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Bibliography

Whitefish Point Related Publications

Naturalists have been publishing notes and peer-reviewed papers based upon observations and data collected at Whitefish Point for over 100 years. These publications add to our understanding of avian natural history. This work highlights the importance of Whitefish Point in our understanding of bird movements and population fluctuations as individual species adjust their distribution between breeding habitats and where they spend their non-breeding season. Some of the wealth of Whitefish Point related publications are listed below. Articles are linked to view as a pdf.

Great Gray Owl

Badzinski, D. S. and C. M. Francis. 2000. An evaluation of species coverage by the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. Unpublished report by Bird Studies Canada, Port Rowan Ontario, Canda. 31pp.

Carpenter, T. W., A. L. Carpenter and S. R. Smith. 1990. Spring migration of Blue Jays at Whitefish Point, Michigan, as studied through banding. J. Field Ornith. 61(4):419-425.

Carpenter, T. W. 1990. Analysis of banding and recovery data for Sharp-shinned Hawks at Whitefish Point, Michigan, 1984-1987. North Amer. Bird Bander 15(4):125-129.

Devereux, j., T. Carpenter and K Durham. 1985. Spring migration pattern of Sharp-shinned Hawks passing Whitefish Point, Michigan. J. Field Ornith. 5(4)346-355.

Farmer, C. J. and J. P. Smith. 2010. Seasonal differences in migration counts of raptors: utility of spring counts for population monitoring. J. Raptor Res. 44(20):101-112.

Griffith, E. V., N. Mackentley, C. M. Neri and A. R. Lindsay. 2024. Correlation between size and plumage color of migrating male and female Long-eared owls (Asio otus). J. Raptor Res. 58(1):28-36.

Griffith, E. V., C. M. Neri, N. Mackentley, Y. Liu, C. Brandon and A. R. Lindsay. 2024. Fluorescent pigment concentration correlated with both age and sex in Long-eared Owl feathers. Wilson J Ornith. 137:2, 133-143

Grigg, W. N. 1989. Owl banding at Whitefish Point, Michigan – Spring 1988. North Amer. Bird Bander 14(4):120-122.

Grigg, W. N. 1991a. Spring owl banding at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan from 1981 to 1990. Part 1: species status and occurrence. North Amer. Bird Bander 16(2):25-29.

Grigg, W. N. 1991b. Spring owl banding at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan from 1981 to 1990. Part 2: repeats and returns. North Amer. Bird Bander 16(3):63-65.

Grigg, W. N. 1992. Spring owl banding at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan from 1981 to 1990. Part 3: recoveries, foreign retraps. North Amer. Bird Bander 17(1):16-19.

Kelley, A. H. and J. O. L. Roberts. 1971. Spring migration of owls at Whitefish Point. The Jack Pine Warbler 49(3):64-70.

Ligon, J. S. 1923. Nesting of Evening Grosbeak in northern Michigan. Auk 40(2):314-316.

Mackentley, N., E. A. Jacobs and D. L. Evans. 2019. Ageing Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) from remigial molt patterns. J. Raptor Res. 3(4):387-392.

Magee, M. T. 1922. Hawk migration route at Whitefish Point, upper peninsula of Michigan. Auk 39(2):27-258.

Neri, C. M. 2000. Spring owl banding at the point. The Migrant 18(3):7-8

Neri, C. M., N. Mackentley, Z. A. Dykema, E. M. Bertucci and A. R. Lindsay. 2018. Different audio-lures lead to different sex-biases in capture of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus). J. Raptor Res. 52(2):245-249.

Priestley, L. T., C. Priestley, D. M. Collister, D. Zazelenchuk and M. Hanneman. 2010. Encounters of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) from banding stations in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. J. Raptor Res. 44(4):300-310.

Soehren, E. C., R. R. Sargent, M. B. Sargent, F. Moore, M.A. Wilson, J. A. Trent and S. A. Rush. 2019. Occurrence of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) in Alabama determined from targeted banding efforts. J. Raptor Res. 53(2):150-163.

Sullivan, A. R., D. J. Flaspohler, R. E. Froese and D. Ford. 2016. Climate variability and the timing of spring raptor migration in eastern North America. J. Avian Bio. 47:208-218.

Tyrrell, W. B. 1934. Bird notes from Whitefish Point, Michigan. Auk 51(?):21-26.