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Western Hemisphere Peregrine Falcon Migration Literature

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Citations


Albuquerque, J.L.B. 1978. Contribuio ao de Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 na America do Sul (Falconidae, Aves). Rev. Brasil. Biol. 38:727-737.

Albuquerque, J.L.B. 1984. The peregrine falcon in southern Brazil:aspects of winter ecology in an urban environment. M.S. thesis, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT.

Ambrose, R.E. and K.E. Riddle. 1988. Population dispersal, turnover, and migration of Alaska peregrines. In T.J. Cade, J. H. Enderson, C. J. Thelander and C.M. White [eds]. Peregrine Falcon Populations: their management and recovery. The Peregrine Fund, Inc. Boise, ID. 947 pp.

Anderson, C.M., D.G. Roseneau, B.J. Walton and P.J. Bente. 1988. New evidence of a peregrine migration on the west coast of North America. In Peregrine Falcon Populations. Their management and recovery. Ed. T.J Cade, J.H. Enderson, C.G. Thelander and C.M. White. Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID.

Anderson, C.M. 1980. Comments on the ecology of spring migrant Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) at South Padre Island, Texas. Unpubl. report, 46 pp.

Bairlein, F. 2003. The Study of Bird Migrations: Some future perspectives. Bird Study 50(3):243-253.

Berry, R.B. 1971. Peregrine Falcon population survey, Assateague Island, Maryland, fall 1969. Raptor Res. News 5:31-43.

Bertochi, L.W., G. Castro and J.P. Myers. 1984. Notes on the predators, especially the peregrine, of Sanderlings on the Peruvian coast. Wader Study Group Bull. 42:31-32.

Bildstein, K.L. 2004. Raptor migration in the neotropics: Patterns, processes, and consequences. Ornitologia Neotropical 15:83-99.

Bird, M.A. 1990. Status of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) on the Virginia barrier islands, Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Journ. Of Science 41(4): 389-403.

Bosque, C. and M. Lentino. 1987. The passage of North American land birds through xerophytic habitats on the western coast of Venezuela. Biotropica 19(3):267-273.

Britten, M.W., P.L. Kennedy and S. Ambrose.1999. Performance and accuracy evaluation of small satellite transmitters. Journ. Wildlife Man.63(4):1349-1358.

Britten, M.W. 1998. Migration Routes and non-breeding areas of a sub-Arctic and temperate breeding population of Peregrine Falcons. MSc. Thesis. Colorado State Coll., Ft. Collins. 114 pp.

Britten, M.W., P.L. Kennedy and S. Ambrose. 1996. Migration routes and wintering areas of peregrine falcons determined by satellite telemetry. Bull. Ecological Soc. of America. 77(3):54.

Britten, M.W., Ambrose, A.S. and P.L. Kennedy. 1995. Journ. Raptor Res. 29(1):54.

Burnham, W. A. and W. G. Mattox. 1984. Biology of the peregrine and gyrfalcon in Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland. Bioscience 14:1-25.

Cade, T.J.1960. Ecology of the Peregrine and Gyrfalcon populations in Alaska. Univ. of Calif. Press, Berkeley.

Cade, T.J. 1982. The Falcons of the World. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 192 pp.

Cade, T. J. and C. M. White. Peregrine Falcons of the World. In prep.

Castellanos, A.F., F. Jaramillo, F. Salinas, A. Ortega-Rubio and C. Arguelles. 1997. Peregrine Falcon recovery along the west central coast of the Baja Peninsula, Mexico. Journ. Raptor. Res. 31:1-6.

Chavez-Ramirez, F., G.P. Vose and A. Tennant. 1994. Spring and fall migration of Peregrine Falcons from Padre Island, Texas. Wilson Bulletin 106(1):138-145.

Cochran, W.W. 1975. Following a migrating peregrine from Wisconsin to Mexico. Hawk Chalk 14(2):28-37.

Cochran, W.W..1985.Ocean migration of peregrine falcons:is the adult male pelagic? Pages 223-237 in M. Harwood, ed., Proceedings of hawk migration conference IV. Hawk Migration Assoc. of North America. Rochester, NY.

Cochran, W.W. and R.D. Applegate. 1986. Speed of flapping flight of Merlins (Falco columbarius) and Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus). Condor 88(3):397-398.

Craig, R.C. and J.H. Enderson. 2004. Peregrine Falcon Biology and Management in Colorado, 1973-2001. Tech. Publ. No. 43. Colorado Div. of Wildlife. Ft. Collins, CO.

Court, G.S., C.C. Gates and D.A. Boag.1988. Natural history of the peregrine falcon in the Keewatin District of the Northwest Territories, Canada. ARCTIC, 41(1):17-30.

