This paper reviews the literature on survival estimates for different species of raptors and
owls, examines the methods used to obtain the estimates, and draws out some general …

Integrated population models (IPMs) represent a formal statistical methodology for
combining multiple data sets such as population counts, band recoveries, and fecundity …

Management of waterfowl that migrate seasonally across North America occurs within four
flyways that were delineated in the early 1900s to include the annual movements of …

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United
States (US; Blohm 1989) and involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is …

Management of lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) has been hindered by access to reliable data
on population trajectories and vital rates. We conducted a Bayesian analysis of historical …

Wildlife managers routinely seek to establish sustainable limits of sport harvest or other
regulated forms of take while confronted with considerable uncertainty. A growing body of …

Despite a historically large degree of philopatry to the Gulf Coastal Plains wintering area in
the United States and Mexico, the midcontinent population of greater white‐fronted geese …

Knowledge of band reporting is important for converting band encounter data into estimates
of harvest probabilities, which can then be used to assess harvest management goals or …

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta; hereafter pintail) experienced a significant population decline
in North America in the 1980s but did not rebound to the previous population level the way …

Annual banding programs have allowed the estimation of key demographic parameters for
many populations of harvested wildlife, yet they often provide little insight into vital rate …