Publications

2013

Blackwell B.F., Seamans T.W., Schmidt P.M., De Vault T.L., Belant J.L., Whittingham M.J., Martin J.A. and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2013. A framework for managing airport grasslands and birds amidst conflicting priorities. Ibis 155:189-193.

2012

Beasley, J. C., Z. H. Olson, and T. L. Devault. 2012. Carrion cycling in food webs: Comparisons among terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Oikos 121:1021-1026.

Blackwell B.F., DeVault, T.L., Seamans T.W., Lima S.L., Baumhardt P., and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2012. Exploiting avian vision with aircraft lighting to reduce bird strikes. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:758-766.

Blackwell B.F., Seamans T.W., Tyson L.A., Belant J.L., and K.C. VerCauteren. 2012. Exploiting antipredator behavior in white-tailed deer for resource protection. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:546-553. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.169.

Debruyne, R. L., T. L. DeVault, A. E. Duerr, D. E. Capen, F. E. Pogmore, J. R. Jackson, and L. G. Rudstam. 2012. Spatial and temporal comparisons of double-crested cormorant diets following the establishment of alewife in Lake Champlain, USA. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38:123-130

DeVault, T. L., J. L. Belant, B. F. Blackwell, J. A. Martin, J. A. Schmidt, W. Burger, Jr., and J.W. Patterson, Jr. 2012. Airports offer unrealized potential for alternative energy production. Environmental Management 49:517-522.

Engeman, R. M., J. W. Hartmann, S. F. Beckerman, T. W. Seamans, and S. Abu-Absi. 2012. Egg Oiling to Reduce Hatch-Year Ring-Billed Gull Numbers on Chicago's Beaches During Swim Season and Water Quality Test Results. EcoHealth 9:195-204.

Hartmann, J. W., S. F. Beckerman, T. W. Seamans, R. M. Engeman, and S. Beazley. 2012. Report to the City of Chicago on conflicts with ring-billed gulls and the 2011 integrated ring-billed gull damage management project. USDA, Wildlife Services.

Moore, B. A., P. Baumhardt, M. Doppler, J. Randolet, B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, E. R. Loew, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2012. Oblique color vision in an open-habitat bird: spectral sensitivity, photoreceptor distribution and behavioral implications. The Journal of Experimental Biology 215:3442-3452.

Olson, Z. H., J. C. Beasley,, T. L. DeVault, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2012. Scavenger community response to the removal of a dominant scavenger. Oikos 121:77-84.

Washburn, B. E. 2012. Avian use of solid waste transfer stations. Landscape and Urban Planning 104:388-394.

Washburn B.E. 2012. Corrigendum to Avian use of solid waste transfer stations [Landscape Urban Plan. 104 (2012) 388-394]. Landscape and Urban Planning 105:446.

Washburn, B. E., and T. W. Seamans. 2012. Foraging preferences of Canada geese among turfgrasses: implications for reducing human-goose conflicts. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:600-607.

Washburn B.E., Lowney M.S., Gosser A.L. 2012. Historical and current status of laughing gulls breeding in New York State. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124:525-530.

2011

11-BIONDI, K. M., J. L. BELANT, J. A. MARTIN, T. L. DEVAULT, AND G. WANG. 2011. White-tailed deer incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:303-309.

11-BUCKINGHAM, B. N., AND B. BACAK. 2011. Natal colony site fidelity of herring gulls at Sandusky Bay, Ohio. North American Bird Bander 36:53-57.

11-DEVAULT, T. L., J. L. BELANT, B. F. BLACKWELL, AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2011. Interspecific variation in wildlife hazards to aircraft: implications for airport wildlife management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:394-402.

11-DEVAULT, T. L., Z. H. OLSON, J. C. BEASLEY, AND O. E. RHODES, JR. 2011. Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape. Basic and Applied Ecology 12:268-274.