Craig, G.R. and J.H. Enderson. 2004. Peregrine Falcon Biology and Management in Colorado, 1973-2001. Tech. Publ. no. 43, Colorado Div. of Wildl., Ft. Collins, CO. 80 pp.

Dekker, D. 1984. Spring and fall migrations of peregrine falcons in central Alberta, 1979-1983, with comparisons to 1969-1978. Journ. Raptor Research 18(3):92-97.

Dekker, D. 1980. Hunting success rates, foraging habits and prey selection of Peregrine Falcons migrating through central Alberta, Canada. Can. Field-Nat. 94(4):371-382.

Dekker, D. 1979. Characteristics of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) migrating through central Alberta, Canada, 1969-1978. Can. Field-Nat. 93(3):296-302.

Enderson, J.H. 1965. A breeding and migration survey of the Peregrine Falcon. Wilson Bull. 77:327-339.

Enderson, J.H. 1969. Coastal migration data as population indices for the peregrine falcon. In Hickey, J.J. (ed.), 1969. Peregrine Falcon Populations. Univ. Wisconsin Press, Madison.

Enderson, J.H., C. Flatten and J.P. Jenny. 1991. Peregrine Falcons and Merlins in Sinaloa, Mexico, in winter. Journ. Raptor Res. 25(4):123-126.

Enderson, J.H., J. Larabee, Z. Jones, C. Peper and C. Leisto. 1995. Behavior of peregrines in winter in south Texas. J. Rapt. Res. 29:93-98.

Enderson, J.H. and G.R. Craig. 1997. Wide ranging by nesting Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) determined by radio-telemetry. J. Raptor Res. 31:333-338.

Falk, K. and S. Moller. 1984. The Greenland Peregrine Falcon endangered by toxic substances in American wintering grounds. Dansk Orniologisk Forenings Tidsskrift 78(3-4);138-139.

Fjeldsa, J. and N. Krabbe. 1990. Birds of the high Andes. Zool. Mus., Univ. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Fuller, M. R., W.S. Seegar and L. Schueck. 1998. Routes and travel rates of migrating Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) and Swainson’s Hawks (Buteo swainsonii) in the Western Hemisphere. Journal of Avian Biology 29(4):433-440.

Fyfe, R.W., U. Banasch, V. Benavides, N. H de Benavides, A. Luscombe and J. Sanchez. 1990. Organochlorine residues in potential prey of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus). Can Field-Nat. 104(2):285-292.

Ganusevich, S.A., T.L. Maechtle, W.S. Seegar, M.A. Yates, M.J. McGrady, M. Fuller, L. Scheuck, J. Dayton and C.J. Henny. 2004. Autumn migration and wintering areas of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) nesting on the Kola Peninsula, northern Russia. Ibis 146:291-297.

Hayes, F.E., S.M. Goodman, J.A. Fox, T.G. Tamayo and N.E. Lopez. 1990. North American bird migrants in Paraguay. 1990. Condor 92(4):947-960.

Heller, M. 1988. Remarkable behavior of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus anatum and F.p. tundrius) during fall migration in Florida, USA and in the Caribbean. Verhandlungen der ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern. 24(6):757-759.

Henny, C.J., F.P. Ward, K.E. Riddle and R.M. Prouty. 1982. Migratory Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) accumulate pesticides in Latin America during winter. Can. Field-Nat. 96(3):333-338.

Henny, C.J., W.S. Seegar and T.L. Maechtle. 1996. DDE decreases in plasma of spring migrant peregrine falcons, 1978-94. Journ. Wildlife Man. 60(2):342-349.

Herman, S.G. and J.B. Bulger. 1981. The distribution and abundance of shorebirds during the 1981 spring migration at Gray’s Harbor, Washington. US Army Corps of Eng.., Seattle, WA. 64 pp.

Hernandez, D.A. and J.R. Zook. 1993. Northward migration of peregrine falcons along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Journ. Raptor Res. 27(2):123-125.

Hickey, J.J. and D.W. Anderson. 1969. The Peregrine Falcon:life history and population literature. In Hickey, J.J. (Ed.) Peregrine Falcon Populations:Their Biology and Decline. 3-42. Univ. Wisc. Press, Madison.

Holroyd, G. and J. Duxbury. 1999. Travels of Peregrine Falcon 5735. Blue Jay 57(3):146-149.

Howey, P., S. Ambrose and M. Britten. 1994. Fall migration routes of four peregrine falcons described by satellite telemetry. Journ. Raptor Res. 28(1):58.

Hunt, W.G. 1966. Observations of peregrines on the Texas coast. M. Sc. Thesis, Sul Ross State College, Alpine, TX. 57 pp.

Hunt, W.G., R. R. Rogers and D.J. Stowe. 1975. Migratory and foraging behavior of peregrine falcons on the Texas coast. Can. Field-Nat. 89:111-123.

