See below and the "Publications" tab for USGS publications and products associated with radar research.
Scientific Journal Publications
- Bonter, D.N., S.A. Gauthreaux, Jr., and T.M. Donovan. 2009. Characteristics of important stopover locations for migrating birds: remote sensing with radar in the Great Lakes Basin. Conservation Biology 23: 440-448.
- Buler, J.J. and D.K. Dawson. 2014. Radar analysis of fall bird migration stopover sites in the northeastern U.S. Condor 116:357-370.
- Buler, J.J., L.A. Randall, J.P. Fleskes, W.C. Barrow, Jr., T. Bogart, and D. Kluver. 2012. Mapping wintering waterfowl distributions using weather surveillance radar. PLoS ONE 7(7):e41571. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041571.
- Chilson, P.B., W.F. Frick, J.F. Kelly, K.W. Howard, R.P. Larkin, R.H. Diehl, J.K. Westbrook, T. Adam Kelly, and T.H. Kunz. 2012. Partly cloudy with a chance of migration – weather, radars, and aeroecology. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93:669-686
- Cryan, P.M., P.M. Gorrensen, C.D. Hein, M.R. Schirmacher, R.H. Diehl, M.M. Huso, D.T.S. Hayman, P.D. Fricker, F.J. Bonaccorso, D.H. Johnson, K. Heist, and D.C. Dalton. 2014. Behavior of bats at wind turbines. PNAS 111:15126-15131.
- Diehl, R.H. 2013. The airspace is habitat. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 28:377-379.
- Diehl, R.H., J.M. Bates, D.E. Willard, and T.P. Gnoske. 2014. Bird mortality during nocturnal migration over Lake Michigan: a case study. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126:19-29.
- Felix, Jr., R.K., R.H. Diehl, and J.M. Ruth. 2008. Seasonal passerine migratory movements over the arid Southwest. Studies in Avian Biology No. 37: 126-137.
- Kirsch, E.M., M.J. Wellik, M. Suarez, R.H. Diehl, J. Lutes, W. Woyczik, J. Krapfl, and R. Sojda. 2015. Observation of Sandhill Cranes' (Grus canadensis) flight behavior in heavy fog. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:281-288.
- Larkin, R.P. and R.H. Diehl. 2012. Radar techniques for wildlife research. Pages 319-335 in N. Silvy, editor. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Randall, L.A., R.H. Diehl, B.C. Wilson, W.C. Barrow, Jr., and C.W. Jeske. 2011. Potential use of weather radar to study movements of wintering waterfowl. The Journal of Wildlife Management 75(6):1324-1329.
- Robinson, W.D.B., M., I.A. Bisson, J. Shamoun-Baranes, K. Thorup, R.H. Diehl, T.H. Kunz, S.E. Mabey, and D.W. Winkler. 2009. Integrating concepts and technologies at the frontiers of bird migration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8:354-361.
- Ruth, J.M., R.H. Diehl, and R.K. Felix, Jr. 2012. Migrating birds’ use of stopover habitat in the southwestern United States. The Condor 114(4): 698-710.
- Sieges, M. L., J. A. Smolinsky, M. J. Baldwin, W. C. Barrow, Jr., L. A. Randall, and J. J. Buler. 2014. Assessment of bird response to the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative using weather surveillance radar. Southeastern Naturalist 1391):G36-G65.
Fact Sheets
- Management and research applications of long-range surveillance radar data for birds, bats, and flying insects
- Using radar to advance migratory bird management: an interagency collaboration
- Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
- Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico
Open-file Reports
- Advancing migratory bird conservation and management by using radar: an interagency collaboration
- Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: strengthening and expanding a collaborative
- Use of NEXRAD to study shorebird migration in the Prairie Pothole Region: a feasibility study
Podcasts
Circulars & Posters
- Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
- Assessing patterns of nocturnal bird migration through the Appalachian Region
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Below are publications associated with this project.
Observation of sandhill cranes' (Grus canadensis) flight behavior in heavy fog
Behavior of bats at wind turbines
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better understand behaviors associated with risk, we monitored bats at three experimentally manipulated wind turbines in Indiana, United States, from July 29 to October 1, 2012, using thermal cameras and other methods. We obser
Bird mortality during nocturnal migration over Lake Michigan: A case study
Radar analysis of fall bird migration stopover sites in the northeastern U.S.
