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Research Papers
2012
- Aguilar, R.F., J.N. Yoshicedo, and C.N. Parish. 2012. Ingluviotomy Tube Placement for Lead-induced Crop Stasis in the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 26(3):176-181. DOI:10.1647/2010-029R2.1
- Hunt, W.G. 2012. Implications of sublethal lead exposure in avian scavengers. Journal of Raptor Research 46(4): 389-393. DOI:10.3356/JRR-11-85.1
- Rideout, B.A., I. Stalis, R. Papendick, A. Pessier, B. Puschner, M.E. Finkelstein, D.R. Smith, M. Johnson, M. Mace, R.K. Stroud, J. Brandt, J. Burnett, C.N. Parish, J. Petterson, C. Witte, C. Stringfield, K. Orr, J. Zuba, M. Wallace, and J. Grantham. 2012. Patterns of mortality in free-ranging California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(1): 95–112.
2010
- Watson, R.T. 2010. Lead fragments from spent ammunition in hunter-killed game animals: the source of lead exposure and its effects in California Condors. Pages 86-97 in Krone, O., Lead intoxication in birds of prey: causes, experiences, potential solutions. The White-tailed Sea Eagle as indicator. Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW), Berlin, Germany.
- Watson, R.T. 2010. Primary prevention of lead exposure from ingested spent Ammunition: solutions on behalf of California Condors and human health. Pages 114-121 in Krone, O., Lead intoxication in birds of prey: causes, experiences, potential solutions. The White-tailed Sea Eagle as indicator. Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW), Berlin, Germany.
2009
- Avery, D. and R.T. Watson. 2009. Distribution of venison to humanitarian organizations in the USA and Canada. Pages 157-160 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0114
- Avery, D. and R.T. Watson. 2009. Regulation of lead-based ammunition around the world. Pages 161-168 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0115
- Bedrosian, B., C.N. Parish, and D. Craighead. 2009. Difference between blood lead level detection techniques: Analysis within and amoung three techniques and four avian species. Pages 287-288 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0122
- Chesley, J., P. Reinthal, C.N. Parish, K. Sullivan, and R. Sieg. 2009. Evidence for the source of lead contamination within the California condor. Pages 265 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0219
- Green, R.E., W.G. Hunt, C.N. Parish, and I. Newton. 2009. Effectiveness of action to reduce exposure of free-ranging California condors in Arizona and Utah to lead from spent ammunition. Pages 240-253 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0218
- Hunt, W.G., W.A. Burnham, C.N. Parish, K.K. Burnham, B. Mutch, and J.L. Oaks. 2009. Bullet fragments in deer remains: implications for lead exposure in scavengers. Pages 254-258 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0123
- Hunt, W.G., C.N. Parish, K. Orr, and R.F. Aguilar. 2009. Lead Poisoning and the Reintroduction of the California Condor in Northern Arizona. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(2): 145-150.
- Macías-Duarte, A., A. Montoya, C.E. Méndez-González, J.R. Rodríguez-Salazar, W.G. Hunt, and P.G. Krannitz. 2009. Factors influencing habitat use by migratory grassland birds in Chihuahua, Mexico. The Auk 126(4): 896−905. DOI:10.1525/auk.2009.08251
- Parish, C.N., W.G. Hunt, E. Feltes, R. Sieg, and K. Orr. 2009. Lead exposure among a reintroduced population of California condors in Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. Pages 259-264 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0217
- Sieg, R., K. Sullivan, and C.N. Parish. 2009. Voluntary lead reduction efforts within the Northern Arizona range of the California condor. Pages 341-349 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0309
- Stroud, R.K. and W.G. Hunt. 2009. Gunshot wounds: A source of lead in the environment. Pages 119-125 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0109
- Watson, R.T. and D. Avery. 2009. Hunters and anglers at risk of lead exposure in the United States. Pages 169-173 in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.) Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA. DOI:10.4080/ilsa.2009.0117
2008
- Brown, J.L. and M.W. Collopy. 2008. Nest-site characteristics affect daily nest-survival rates of Northern Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis septentrionalis). The Auk 125(1): 105-112. DOI:10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.105
- Green, R.E., W.G. Hunt, C.N. Parish, and I. Newton. 2008. Effectiveness of action to reduce exposure of free-ranging California Condors in Arizona and Utah to Lead from Spent Ammunition. PLoS ONE 3(12). DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0004022
2007
- Cade, T.J. 2007. Exposure of California Condors to lead from spent ammunition. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(7): 2125-2133. DOI:10.2193/2007-084
- Hunt, W.G., C.N. Parish, S.C. Farry, T.G. Lord, and R. Sieg. 2007. Movements of introduced condors in Arizona in relation to lead exposure. Pages 79-96 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Parish, C.N., W.R. Heinrich, and W.G. Hunt. 2007. Lead exposure, diagnosis, and treatment in California Condors released in Arizona. Pages 97-108 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Sullivan, K., R. Sieg, and C.N. Parish. 2007. Arizona's efforts to reduce lead exposure in California Condors. Pages 109-121 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Woods, C.P., W.R. Heinrich, S.C. Farry, C.N. Parish, S.A.H. Osborn, and T.J. Cade. 2007. Survival and reproduction of California Condors released in Arizona. Pages 57-78 in A. Mee, L.S. Hall, and J. Grantham (Eds.) California Condors in the 21st Century. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA and Nuttall Ornithological Club, Cambridge, MA, USA.
