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Daily Survival Rate and Nest-site Selection of Zone-tailed Hawks (Buteo albonotatus) in the Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion of Texas Open

Caroline Skidmore, Clint W. Boal, Ben R. Skipper, Russell L. Martin · 2025

Weather events influence survival and recruitment of Coereba flaveola (Bananaquit) in the Caribbean Open

Clint W. Boal, Brent D. Bibles · 2024

The West Indies is considered a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for ecological conservation efforts. Understanding how environmental conditions influence the survival of resident avifauna is an important information need given the pred…

Ectoparasitism and Energy Infrastructure Limit Survival of Preadult Golden Eagles in the Southern Great Plains Open

Robert K. Murphy, Brian A. Millsap, Dale W. Stahlecker, Clint W. Boal, Brian Smith , et al. · 2023

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Long-term recovery of Mexican spotted owl nesting habitat after fire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico Open

Tara D. Durboraw, Clint W. Boal, Mary S. Fleck, Nathan S. Gill · 2022

Trends in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Extent and Distribution on the Southern High Plains Open

Carlos Portillo‐Quintero, Blake A. Grisham, David A. Haukos, Clint W. Boal, Christian A. Hagen , et al. · 2022

The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is a species of prairie grouse that occupies grassland ecosystems in the Southern and Central High Plains of the Great Plains. Reduced abundance and occupied ranges have led to increa…

Risk of Swainson’s Hawks Encountering Wind Turbines Across Their Global Range Open

Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal, James V. Ray · 2022

study were to examine potential threats that wind energy might pose to Swainson’s hawks on the breeding range, wintering range, and during migration, add to the body of ecological knowledge on migration and wintering habits, and describe b…

Using automated telemetry to identify population connectivity and migration phenology of Snowy Plovers breeding in the Southern Great Plains Open

Kristen M. Heath‐Acre, Clint W. Boal, Daniel P. Collins, Warren C. Conway, William P. Johnson · 2022

Within-breeding season movements have not been quantified for Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) breeding on the Southern Great Plains (SGP), where suitable breeding habitat can range from less than 10 km to more than 600 km apart. This mo…

Survival and Behaviors of Juvenile and Subadult Swainson’s Hawks Open

James V. Ray, Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal · 2021

Risk of Swainson’s Hawks Encountering Wind Turbines Across Their Global Range Open

James D. Ray, Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal · 2021

study were to examine potential threats that wind energy might pose to Swainson’s hawks on the breeding range, wintering range, and during migration, add to the body of ecological knowledge on migration and wintering habits, and describe b…

The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) genoscape: implications for monitoring, management, and subspecies boundaries Open

Kristen Ruegg, Michaela Brinkmeyer, Christen M. Bossu, Rachael A. Bay, Eric C. Anderson , et al. · 2021

Identifying population genetic structure is useful for inferring evolutionary process and comparing the resulting structure with subspecies boundaries can aid in species management. The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a widespread a…

Detectability and Abundance of Snowy Plovers at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma Open

Kristen M. Heath‐Acre, Warren C. Conway, Clint W. Boal, Daniel P. Collins, Glen Hensley , et al. · 2020

In the past two decades, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge has been increasingly recognized as important habitat for both breeding and migratory shorebirds. North American snowy plovers Charadrius nivosus in particular rely on the nearl…

Golden Eagle Perch-Site Use in the U.S. Southern Plains: Understanding Electrocution Risk Open

James F. Dwyer, Robert K. Murphy, Dale W. Stahlecker, Angela M. Dwyer, Clint W. Boal · 2020

Swainson's hawk migration flight characteristics across a variable landscape Open

James D. Ray, Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal · 2020

Swainson’s hawk migration can be best described in terms of conditions that support soaring flight, rather than any kind of habitat selection. These birds fly a relatively straight path to make their migration as short as possible, but are…

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Charles Anderson, Colorado Parks, Wildlife Applegate, Thomas Benson, Leah K. Berkman , et al. · 2019

Nest-defense Behavior of Mississippi Kites in Urban and Exurban Areas Open

Ben R. Skipper, Clint W. Boal · 2019

Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis) have become an abundant raptor in many urban and exurban areas throughout the Southern Great Plains of the United States. Unfortunately, human–wildlife conflicts have resulted from this…