11-FERNANDEZ-JURICIC, E., J. GAFFNEY, B. F. BLACKWELL, AND P. BAUMHARDT. 2011. Bird strikes and aircraft fuselage color: a correlational study. Human-Wildlife Interactions 5:224-234.

11-FERNANDEZ-JURICIC, E., B. A. MOORE, M. DOPPLER, J. FREEMAN, B. F. BLACKWELL, S. L. LIMA, AND T. L. DEVAULT. 2011. Testing the terrain hypothesis: Canada geese see their world laterally and obliquely. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 77:147-158.

11-GREINER, E. C., A. M. FEDYNICH, S. L. WEBB, T. L. DEVAULT, AND O. E. RHODES JR. 2011. Hematozoa and a new haemoproteid species from Cathartidae (New World vulture) in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 97:1137-1139.

11-MARTIN, J. A., J. L. BELANT, T. L. DEVAULT, B. F. BLACKWELL, L. W. BURGER JR., S. K. RIFFELL, AND G. WANG. 2011. Wildlife risk to aviation: a multi-scale issue requires a multi-scale solution. Human-Wildlife Interactions 5:198-203.

11-SEAMANS, T. W., AND B. F. BLACKWELL. 2011. Electric shock strips as bird deterrents: does experience count? International Journal of Pest Management 57:357-362.

11-TYSON, L. A., B. F. BLACKWELL, AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2011. Artificial nest cavity used successfully by native species and avoided by European starlings. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:827-830.

11-WASHBURN, B. E. 2011. Avian use of solid waste transfer stations. Landscape and Urban Planning (early online).

11-WASHBURN, B. E., AND M. J. BEGIER. 2011. Wildlife responses to long-term application of biosolids to grasslands in North Carolina. Rangeland Ecology and Management 64:131-138.

11-WASHBURN, B. E., G. E. BERNHARDT, AND L. A. KUTSCHBACH-BROHL. 2011. Using dietary analyses to reduce the risk of wildlife-aircraft collisions. Human-Wildlife Interactions 5:204-209.

11-WENNY, D. G., T. L. DEVAULT, M. D. JOHNSON, D. KELLY, C. H. SEKERCIOGLU, D. F. TOMBACK, AND C. J. WHELAN. 2011. The need to quantify ecosystem services provided by birds. Auk 128:1-14.

2010

10-BECKERMAN, S. F., J. W. HARTMANN, R. M. ENGEMAN, T. W. SEAMANS, AND S. ABU-ABSI. 2010. The Chicago ring-billed gull damage management project. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 24:241-243. 149K

10-BERNHARDT, G. E., B. F. BLACKWELL, T. L. DEVAULT, AND L. KUTSCHBACH-BROHL. 2010. Fatal injuries to birds from collisions with aircraft reveal anti-predator behaviours. Ibis 152:830-834. 513K

10-BERNHARDT, G. E., W. B. E. KUTSCHBACH-BROHL, R. B. CHIPMAN, AND L. C. FRANCOEUR. 2010. Temporal variation in terrestrial invertebrate consumption by laughing gulls in New York. American Midland Naturalist 153:442-454. 519K

10-HANSON, K. C., T. L. DEVAULT, AND S. J. DINSMORE. 2010. Increased abundance and first breeding record of the neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) on the alluvial plain of Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 9:385-394. 747K

10-HOMAN, H. J., A. A. SLOWIK, B. F. BLACKWELL, AND G. M. LINZ. 2010. Field testing Class IIIb handheld lasers to disperse roosting blackbirds. Online: National Sunflower Association Research Forum (http://www. sunflowernsa. com/research/research-workshop/documents/Homan_Lasers_10. pdf). National Sunflower Association, Fargo, North Dakota

10-KEIRN, G., J. CEPEK, B. BLACKWELL, AND T. DEVAULT. 2010. On a quest for safer skies. The Wildlife Professional Summer 2010:52-55. 865K

10-KUTSCHBACH-BROHL, L., B. E. WASHBURN, G. E. BERNHARDT, R. B. CHIPMAN, AND L. C. FRANCOEUR. 2010. Arthropods of a semi-natural grassland in an urban environment: the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. Journal of Insect Conservation 14:347-358. 473K

