Grassland bird use of Conservation Reserve Program fields in ... [... more]
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Camera System Design and Deployment
Results of a study to design and test a miniature camera system suitable for determining nest fates and identifying predators at nests of grassland passerines Populations of many grassland passerines that breed in North America have declined in ... [... more]
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Study Area And Study Plots
Examines how edges affect nest survival and predator distribution in a native tallgrass prairie system in southwest Missouri using artificial nests, natural nests, and mammal track stations We tested how edges affect nest survival and predator ... [... more]
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NPWRC :: WildBird's Top 50 Birding Hotspots
Detailed guide to the top 50 areas to view nesting and migratory birds, along with short descriptions of the top 20 birding sites Konrad, Paul M. 1996. WildBird's top 50 birding hotspots - the best birding locations await you throughout North ... [... more]
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The Bald Eagle in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is an important wintering area for bald eagles, consistently ranking among the top 10 states for numbers of birds. Each winter thousands of eagles migrate south from their nesting range and take up residence wherever they encounter open ... [... more]
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Nesting Ecology and Nesting Habitat Requirements of ...
Summarizes nesting habitat requirements and the effect of no management, mowing, grazing, and prescribed burning on habitat use, nesting density, and/or reproductive success of 11 grassland-nesting bird species in Ohio Swanson, David A. 1996. ... [... more]
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A Closer Look Series from North Dakota Outdoors
A series of short articles on various wildlife species and habitats encountered in North Dakota A Closer Look: The Cedar Waxwing A Closer Look: Giant Moths of North Dakota A Closer Look: The Great Ichneumon A Closer Look: The Lark Sparrow A ... [... more]
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Managing Predation to Increase Production of Wetland Birds
Abstracts of papers presented at an international symposium on managing predation held at Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1990 National Biological Survey. 1990. Symposium: Managing predation to increase production of wetland birds. 15-17 August 1990, ... [... more]
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Obtaining Presence/Absence Information
A personal view on the topic of monitoring birds over a large area, such as a national park, forest, or wildlife refuge This paper presents a personal view on the topic of monitoring birds over a large area, such as a national park, forest, or ... [... more]
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Changes in Breeding Bird Populations in North Dakota: ...
A comparison of breeding bird populations in North Dakota between 1967 and 1992-93 We compared breeding bird populations in North Dakota using surveys conducted in 1967 and 1992-93. In decreasing order, the five most frequently occurring species ... [... more]
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Breeding Birds of North Dakota
A 1975 accounting of available information concerning the status and distribution of the breeding birds in North Dakota. Subjects that are treated in considerable detail include the geographical, ecological, and seasonal distribution of breeding ... [... more]
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Collecting on the Prairie:
Louis B. Bishop and an unidentified companion during one of his North Dakota collecting trips — probably 1905. Hafermehl, Louis N. 1990. Collecting on the prairie: early oologists in North Dakota. North Dakota History 57(1):30-36. examines the ... [... more]
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