Progress in satellite tracking cranes
D. H. Ellis, D.G. Smith, Glenn H. Olsen, M.R. Fuller, S.E. Landfried, H. Higuchi, C.H. Vermillion
1992, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Sixth North American Crane Workshop
We review the history of tracking cranes with satellite telemetry and identify some of the difficulties in designing satellite transmitters and harnesses for cranes. Miniaturization of these transmitters and a plethora of harnessing experiments since 1989 allow us to recommend limited application of this technology to all species of cranes....
Supergene dispersion of gold at Akatasa prospect, Xinjiang, China
Shiquan Shen, Tianxiang Ren, Zhihui Hou, Shao Yao, P. K. Theobald, D. B. Smith, S. M. Smith, J. L. Ryder
1992, Open-File Report 92-359
Past and potential contributions of captive breeding to population recovery of the Whooping Crane
D. H. Ellis, G.F. Gee, D.G. Smith
1991, Book chapter, Acta XX Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici, Volume 4
A captive Whooping Crane colony was established at the Patuxent Wildlifa Research Center in Maryland in 1966. This colony first produced eggs in 1975 and has produced 252 eggs through 1990. From 1976 to 1984, 73 eggs were sent Io Grays Lake, Idaho, the site of the first Whooplng Crane...
Images from Galileo of the Venus cloud deck
M. J. S. Belton, P.J. Gierasch, M. D. Smith, P. Helfenstein, P.J. Schinder, James B. Pollack, K.A. Rages, A.P. Ingersoll, K.P. Klaasen, J. Veverka, C.D. Anger, M. H. Carr, C. R. Chapman, M. E. Davies, F. P. Fanale, R. Greeley, R. Greenberg, J. W. Head III, D. Morrison, G. Neukum, C.B. Pilcher
1991, Science (253) 1531-1536
Images of Venus taken at 418 (violet) and 986 [near-infrared (NIR)] nanometers show that the morphology and motions of large-scale features change with depth in the cloud deck. Poleward meridional velocities, seen in both spectral regions, are much reduced in the NIR. In the south polar region the markings in...
Raptor road surveys in South America
D. H. Ellis, R.L. Glinski, D.G. Smith
1990, Journal of Raptor Research (24) 98-106
Twenty-six (23 traveling and three point) raptor roadside surveys were conducted during a 29,000 km expedition through nine nations of South America. During roadside surveys, we tallied 41 of the 87 (47%) diurnal raptor species (including vultures) that occur in South America. The number of species observed per route varied...
[Book review] Return of the Whooping Crane
D. H. Ellis, D.G. Smith
1990, The Auk (107) 812-814
Fewer than 40 years ago, Life magazine ran an article decrying the plight of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) on their wintering grounds at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Aransas) along the Gulf Coast. The small flock of approximately 20 birds that summered at Wood Buffalo National Park (Wood Buffalo) in Canada...
Owls
D.G. Smith, D. H. Ellis, B.A. Millsap
Beth Giron Pendleton, editor(s)
1990, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Southeast Raptor Management Symposium and Workshop.
Eight species of owls regularly occur and may breed in one or more of the southeastern states. Several additional northern or western species appear irregularly as accidentals or during years of southward incursions. In the Southeast, the most common and wide- spread owls are the common barn-owl, eastern screech-owl, great...
Mineral resources of the Kofa Unit 4 North Wilderness Study Area, Yuma County, Arizona
David R. Sherrod, D. B. Smith, M.D. Kleinkopf, D. D. Gese
1990, Bulletin 1702-K
Description of digital data from a helicopter geophysical survey to map brine contamination— Brookhaven Oil Field, Lincoln County, Mississippi
W. D. Heran, B. D. Smith
1990, Open-File Report 90-79
No abstract available....
Selected translations of the Russian literature on the electrogeochemical sampling technique called CHIM (chastichnoe izvlechennye metallov)
Edward I. Bloomstein, Eleana Bloomstein (translator), editor(s)
1990, Open-File Report 90-462
As part of our research into new methods for the assessment of mineral deposits, the U.S. Geological Survey has recently begun investigation of the CHIM method. As part of our studies, translation of a Russian manual on the CHIM methodology and eight articles from the Russian literature were transit ted...
Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment samples from the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, California and Nevada
J. E. Kilburn, D. B. Smith, R. T. Hopkins
1990, Open-File Report 90-204
No abstract available....