10-SCHMIDT, P. M., MCCLEERY, R. R. LOPEZ, N. J. SILVY, AND J. A. SCHMIDT. 2010. Habitat succession, hardwood encroachment and raccoons as limiting factors for Lower Keys marsh rabbits. Biological Conservation 143:2703-2710. 413K

10-SCHMIDT, P. M., AND H. K. STRICKER. 2010. What tradition teaches: indigenous knowledge complements Western wildlife science. The Wildlife Professional Winter:40-44. 7.3MB

10-SEAMANS, T. W., S. BECKERMAN, J. HARTMANN, J. A. RADER, AND B. F. BLACKWELL. 2010. Reporting difference for colored patagial tags on ring-billed bulls. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1926-1930. 356K

2009

09- BLACKWELL, B. F., AND T. L. DEVAULT. 2009. Richard A. Dolbeer: scientist, innovator, manager, and mentor. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:296-297. 317K

09-BLACKWELL, B. F., T. L. DEVAULT, AND E. FERNANDEZ-JURICIC. 2009. Wildlife collisions with aircraft: a missing component of land-use planning for airports. Landscape and Urban Planning 93:1-9.

09-BLACKWELL, B. F., E. FERNANDEZ-JURICIC, T. W. SEAMANS, AND T. DOLAN. 2009. Avian visual system configuration and behavioural response to object approach. Animal Behaviour 77:673-684. 387K

09-BLACKWELL, B. F., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2009. Enhancing the perceived threat of vehicle approach to deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:128-135. 552K

09-DEVAULT, T. L., J. E. KUBEL, O. E. RHODES JR., AND R. A. DOLBEER. 2009. Habitat and bird communities at small airports in the midwestern USA. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 13:137-145. 122K

09-FIKE, J. A., T. L. DEVAULT, AND O. E. RHODES. 2009. Identification of 24 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1183-1185. 64K

09-GLISTA, D. J., T. L. DEVAULT, AND J. A. DEWOODY. 2009. A review of mitigation measures for reducing wildlife mortality on roadways. Landscape and Urban Planning 91:1-7. 328K

09-HUMBERG, L. A., T. L. DEVAULT, AND O. E. RHODES JR. 2009. Survival and cause-specific mortality of wild turkeys in northern Indiana. American Midland Naturalist 161:313-322. 143K

09-SEAMANS, T. W., S. E. CLEMONS, AND A. L. GOSSER. 2009. Observations of neck-collared Canada geese near John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:22-250. 480K

2008

08-BLACKWELL, B. F., L. M. SCHAFER, D. A. HELON, AND M. A. LINNELL. 2008. Bird use of stormwater-management ponds: decreasing avian attractants on airports. Landscape and Urban Planning 86:162-170. 780

08-BLACKWELL, B. F., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2008. Food scraps composting and vector control. BioCycle Jun 2008:35-37. 402K

08-DEVAULT, T. L., J. E. KUBEL, D. J. GLISTA, AND O. E. RHODES, JR. 2008. Mammalian hazards at small airports in Indiana: impact of perimeter fencing. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2:240-247.

08- GLISTA, D. J., AND T. L. DEVAULT. 2008. Road mortality of terrestrial vertebrates in Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 117:55-62. 1,226K

08-GLISTA, D. J., T. L. DEVAULT, AND J. A. DEWOODY. 2008. Vertebrate road mortality predominantly impacts amphibians. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3:77-87. 2,054K

08-RAMEY, P. C., B. F. BLACKWELL, R. J. GATES, AND R. D. SLEMONS. 2008. Oral rabies vaccination of a northern Ohio raccoon population: relevance of population density and prebait serology. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44:553-568. 505K

08-SEAMANS, T. W., AND D. A. HELON. 2008. Comparison of electrified mats and cattle guards to control white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) access through fences. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23:206-209. 151K

