Commentary: Research Recommendations for Understanding the Decline of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Across Much of North America

CJW McClure, SE Schulwitz… - Journal of Raptor …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Across much of North America, populations of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) have
been in decline for decades (Farmer et al. 2008, Farmer and Smith 2009, Smallwood et al …

Waterbirds as indicators of ecosystem health in the coastal marine habitats of southern Florida: 1. Selection and justification for a suite of indicator species

JC Ogden, JD Baldwin, OL Bass, JA Browder… - Ecological …, 2014 - Elsevier
The coastal marine environment is currently under threat from many anthropogenic
pressures that were identified by the MARES project. Indicators of ecosystem health are …

[PDF][PDF] Raptor migration in North America

LJ Goodrich, JP Smith - State of North America's birds of prey. Series …, 2008 - rpi-project.org
Many migrating raptors follow distinct routes during autumn and spring migrations.
Topography and water barriers largely define these routes, which vary among species and …

[PDF][PDF] Conservation status of North America's birds of prey

CJ Farmer, LJ Goodrich, ER Inzunza… - State of North America's …, 2008 - rpi-project.org
We assessed the conservation status of 20 species of North American birds of prey by
examining historical and recent estimates of trends in counts of raptors at migration …

The use of genetics for the management of a recovering population: temporal assessment of migratory peregrine falcons in North America

JA Johnson, SL Talbot, GK Sage, KK Burnham… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Our ability to monitor populations or species that were once threatened or
endangered and in the process of recovery is enhanced by using genetic methods to assess …

[PDF][PDF] Detectability of migrating raptors and its effect on bias and precision of trend estimates

EG Nolte, J Bart, BP Pauli… - Avian Conservation …, 2016 - epe.lac-bac.gc.ca
Annual counts of migrating raptors at fixed observation points are a widespread practice,
and changes in numbers counted over time, adjusted for survey effort, are commonly used …

[PDF][PDF] Trends in autumn counts of migratory raptors around the Gulf of Mexico, 1995–2005

JP Smith, CJ Farmer, SW Hoffman, CA Lott… - State of North …, 2008 - hawkwatch.org
We estimated trends in autumn counts of migrating diurnal raptors collected at four
watchsites around the Gulf of Mexico: Florida Keys Raptor Migration Project at Curry …

Magnitude and timing of autumn Osprey migration in southeastern Cuba

F Rodríguez-Santana, YS Vega… - Journal of Raptor …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
From 2005–2008 we used counts of visible migrants at an inland watchsite (La Gran Piedra)
9 km from the coast and a coastal watchsite (Siboney) to describe the magnitude and timing …

[PDF][PDF] The future of raptor-migration monitoring

KL Bildstein, JP Smith… - State of North America's …, 2008 - faculty.kutztown.edu
The extent to which the Raptor Population Index (RPI) serves to monitor populations of North
America's birds of prey will depend on those who choose to maintain and improve it. Much …

Reports of Cooper's Hawks (Accipiter cooperii), Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni), and Short-tailed Hawks (Buteo brachyurus) in Cuba

F Rodríguez-Santana - Journal of Raptor Research, 2010 - BioOne
The Caribbean, parts of Central America, and most of South America rank as the least
studied regions in the world with respect to raptor migration (Zalles and Bildstein 2000). For …