Hunt, W.G., B.S. Johnson and F. Prescott Ward. 1979. Spring passage of Arctic Peregrine Falcons at Padre Island:A migration and habitat study using radio telemetry. CDRI Contrib. # 60, Chihuahaun Des. Res. Instit., Alpine, TX. 14 pp.

Hunt, W.G., F.P. Ward, B.S. Johnson, C.M. Anderson, and G.P. Vose. 1980. A study of the spring passage of peregrine falcons at Padre Island, Texas, using radio telemetry. Unpublished report, USFWS and NPS. 93 pp.

Hunt, W.G., F.P. Ward and B.S. Johnson. 1981. Peregrine Falcon migrations: further studies. Unpubl. Report, US Army. 43 pp.

Hunt, W.G. and F.P. Ward. 1988. Habitat selection by spring migrant Peregrines at Padre Island, Texas. Pp. 527-535 In Peregrine Falcon populations: their management and recovery (T.J. Cade, J.H. Enderson, C.G. Thelander, and C.M. White, eds.). The Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID.

Johnson, A.W. 1965. The birds of Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Part 1. Platt Establecimientos Graficos S.A., Buenos Aires.

Johnson, A. W. and J. D. Goodall. 1967. The Birds of Chile and adjacent regions of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Part 2. Platt Establecimientos Graficos S.A., Buenos Aires. 398 p.

Kjellen, N. 1992. Differential timing of autumn migration between sex and age groups in raptors at Falsterbo, Sweden. Ornis Scandinavica 23(4): 420-434.

Komar, O. 2003. Notes on Autumn bird migration in coastal El Salvador. Ornitologia Neotropical 14:39-46.

McGrady, M., T. Maechtle, J.J. Vargas, W.S. Seegar and M.C. P. Pena. 2002. Migration and ranging of Peregrine Falcons wintering on the Gulf of Mexico coast, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Condor 104 (1):39-48.

McNutt, J. W., D. H. Ellis, C. P. Garat, T. B. Roundy, W. G. Vasina, and C. M. White. 1988. Distribution and Status of the Peregrine Falcon in South America. p. 237-249. In T. J. Cade, J. H. Enderson, C. J. Thelander and C. M. White [eds.], Peregrine Falcon populations: their management and recovery. The Peregrine Fund, Inc., Boise, ID. 947 pp.

Mueller, H.C., N.S. Mueller, D.D. Berger, G. Allez, W. Robichaud and J.L. Kaspar. 2000. Age and sex differences in the timing of fall migration of hawks and falcons. Wilson Bulletin 112(2):214-224.

Mueller, H.C., D.D. Berger and G. Allez. 1988. Population trends in migrating peregrines at Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, 1936-1985. In Peregrine Falcon Populations. Their management and recovery. Ed. T.J Cade, J.H. Enderson, C.G. Thelander and C.M. White. Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID.

Murphy, R.K. and M.T. Green. 1992. Migrant peregrine falcons in northwestern North Dakota in spring. Journ. Raptor Res. 26(2):101-102.

Pierson, J.E. and P. Donahue.1983. Peregrine Falcon feeding on bats in Suriname, South America. Am. Birds 37:257-259.

Pyle, P. and S.N. G. Howell. 1993. An aggregation of peregrine falcons on the Mexican wintering grounds. Euphonia 2:92-94.

Rauch, S., G.M. Morrison and P. Lindberg. 2004. Platinum group elements in raptor eggs, faeces, blood, liver and kidney. Sci. Total Environ. 334-335: 149-159.

Restani, M. and W.G. Mattox. 2000. Natal dispersal of Peregrine Falcons in Greenland. Auk 117 (2):500-504.

Risebrough, R.W., A.M. Springer, S.A. Temple, C.M. White, J.L.B. Albuquerque, P.H. Bloom, R.W. Fyfe, M.N. Kirven, B.A. Luscombe, D.G. Rosenaeu, M. Sanders, N.J. Schmitt, C.G. Thelander, W.G. Vasina, and W.W, Walker II. 1990. Observations of the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) in South America. Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 50(3): 563-574.

Schmutz, J.K., R.W. Fyfe, U. Banasch, H. Armbruster. 1991. Routes and timing of migration of falcons banded in Canada. Wilson Bull. 103(1):44-58.

Schoonmaker, P.K., M.P. Wallace, and S.A, Temple. 1985. Migrant and breeding peregrine falcons in northwestern Peru. Condor 87:423-424.

Sherrod, S.K. 1983. Behavior of fledgling peregrines. The Peregrine Fund, Ithaca, New York.

Shore, W. 1970. Banding recoveries of arctic migrant peregrines of the Atlantic coast and Greenland. Raptor Research News 4:125-131.

