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.
Filter Total Items: 19
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Executive Summary
Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycle—breeding, nonbreeding, and migration—is critical to species conservation planning. This includes the need for information about these species’ responses to natural challenges, as well as information about the effects of human activities and structures. Habitats and o
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Albert Manville, Ron Larkin, Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Yufang Wang, Richard S. Sojda, Rafal Angryk, Robert W. Klaver, Reggie Mead, John Paxton, Patricia J. Heglund, Eileen Kirsch, Manuel J. Suarez, Larry Robinson, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Carroll G. Belser, Steven J. Franke, Bruno Bruderer, Jeffrey J. Buler, Frank R. Moore, David S. Mizrahi, Robert Fogg, T. Adam Kelly, Paul M. Cryan, Tim Crum, Terry J. Schuur, Dave Krueper, Robb Diehl, Tom Will
Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
It was the midst of songbird migration season when Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. Typically these birds fatten up in Gulf Coast river bottomland forest for the long flight to Central and South America. After Katrina stripped plants of leaves, fruits, and insects in the fertile bottomlands of the Pearl River, weather radar indicated that migrant birds increased their use of adja
Authors
Wylie Barrow, J. Buler, Brady R. Couvillion, Robb Diehl, Stephen Faulkner, F. Moore, Lori Randall
Use of NEXRAD to study shorebird migration in the Prairie Pothole region: A feasibility study
An essential component of shorebird conservation is identifying, protecting, and managing high-priority stopover sites and migration habitats crucial to the long-term persistence of migrating shorebirds. Because of the tremendous variability in migrant shorebird occurrence patterns in the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. (Skagen 1997), it is labor- and cost-intensive to locate the majority of si
Authors
Cynthia P. Melcher, Susan K. Skagen, Lori Randall
Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
Nearly all Neotropical migratory landbird species of the eastern United States as well as many western species use Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during their transcontinental migrations each spring and fall. Radar has determined that hundreds of millions of birds make the nocturnal crossing of the Gulf of Mexico resulting in daily flights of as many as 2.5 million individuals sto
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals, and there is an advantage for them to take a direct north-south
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to advance migratory bird management: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migratory patterns.
Authors
R. Sojda, J. M. Ruth, W.C. Barrow, D.K. Dawson, R.H. Diehl, A. Manville, M.T. Green, D.J. Krueper, S. Johnston
Advancing migratory bird conservation and management by using radar: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected or proposed across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migrator
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Wylie C. Barrow, Richard S. Sojda, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Albert Manville, Michael T. Green, David J. Krueper, Scott Johnston
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.
Filter Total Items: 19
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Executive Summary
Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycle—breeding, nonbreeding, and migration—is critical to species conservation planning. This includes the need for information about these species’ responses to natural challenges, as well as information about the effects of human activities and structures. Habitats and o
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Albert Manville, Ron Larkin, Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Yufang Wang, Richard S. Sojda, Rafal Angryk, Robert W. Klaver, Reggie Mead, John Paxton, Patricia J. Heglund, Eileen Kirsch, Manuel J. Suarez, Larry Robinson, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Carroll G. Belser, Steven J. Franke, Bruno Bruderer, Jeffrey J. Buler, Frank R. Moore, David S. Mizrahi, Robert Fogg, T. Adam Kelly, Paul M. Cryan, Tim Crum, Terry J. Schuur, Dave Krueper, Robb Diehl, Tom Will
Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
It was the midst of songbird migration season when Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. Typically these birds fatten up in Gulf Coast river bottomland forest for the long flight to Central and South America. After Katrina stripped plants of leaves, fruits, and insects in the fertile bottomlands of the Pearl River, weather radar indicated that migrant birds increased their use of adja
Authors
Wylie Barrow, J. Buler, Brady R. Couvillion, Robb Diehl, Stephen Faulkner, F. Moore, Lori Randall
Use of NEXRAD to study shorebird migration in the Prairie Pothole region: A feasibility study
An essential component of shorebird conservation is identifying, protecting, and managing high-priority stopover sites and migration habitats crucial to the long-term persistence of migrating shorebirds. Because of the tremendous variability in migrant shorebird occurrence patterns in the Prairie Pothole Region of the U.S. (Skagen 1997), it is labor- and cost-intensive to locate the majority of si
Authors
Cynthia P. Melcher, Susan K. Skagen, Lori Randall
Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
Nearly all Neotropical migratory landbird species of the eastern United States as well as many western species use Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during their transcontinental migrations each spring and fall. Radar has determined that hundreds of millions of birds make the nocturnal crossing of the Gulf of Mexico resulting in daily flights of as many as 2.5 million individuals sto
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals, and there is an advantage for them to take a direct north-south
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to advance migratory bird management: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migratory patterns.
Authors
R. Sojda, J. M. Ruth, W.C. Barrow, D.K. Dawson, R.H. Diehl, A. Manville, M.T. Green, D.J. Krueper, S. Johnston
Advancing migratory bird conservation and management by using radar: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected or proposed across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migrator
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Wylie C. Barrow, Richard S. Sojda, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Albert Manville, Michael T. Green, David J. Krueper, Scott Johnston