Assessment of bird response to the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative using weather-surveillance radar
The airspace is habitat
Mapping wintering waterfowl distributions using weather surveillance radar
Migrating birds’ use of stopover habitat in the southwestern United States
Partly cloudy with a chance of migration: Weather, radars, and aeroecology
Potential use of weather radar to study movements of wintering waterfowl
Management and research applications of long-range surveillance radar data for birds, bats, and flying insects
Seasonal passerine migratory movements over the arid Southwest
See below and the "Publications" tab for USGS publications and products associated with radar research.
Scientific Journal Publications
- Bonter, D.N., S.A. Gauthreaux, Jr., and T.M. Donovan. 2009. Characteristics of important stopover locations for migrating birds: remote sensing with radar in the Great Lakes Basin. Conservation Biology 23: 440-448.
- Buler, J.J. and D.K. Dawson. 2014. Radar analysis of fall bird migration stopover sites in the northeastern U.S. Condor 116:357-370.
- Buler, J.J., L.A. Randall, J.P. Fleskes, W.C. Barrow, Jr., T. Bogart, and D. Kluver. 2012. Mapping wintering waterfowl distributions using weather surveillance radar. PLoS ONE 7(7):e41571. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041571.
- Chilson, P.B., W.F. Frick, J.F. Kelly, K.W. Howard, R.P. Larkin, R.H. Diehl, J.K. Westbrook, T. Adam Kelly, and T.H. Kunz. 2012. Partly cloudy with a chance of migration – weather, radars, and aeroecology. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93:669-686
- Cryan, P.M., P.M. Gorrensen, C.D. Hein, M.R. Schirmacher, R.H. Diehl, M.M. Huso, D.T.S. Hayman, P.D. Fricker, F.J. Bonaccorso, D.H. Johnson, K. Heist, and D.C. Dalton. 2014. Behavior of bats at wind turbines. PNAS 111:15126-15131.
- Diehl, R.H. 2013. The airspace is habitat. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 28:377-379.
- Diehl, R.H., J.M. Bates, D.E. Willard, and T.P. Gnoske. 2014. Bird mortality during nocturnal migration over Lake Michigan: a case study. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126:19-29.
- Felix, Jr., R.K., R.H. Diehl, and J.M. Ruth. 2008. Seasonal passerine migratory movements over the arid Southwest. Studies in Avian Biology No. 37: 126-137.
- Kirsch, E.M., M.J. Wellik, M. Suarez, R.H. Diehl, J. Lutes, W. Woyczik, J. Krapfl, and R. Sojda. 2015. Observation of Sandhill Cranes' (Grus canadensis) flight behavior in heavy fog. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:281-288.
- Larkin, R.P. and R.H. Diehl. 2012. Radar techniques for wildlife research. Pages 319-335 in N. Silvy, editor. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Randall, L.A., R.H. Diehl, B.C. Wilson, W.C. Barrow, Jr., and C.W. Jeske. 2011. Potential use of weather radar to study movements of wintering waterfowl. The Journal of Wildlife Management 75(6):1324-1329.
- Robinson, W.D.B., M., I.A. Bisson, J. Shamoun-Baranes, K. Thorup, R.H. Diehl, T.H. Kunz, S.E. Mabey, and D.W. Winkler. 2009. Integrating concepts and technologies at the frontiers of bird migration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8:354-361.
- Ruth, J.M., R.H. Diehl, and R.K. Felix, Jr. 2012. Migrating birds’ use of stopover habitat in the southwestern United States. The Condor 114(4): 698-710.
- Sieges, M. L., J. A. Smolinsky, M. J. Baldwin, W. C. Barrow, Jr., L. A. Randall, and J. J. Buler. 2014. Assessment of bird response to the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative using weather surveillance radar. Southeastern Naturalist 1391):G36-G65.
Fact Sheets
- Management and research applications of long-range surveillance radar data for birds, bats, and flying insects
- Using radar to advance migratory bird management: an interagency collaboration
- Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
- Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico
Open-file Reports
- Advancing migratory bird conservation and management by using radar: an interagency collaboration
- Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: strengthening and expanding a collaborative
- Use of NEXRAD to study shorebird migration in the Prairie Pothole Region: a feasibility study
Podcasts
Circulars & Posters
- Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
- Assessing patterns of nocturnal bird migration through the Appalachian Region
Back to Radar Technology - A Tool for Understanding Migratory “Aerofauna”
Back to NOROCK Home
Below are publications associated with this project.
Observation of sandhill cranes' (Grus canadensis) flight behavior in heavy fog
Behavior of bats at wind turbines
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better understand behaviors associated with risk, we monitored bats at three experimentally manipulated wind turbines in Indiana, United States, from July 29 to October 1, 2012, using thermal cameras and other methods. We obser