2006
- Brown, J.L., M.W. Collopy, E.J. Gott, P. Juergens, A. Montoya, and W.G. Hunt. 2006. Wild-reared Aplomado falcons survive and recruit at higher rates than hacked falcons in a common environment. Biological Conservation 131: 453-458.
- Church, M., R. Gwiazda, R. Risebrough, K. Sorenson, C.P. Chamberlain, S.C. Farry, W.R. Heinrich, B.A. Rideout, and D. Smith. 2006. Ammunition is the principal source of lead accumulated by California Condors re-introduced to the wild. Environmental Science & Technology 40(19): 6143-6150.
- Hunt, W.G., W.A. Burnham, C.N. Parish, K.K. Burnham, B. Mutch, and J.L. Oaks. 2006. Bullet fragments in deer remains: implications for lead exposure in avian scavengers. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(1): 167-170. Fragmentation Data and Radiographs.
2005
- Oaks, J.L., M. Schrenzel, B.A. Rideout, and C. Sandfort. 2005. Isolation and epidemiology of falcon adenovirus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43(7): 3414-3420.
- Schrenzel, M., J.L. Oaks, D. Rotstein, G. Maalouf, E. Snook, C. Sandfort, and B.A. Rideout. 2005. Characterization of a new species of Adenovirus in falcons. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43(7): 3402-3413.
2004
- Brown, J.L., W.R. Heinrich, J.P. Jenny, and B. Mutch. 2004. Development of hunting behavior in hacked Aplomado Falcons. Journal of Raptor Research 38:148-152.
- Cade, T.J., S.A.H. Osborn, W.G. Hunt, and C.P. Woods. 2004. Commentary on Released California Condors Gymnogyps californianus in Arizona. Pages 11-25 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Jenny, J.P., W.R. Heinrich, A. Montoya, B. Mutch, C. Sandfort, and W.G. Hunt. 2004. From the field: progress in restoring the Aplomado Falcon to southern Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32: 276-285.
- Macías-Duarte, A., A. Montoya, W.G. Hunt, A. Lafón-Terrazas, and R. Tafanelli. 2004. Reproduction, prey, and habitat of the Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) in desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Auk 121: 1081-1093.
- Young, K.E., B.C. Thompson, A. Lafón-Terrazas, A. Montoya, and R. Valdez. 2004. Aplomado Falcon abundance and distribution in the northern Chihuahua Desert of Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research 38: 107-117.
2003
- Brown, J.L., A. Montoya, E.J. Gott, and M. Curti. 2003. Piracy as an important foraging method of Aplomado Falcons in southern Texas and northern Mexico. Wilson Bulletin 115: 357-524.
Theses
2004
- Rodríguez Salazar, J.R. 2004. Análisis del paisaje y fragmentación de hábitat en territorios de halcón aplomado (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) en Chihuahua, México. Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Species involved
- American Kestrel — Falco sparverius
- Aplomado Falcon — Falco femoralis
- California Condor — Gymnogyps californianus
- Peregrine Falcon — Falco peregrinus
Combined Federal Campaign # 10639
