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.

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Table of Contents

Forward

Preface

Acknowledgments

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

 Appendix 

Index 

Editors