08-SEAMANS, T. W., AND D. A. HELON. 2008. Evaluation of an electrified mat as a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) barrier. International Journal of Pest Management 54:89-94. 240K

2007

07-BELANT, J. L., T. W. SEAMANS, AND D. PAETKAU. 2007. Genetic tagging free-ranging white-tailed deer using hair snares. Ohio Journal of Science 107:50-56. 808K

07-BENTLER, K. T., J. S. HALL, J. J. ROOT, K. KLENK, B. SCHMIT, B. F. BLACKWELL, P. C. RAMEY, AND LARRY CLARK. 2007. Serologic evidence of West Nile virus exposure in North American mesopredators. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76:179. NWRCPDF 210K

07-BLACKWELL, B. F., M. L. AVERY, B. D. WATTS, AND M. S. LOWNEY. 2007. Demographics of black vultures in North Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1976-1979. NWRCPDF 76K

O'HARE, J., J. D. EISEMAN, K. A. FAGERSTONE, L. L. KOCH, AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2007. Use of alpha-chloralose by USDA Wildlife Services to immobilize birds. Proceedings of the Wildlife Damage Management Conference 12:103-113. 300K

07-SEAMANS, T. W., S. C. BARRAS, AND G. E. BERNHARDT. 2007. Evaluation of two perch deterrents for starlings, blackbirds and pigeons. International Journal of Pest Management 53:45-51. 201K

07-SEAMANS, T. W., S. C. BARRAS, G. E. BERNHARDT, B. F. BLACKWELL, AND J. D. CEPEK. 2007. Comparison of 2 vegetation-height management practices for wildlife control at airports. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1:97-105. 908K

07-WASHBURN, B. E., S. C. BARRAS, AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2007. Foraging preferences of captive Canada geese related to turfgrass mixtures. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1:214-223. 882K

07-WASHBURN, B. E., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2007. Wildlife responses to vegetation height management in cool-season grasslands. Rangeland Ecology & Management 60:319-323.

2006

06-BLACKWELL, B. F., AND S. E. WRIGHT. 2006. Collisions of red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) and black vultures (Coragyps atratus) with aircraft: implications for bird strike reduction. Journal of Raptor Research 40:76-80. 271K

06-10 BLACKWELL, B. F., T. W. SEAMANS, AND B. E. WASHBURN. 2006. Use of infrared technology in wildlife surveys. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 22:467-472. 127K

2005

05-BEASON, R. C. 2005. Mechanisms of magnetic orientation in birds. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45:565-573. 112K

2004

04-10 BEASON, R. C. 2004. What can birds hear? Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:92-96. 307K

04-11 BLACKWELL, B. F., AND G. E. BERNHARDT. 2004. Efficacy of aircraft landing lights in stimulating avoidance behavior in birds. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:725-732. 718K

04-13 BLACKWELL, B. F., B. E. WASHBURN, AND M. BEGIER. 2004. Evaluating population management scenarios: crunching the numbers before going to the field. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:306-311. 467K

04-84 SEAMANS, T. W. AND G. E. BERNHARDT. 2004. Response of Canada geese to a dead goose effigy. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 21:104-106. 201K

04-100 WASHBURN, B. E., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2004. Management of vegetation to reduce wildlife hazards at airports. FAA Airport Technology Transfer Conference & Exposition. Atlantic City, New Jersey. 529K

2003

03-12 BEASON, R. C. 2003. Through a bird’s eye—avian sensory perception. Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada 2003 Conference. 144K Available online: http://www.birdstrikecanada.com/Papers2003/Robert Beason.doc

03-20 CLEARY, E. C., R. A. DOLBEER, AND S. E. WRIGHT. 2003. Wildlife strikes to civil aircraft in the United States 1990-2002. Federal Aviation Administration National Wildlife Strike Database Serial Report 9. http://wildlife.pr.erau.edu/Bash90-02b.pdf