Silva E Silva, R. 1996. Records and geographical distribution of the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771) in Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo 39(13):249-270.

Slack, R.S. and C.B. Slack.1981. Fall migration of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) along the Rhode Island coast, USA. Journ. Field Orn. 52(1):60-61.

Tenant, A. 2004. On the wing:to the edge of the earth with the Peregrine Falcon. A. Knopf, New York.

Thiollay, J.M. 1980. Spring hawk migration in eastern Mexico. Raptor Research 14:13-20.

Tostain, O. and J.-L. Dujardin. 1985. Le Faucon pelerine (Falco peregrinus tundrius) en Guyane francaise. Oiseau et la Revue Francaise d’Ornithologie 55(3):251-252.

Vasina, W.G. 1975. Algunas consideraciones sobre “Falco peregrinus” en nuestro pais. Hornero 11:281-284.

Voous, K.H. 1961. Records of peregrine falcons on the Atlantic Ocean. Ardea 49:176-177.

Ward, F.P. and R.B. Berry.1972. Autumn migrations of peregrine falcons on Assateague Island, 1970-71. Journal of Wild, Man. 36(2):484-492.

Ward, F.P. and R. C. Leybourne. 1985. A difference in prey selection by adult and immature Peregrine Falcons during autumn migration. In Newton, I. and R.D. Chancellor (Eds) Conservation Studies on Raptors:303-309. ICBP echnical Publ. no. 5, International Council for Bird Preservation. London.

Ward, F. P., K. Titus, W.S. Seegar, M. A. Yates, and M. R. Fuller. 1988. Autumn migrations of peregrine falcons at Assateague Island, Maryland/Virginia, 1970-1984. In Peregrine Falcon Populations. Their management and recovery. Ed. T.J Cade, J.H. Enderson, C.G. Thelander and C.M. White. Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID.

White, C.M., N.J. Clum, T.J. Cade and W.G. Hunt. 2002. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). Birds of North America. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. 47 pp.

White, C.M. and R.W. Nelson. 1991. Hunting ranges and strategies in a tundra breeding peregrine and Gyrfalcon observed from a helicopter. J. Raptor Res. 25:49-62.

White, C. M., R. W. Risebrough and S. A. Temple. 1989. Observations of North American Peregrines in South America, p. 89-93. In Meyburg, B.-U.  and R. D. Chancellor [eds.]. Raptors in the Modern World. World Working Group on Birds of Prey, Berlin.

White, C.M. 1969. Breeding Alaskan and arctic migrant populations of the peregrine. In Hickey, J.J. (ed.). 1969. Peregrine Falcon Populations: their biology and decline. Univ. Wisconsin Press, Madison.

White, C.M. 1968. Diagnosis and relationships of the North American tundra-inhabiting Peregrine Falcons. Auk:179-191.

Yates, M. A., K. E. Riddle and F. P. Ward. 1988. Recoveries of Peregrine Falcons migrating through the eastern and central United States. 1955-1985, p. 471-484. In T.J. Cade, J. H. Enderson, C. J. Thelander and C. M. White [eds.], Peregrine Falcon populations: their management and recovery. The Peregrine Fund, Inc. Boise, ID. 947 pp.


Pallid Falcons

Anderson, C.M. and D. Ellis. 1981. Falco kreyenborgi-a current review. Raptor Research 15:35-41.

Anderson, C. M., T. L. Maechtle and W. G. Vasina. 1988. The southern breeding limit of the Peregrine Falcon, pp. 251-253. In T. J. Cade, J. H. Enderson, C. J. Thelander and C. M. White [eds.]. Peregrine Falcon populations: their management and recovery. The Peregrine Fund, Inc., Boise. 947 pp.

Ellis, D.H. and R. L. Glinski. 1980. Some unusual records for the peregrine and pallid falcons in South America. Condor 82:350-351.

Ellis, D. H., C. M. Anderson and T. B. Roundy.  1981. Falco kreyenborgi; more pieces for the puzzle. Raptor Research 15(2):42-45.

Ellis, D. H. and C. Peres. 1983. The Pallid Falcon Falco kreyenborgi is a color phase of the Austral Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus cassini). Auk 100:269-271.

Ellis, D. H. 1985. The austral Peregrine Falcon: color variation, productivity and pesticides. National Geographic Research 1:388-394.

McNutt, J. W. 1984. A Peregrine Falcon polymorph:observations of the reproductive behavior of Falco kreyenborgi. Condor 86:378-382.

Walker, W. II, R. Risebrough, J.T. Mendola and G.W. Bowes. 1973. South American Studies of the peregrine, an indicator species for persistent pollutants. Antarctic Journal 8(2):29-31.