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Observations on distribution, diet, and breeding of the Hawaiian thrush
Distribution, breeding habits, and diet of the Hawaiian Thrush were recorded over seven years on the island of Hawaii. The range has been much reduced, with the result that today the species occupies approximately 30% of its former range, no longer being found in the Kohala Mountains or in the Kona area....Data on food preferences indicate the species subsists chiefly on fruits of native trees, wh
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Charles van Riper, J. Michael Scott
The light-footed clapper rail: An update
A preliminary report on the Light-footed Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris levipes, estimated a population of 500-750 birds in California (Wilbur, Am. Birds 28:868-870, 1974). Since then, additional work has been accomplished, most notably: (1) an intensive study of Carpinteria Marsh, Santa Barbara County, 1976-1977 (Basham); (2) a series of winter high tide counts at Anaheim Bay, Orange County, 1
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Cynthia A. Wilburn, Paul D. Jorgensen, Barbara W. Massey, Venita A. Basham
Rockets, radios, and research, or 'bugging the black duck'
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J.K. Ringelman, J. R. Longcore
Feeding ecology and development of juvenile black ducks in Maine
Data from 41 juvenile Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) collected in the Penobscot River valley of Maine from June through August 1974-76 were used to estimate the proportion of aquatic invertebrates in the prefledging diet and the allometric growth rates of the tarsi, flight muscles, and alimentary system. The proportion of aquatic invertebrates in the diet of downy and partially feathered juveniles av
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Kenneth J. Reinecke
The seventy-ninth Audubon Christmas bird count. Introduction. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
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P.W. Sykes
Incidence of embedded and ingested shot in oiled ruddy ducks
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M. C. Perry, J.W. Artmann
Effect of DDE on circulating luteinizing hormone levels in ring doves during courtship and nesting
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P.J. Richie, T.J. Peterle
Statistical problems arising from surveys of rare and endangered forest birds
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F.L. Ramsey, J. M. Scott, R.T. Clark
Forty-second breeding bird census: 198. Upland tulip-tree-maple-oak forest
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C.S. Robbins