Estimation of species identification error: Implications for raptor migration counts and trend estimation

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1326-1334

  Hull, Joshua M ^a   Fish, Allen M ^a   Keane, John J ^b   Mori, Sylvia R ^b   Sacks, Benjamin N ^c,d   Hull, Angus C ^a  

^a Golden Gate Raptor Observatory   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter cooperii; Accipiter striatus; California; Cooper's hawk; error; hawk count; identification; migration; monitoring; sharp shinned hawk

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POPULATION MODELING; PROBABILITY; RAPTOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WILD POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITER STRIATUS; ACCIPITRINAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 77955085257     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-255     Document Type: Article

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