03-26 DOLBEER, R. A., ANDG. E. BERNHARDT. 2003. Age-specific reproduction by female laughing gulls (Larus atricilla). Auk 120:531-535. 239K

03-82 SEAMANS, T. W. 2003. Are birds scared by rotating mirrors? Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada 2003 Conference. 137K Available online: http://www.birdstrikecanada.com/Papers2003/Thomas Seamans.doc

03-115 WRIGHT, S. E. 2003. The National Wildlife Strike Database for the USA: 1990-2002 and beyond. Proceedings of the Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada 2003 Conference. 156K Available online: http://www.birdstrikecanada.com/Papers2003/Sandra Wright.doc

Full-text of publications listed below: 2000, 2001, 2002,

2002

02-10 BARRAS, S. C., AND S. E. WRIGHT. 2002. Civil aircraft collisions with birds and other wildlife in Ohio, 1990-1999. Ohio Journal of Science 102(2):2-7. 424K

02-9 BARRAS, S. C., AND T. W. SEAMANS. 2002. Habitat management approaches for reducing wildlife use of airfields. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 20:309-315. 477K

02-11 BLACKWELL, B. F. 2002. Understanding avian vision: the key to using light in bird management. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 20:146-152. 498K

02-12 BLACKWELL, B. F., G. E. BERNHARDT, AND R. A. DOLBEER. 2002. Lasers as nonlethal avian repellents. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(1):250-258. 567K

02-21 CLEARY, E. C., S. E. WRIGHT, AND R. A. DOLBEER. 2002. Federal Aviation Administration National Wildlife Strike Database Serial Report . Number 7. Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D. C., USA. 36pp. Online at http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/.

DOLBEER, R. A. AND P. ESCHENFELDER. 2002. Population increases of large birds, airworthiness standards, and high-speed flight: a precarious combination. Pages 273-281 in Proceedings of the 55th International Air Safety Seminar, Dublin, Ireland. Flight Safety Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia

02-26 DOLBEER, R. A., AND P. ESCHENFELDER. 2002. Have population increases of large birds outpaced airworthiness standards for civil aircraft? Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 20:161-169. 672K

02-92 SEAMANS, T. W., B. F. BLACKWELL, AND J. T. GANSOWSKI. 2002. Evaluation of the Allsopp Helikite® as a bird scaring device. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 20:123-128. 355K

2000

00-4 BARRAS, S. C. and R. A. DOLBEER. Reporting bias in bird strikes at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, 1979-1998. Pages 99-112 in Proceedings of the 25th International Bird Strike Committee. (April 17-25, 2000, Amsterdam, Netherlands). 1,102K

00-5 BARRAS, S. C., R. DOLBEER, R. B. CHIPMAN, and G. F. BERNHARDT. 2000. Bird and small mammal use of mowed and unmowed vegetation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, 1998 to 1999. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 19:31-36. 1,016K

00-9 BLACKWELL, B. F., T. W. SEAMANS, D. A. HELON, and R. A. DOLBEER. 2000. Early loss of herring gull clutches after egg-oiling. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(1):70-75. 321K

00-12 CLEARY, E. C., S. E. WRIGHT, and R. A. DOLBEER. 2000. Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft in the United States 1990-1999. Washington, D.C. Report of the Acting Associate Administrator of Airports, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Airport Safety and Certification. Available at: http://www.faa.gov/arp/pdf/bash9099.pdf

00-13 DOLBEER, R. A. 2000. Birds and aircraft: fighting for airspace in crowded skies. Proceedings: Vertebrate Pest Conference 19:37-43. 2,760K

00-14 DOLBEER, R. A., S. E. WRIGHT, and E. C. CLEARY. 2000. Ranking the hazard level of wildlife species to aviation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:372-378. 943K

00-86 WRIGHT, S. E. and R. A. DOLBEER. Wildlife strikes: a growing and costly problem for civil aviation in the USA. Pages 35-52 in Proceedings of the 45th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar. (April 25-27, 2000, San Antonio, Texas). 1,797K