Chironomidae of the southeastern United States: a checklist of species and notes on biology, distribution, and habitat
Patrick L. Hudson, David R. Lenat, Broughton A. Caldwell, David Smith
1990, Fish and Wildlife Research 7
We provide a current listing of the species of midges (Diptera:Chironomidae) in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). This checklist should aid research on this group of insects, which have often proved useful in the assessment of water quality. We document each species'...
Stable lead isotopes evidence anthropogenic contamination in Alaskan sea otters
D. R. Smith, S. Niemeyer, J. A. Estes, A.R. Flegal
1990, Environmental Science & Technology (24) 1517-1521
No abstract available....
Pesticide residues in Arizona peregrine falcon eggs and prey
D. H. Ellis, L.R. DeWeese, T.G. Grubb, L.F. Kiff, D.G. Smith, Walter M. Jarman, David B. Peakall
1989, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (42) 57-64
No abstract available....
Snowy owl
D.G. Smith, D. H. Ellis
Beth Giron Pendleton, Maurice N.= LeFranc Jr., Mary Beth Moss, editor(s)
1989, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Northeast Raptor Management Symposium and Workshop.
The snowy owl is a rare to uncommon, irregular winter visitor in the northeastern United States, decreasing southward in abundance except during incursion years, when it is more common and widely distributed. Although snowy owls are recorded in northern New England every winter, major incursions occur at approximately three...
Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, heavy-mineral-concentrate, and rock samples from the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-344), Riverside County, California
B. M. Adrian, T. A. Roemer, D. B. Smith, C. L. Whittington
1989, Open-File Report 89-629
Mineral resources of the New Water Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz County, Arizona
David R. Sherrod, D. B. Smith, R. D. Koch, W. F. Hanna, J. A. Pitkin, M. E. Lane
1989, Bulletin 1702-B
Mineral resources of the Trigo Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz County, Arizona
David R. Sherrod, R. M. Tosdal, R. B. Vaughn, D. B. Smith, M.D. Kleinkopf, R. H. Wood
1989, Bulletin 1702-J
Mineral resources of the Muggins Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Yuma County, Arizona
David B. Smith, R. M. Tosdal, J. A. Pitkin, M.D. Kleinkopf, R. H. Wood
1989, Bulletin 1702-D
Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, heavy-mineral-concentrate, and rock samples from the Trigo Mountain Wilderness Study Area (AZ-050-023B), La Paz County, Arizona
J. H. Bullock Jr., R. B. Vaughn, D. B. Smith, E. P. Welsch, D. L. Fey
1989, Open-File Report 89-472
No abstract available....
Origin of Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic systematics in high-Sr basalts from central Arizona
J.H. Wittke, D. Smith, J. L. Wooden
1989, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (101) 57-68
Alkalic and tholeiitic basalts were erupted in the central Arizona Transition Zone during Miocene-Pliocene time before and after regional faulting. The alkalic lava types differ from the subalkaline lavas in Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic ratios and trace element ratios and, despite close temporal and spatial relationships, the two types...
Flow modeling in the Toutle River, Washington
Yasuyuki Shimizu, Randy L. Dinehart, J. Dungan Smith
1989, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sediment Transport Modeling
No abstract available. ...
Whooping crane recovery: Progress through research
J. W. Carpenter, D.G. Smith
1988, Zooview (22) 5
Cooperative efforts of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center have established a captive flock of whooping cranes, and at least two additional wild populations. Efforts have focused on research, habitat protection, law enforcement,...
Raptors and aircraft
D.G. Smith, D. H. Ellis, T.H. Johnson
Richard L. Glinski, Beth Giron Pendleton, Mary Beth Moss, Maurice N.= LeFranc Jr., Brian A. Millsap, Stephen W. Hoffman, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Southwest Raptor Management Symposium and Workshop
Less than 5% of all bird strikes of aircraft are by raptor species, but damage to airframe structure or jet engine dysfunction are likely consequences. Beneficial aircraft-raptor interactions include the use of raptor species to frighten unwanted birds from airport areas and the use of aircraft to census raptor species....
Crested caracara
D. H. Ellis, D.G. Smith, W.H. Whaley, Catherine H. Ellis
Richard L. Glinski, Beth Giron Pendleton, Mary Beth Moss, Maurice N.= LeFranc Jr., Brian A. Millsap, Stephen W. Hoffman, editor(s)
1988, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Southwest Raptor Management Symposium and Workshop.
The crested caracara's range extends from the southern United States south to Tierra del Fuego. Although the caracara has been recorded in all of the southwestern states, it occurs regularly only in southern Arizona and central, southern and coastal Texas. Its distribution is closely linked to the availability of carrion....
