Monitoring animal populations is central to wildlife and fisheries management, and the use
of N-mixture models toward these efforts has markedly increased in recent years …

Annual counts of males displaying at lek sites are an important tool for monitoring greater
sage‐grouse populations (Centrocercus urophasianus), but seasonal and diurnal variation …

Urbanization is a major form of landscape transformation that often results in habitat
degradation and loss for birds. However, effects on avian populations are trait-and context …

We address two computational issues common to open-population N-mixture models,
hidden integer-valued autoregressive models, and some hidden Markov models. The first …

The western race of the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus frazari) is a resident
and endangered shorebird of western Mexico. Its breeding population and conservation …

The islands of Bahía Santa María‐La Reforma, Sinaloa, Mexico, host the largest breeding
population of the western race of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus frazari) …

Abstract The American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus, is a widespread shorebird in
both North and South America. Despite its large distribution along the Brazilian coast, there …

The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Working Group formed spontaneously
in 2001 as coastal waterbird biologists recognized the potential for American Oystercatchers …

The Western Atlantic population of the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is of
conservation concern, and much effort has been exerted to determine impacts of …

INTRODUCTION e frazari subspecies of the American Oystercatcher Haematopus
palliatus (hereafter frazari oystercatchers) occurs along the western coast of Mexico, from …