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RAPTOR RESEARCH and MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Raptor Research and Management Techniques
In 2007, The Raptor Research Foundation published the 2nd edition of the Raptor Research and Management Techniques manual. This edition updates the 1987 edition of the Raptor Management Techniques Manual published by the National Wildlife Federation. Editors David Bird and Keith Bildstein assembled over 65 authors with extensive experience in their fields.
The trade bound book and pdf versions are currently available from Hancock House.
| Chapter | Title |
| 1 | The Raptor Literature |
| 2 | Raptor Identification, Ageing, and Sexing |
| 3 | Systematics |
| 4 | Study Design, Data Management, Analysis, and Presentation |
| 5 | Survey Techniques |
| 6 | Migration Counts and Monitoring |
| 7 | Behavioral Studies |
| 8 | Food Habits |
| 9 | Habitat Sampling |
| 10 | Accessing Nests |
| 11 | Assessing Nesting Success and Productivity |
| 12 | Capture Techniques |
| 13 | Marking Techniques |
| 14 | Spatial Tracking |
| 14A. Radio Tracking | |
| 14B. Satellite Tracking | |
| 14C. Stable Isotopes | |
| 15 | Energetics |
| 16 | Physiology |
| 16A. Gastrointestinal | |
| 16B. Hematological | |
| 16C. Reproductive | |
| 17 | Pathology |
| 17A. Disease | |
| 17B. Ectoparasites | |
| 17C. Endoparasites | |
| 18 | Toxicology |
| 19 | Reducing Management and Research Disturbance |
| 20 | Mitigation |
| 21 | Captive Breeding |
| 22 | Augmenting Wild Populations and Food Resources |
| 23 | Rehabilitation |
| 24 | Public Education |
| 25 | Legal Considerations |