Multiscale Habitat Selection of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in a Row-Crop and Conservation Reserve Program Land Matrix Open

Samuel Harryman, Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal, Samantha S. Kahl, Russell L. Martin , et al. · 2019

The lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus has received considerable attention in recent years, as a result of population decline and the uncertainty of its status under the 1973 U.S. Endangered Species Act. Substantial effort h…

Interactive effects of severe drought and grazing on the life history cycle of a bioindicator species Open

Sarah R. Fritts, Blake A. Grisham, Robert D. Cox, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos , et al. · 2018

We used the lesser prairie‐chicken ( Tympanuchus pallidicinctus ), an iconic grouse species that exhibits a boom–bust life history strategy, on the Southern High Plains, USA , as a bioindicator of main and interactive effects of severe dro…

Modeling golden eagle‐vehicle collisions to design mitigation strategies Open

Eric V. Lonsdorf, Carol A. Sanders-Reed, Clint W. Boal, Taber D. Allison · 2018

The incidental take of golden eagles ( Aquila chrysaetos ) as a result of wind energy development requires some form of compensatory mitigation. Although several options have been proposed, only one has been formerly accepted and implement…

Do Swainson's Hawks Use the Stopover or Staging Strategy to Complete Long-distance Migration? Open

Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal, James D. Ray · 2017

Swainson's hawks employ the staging migration strategy and stops along the rest of the route are driven by inclement weather.

Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks Open

Katheryn A. Watson, Clint W. Boal, Laurie M. Groen, Jimmy R. Walker · 2017

Swainson’s hawks (Buteo swainsoni) are a long-distance migratory species that breed in western North America and winter in Argentina. As a grassland species, they can also be found in agricultural settings, such as croplands and pastures. …

Environmental influences on the nesting phenology and productivity of Mississippi Kites (Ictinia mississippiensis) Open

Brandi C. Welch, Clint W. Boal, Ben R. Skipper · 2017

Identifying sources of annual variation in the reproductive success of a species may provide valuable insights into how the species may be affected by future environmental or climatic conditions. We examined annual variation in the nesting…

Threat Avoidance Behavior and Land Use of the Northern Bobwhite in the Rolling Plains of Texas Open

Rebecca Perkins, Clint W. Boal, Dale Rollins, Robert M. Perez · 2017

Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) are an economically important species for several regions within the state of Texas. Bobwhites, along with their fiscal importance, fill a key role within the ecosystem as an r-selected common prey …

Interactive effects between nest microclimate and nest vegetation structure confirm microclimate thresholds for Lesser Prairie-Chicken nest survival Open

Blake A. Grisham, Alixandra J. Godar, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos · 2016

The range of Lesser Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) spans 4 unique ecoregions along 2 distinct environmental gradients. The Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie ecoregion of the Southern High Plains of New Mexico and Texas is environmen…

Issue Information ‐ Table of Contents Vol. 80, Issue 3, April 2016 Open

Paul R. Krausman, Kristopher Bishop, Steven Ottogalli, Julien Richard, Steeve D. Côté , et al. · 2016

Assessing range-wide habitat suitability for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Open

Catherine S. Jarnevich, Tracy R. Holcombe, Blake A. Grisham, Jennifer Timmer, Clint W. Boal , et al. · 2016

Population declines of many wildlife species have been linked to habitat loss incurred through land-use change. Incorporation of conservation planning into development planning may mitigate these impacts. The threatened Lesser Prairie-Chic…

Evaluation of Capture Techniques on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Trap Injury and Survival Open

Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal, Natasia R. Mitchell, Trevor S. Gicklhorn, Philip K. Borsdorf , et al. · 2015

Ethical treatment of research animals is required under the Animal Welfare Act. This includes trapping methodologies that reduce unnecessary pain and duress. Traps used in research should optimize animal welfare conditions within the conte…

Prey Use and Provisioning Rates of Urban-nesting Mississippi Kites in West Texas Open

Brandi C. Welch, Clint W. Boal · 2015

Urban ecosystems are attractive to several raptor species, including the Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). To better understand the niche filled by urban-nesting Mississippi Kites, we observed nesting kites at 10 nests for a tot…

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