Resurgence of breeding Merlins, Falco columbarius richardsonii, in Saskatchewan grasslands

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-248

  Houston, C Stuart ^a   Hodson, Keith A ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dieldrin; Falco columbarius richardsonii; Grasslands; Merlin; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

FALCO COLUMBARIUS; FALCO COLUMBARIUS RICHARDSONII;

DIELDRIN; POPULATION CHANGE; RICHARDSON'S MERLIN;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0030614153     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Bent, A. C. 1938. Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey, Part 2. [Pages 87-88.] Washington: Smithsonian Institution.
2. Folker, R. V. 1960. A study of the effects of dieldrin spraying on wildlife. Department of Natural Resources, Regina, Saskatchewan. 10 pages.
3. Fox, G. A. 1964. Notes on the western race of the Pigeon Hawk. Blue Jay 22(4): 140-147.
4. Fox, G. A. 1971. Recent changes in the reproductive success of the pigeon hawk. Journal of Wildlife Management 35(1): 122-128.
5. Fox, G. A. 1979. A simple method of predicting DDE contamination and reproductive success of populations of DDE-sensitive species. Journal of Applied Ecology 16: 737-741.
6. Fox, G. A., and T. Donald. 1980. Organochlorine pollutants, nest-defense behavior and reproductive success in Merlins. Condor 82(1): 81-84.
7. Fyfe, R. W., R. W. Risebrough, and W. Walker II. 1976 Pollutant effects on the reproduction of the Prairie Falcons and Merlins of the Canadian Prairies. Canadian Field-Naturalist 90(3): 346-355.
8. Hodson, K. A. 1976. The ecology of Richardson's Merlins on the Canadian Prairies. M. Sc. thesis, University of British Columbia.
9. Hodson, K. A. 1978. Prey utilized by merlins nesting in shortgrass prairies of southern Alberta. Canadian Field-Naturalist 92(1): 76-77.
10. Houston, C. S., and A. Schmidt. 1981. History of Richardson's Merlin in Saskatchewan. Blue Jay 39(1): 30-37.
11. Houston, C. S., and J. K. Schmutz. 1995a. Declining reproduction among Swainson's Hawks in prairie Canada. Journal of Raptor Research 29(3): 198-201.
12. Houston, C. S., and J. K. Schmutz. 1995b. Changes in Canadian grassland bird populations. Proceedings of Conference, Conservation and Ecology of Grassland Birds, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 26-26 October 1995 [Abstract].
13. James, P. C., I. G. Warkentin, and L. W. Oliphant. 1989. Turnover and dispersal in urban Merlins Falco columbarius. Ibis 131(4): 426-429.
14. Oliphant, L. W., and W. J. P. Thompson. 1979. Recent breeding success of Richardson's Merlin in Saskatchewan. Raptor Research 12: 35-39.
15. Oliphant, L. W., and S. McTaggart. 1977. Prey utilized by urban Merlins. Canadian Field-Naturalist 91(2): 190-192.
16. Rowan, W. 1921. Observations on the breeding-habits of the Merlin. I: General environment. British Birds 15(6): 122-129.
17. Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture. 1950-1966. Annual reports for the twelve months ended March 31. Queen's Printer, Regina.
18. Schmutz, J. K., R. W. Fyfe, U. Banasch, and H. Armbruster. 1991. Routes and timing of migration of falcons banded in Canada. Wilson Bulletin 101(3): 44-58.
19. Sieg, C. H., and D. M. Becker. 1990. Nest-site habitat selected by merlins in southeastern Montana. Condor 92(3): 688-694.
20. Sodhi, N. S. 1989. Attempted polygyny by a merlin. Wilson Bulletin 101(3): 506-507.
21. Sodhi, N. S., P. C. James, I. G. Warkentin, and L. W. Oliphant. 1992. Breeding ecology of urban Merlins (Falco columbarius). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(4): 1477-1483.
22. Sodhi, N. S., L. W. Oliphant, P. C. James, and I. G. Warkentin. 1993. Merlin (Falco columbarius) in The Birds of North America, Number 44. Edited by A. Poole and F. Gill. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
23. Temple, S. A. 1972. Systematics and evolution of the North American Merlins. Auk 89(2): 325-338.
24. Warkentin, I. G., and P. C. James. 1988. Nest-site selection by urban merlins. Condor 90(2): 734-738.
25. Warkentin, I. G., P. C. James, and L. W. Oliphant, 1991. Influence of site fidelity on mate switching in urban-breeding merlins (Falco columbarius). Auk 108(2): 294-302.