Ornithological Contributions from the Appledore Island Migration Banding Station

Peer Reviewed Publications (Undergraduate student authors are underlined)

MORRIS, S. R., D. A. LIEBNER, A. M. LARRACUENTE,E. M. ESCAMILLA, and H. D. SHEETS.  2005.  Multiple-day constancy as an alternative to pooling for estimating mark-recapture stopover length in Nearctic-Neotropical migrant landbirds.  Auk 122:319-328.

MORRIS, S. R., D. A. LIEBNER, A. M. LARRACUENTE,E. M. ESCAMILLA, and H. D. SHEETS.  2005.  Problems associated with pooling mark-recapture data prior to estimating stopover length for migratory passerines.  Pages 673-679 in Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002 (C.J. Ralph and T.D. Rich, eds.).  U.S.D.A. Forest Service, PSW-GTR- 191, Albany, CA.

MORRIS, S. R., C. R. PUSATERI AND K. A. BATTAGLIA. 2003. The spring migration of Common Yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas) on Appledore Island, Maine. Wilson Bulletin 115:64-72.

MORRIS, S. R., A. J. DONOVAN, AND S. M. AGUGLIARO. 2003. Accuracy of sex determination of Hatch-Year Common Yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas) during the fall. North American Bird Bander 28:105-110.

MORRIS, S. R., AND J. GLASGOW. 2001. Spring and fall migration of American Redstarts on Appledore Island, Maine. Wilson Bulletin 113:202-210.

GELLIN, C. E., AND S. R. MORRIS. 2001. Patterns of movement during passerine migration on an island stopover site. Northeastern Naturalist 8:253-266.

MORRIS, S. R., and M. T. BRADLEY. 2000. Is tail feather shape a reliable indicator of age in warblers and thrushes? North American Bird Bander 25:125-131.

MORRIS, S. R. 1996. Mass loss and probability of stopover by migrant warblers during spring and fall migration. J. Field Ornithol. 67:456-462.

MORRIS, S. R., D. W. HOLMES, AND M. E. RICHMOND. 1996. A ten-year study of the stopover patterns of migratory passerines during fall migration on Appledore Island, Maine. Condor 98:395-409.

SMITH, R. P., JR., P. W. RAND, E. H. LACOMBE, S. R. MORRIS, D. W. HOLMES, AND D. A. CAPORALE. 1996. Role of bird migration in the long distance dispersal of Ixodes dammini, the vector of lyme disease. J. Infectious Diseases 174:221-224.

MORRIS, S. R., M. E. RICHMOND, AND D. W. HOLMES. 1994. Patterns of stopover by warblers during spring and fall migration on Appledore Island, Maine. Wilson Bulletin. 106:703-718.

Presentations at Ornithological Conferences and Meetings

COVINO, K. M., J. M. PANASIEWICZ, S. R. MORRIS, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2004. In Males Shape Matters: Age and sex dimorphism in the feather shape of Red-eyed Vireos. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ithaca, NY.

DUDZIAK, J. D., J. M. URBANSKI, S. R. MORRIS, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2004. Can assemblages of migrating birds be detected using SHEBI analysis? Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ithaca, NY.

ERTEL, M. C., M. P. WRIGHT, AND S. R. MORRIS 2004. The incidence and effects of ticks on migrating birds at a stopover site. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ithaca, NY.

MUSTILLO, M. S., K. E. MATTERN, K. M. COVINO, S. R. MORRIS, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2004. Estimability and the Utility of Open Population Models. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ithaca, NY.

MORRIS, S. R., K. M. COVINO, K. E. MATTERN, M. S. MUSTILLO, A. M. LARRACUENTE, D. A. LIEBNER, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2003. TheyÕre staying how long? Uncertainties about stopover duration of migrant songbirds. American OrnithologistsÕ Union, Champaign, IL

AGUGLIARO, S. M., A. J. DONOVAN, AND S. R. MORRIS. 2003. Accuracy of sex determination of Hatch-Year Common Yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas) in the fall. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Delaware, OH.

DUDZIAK, J., S. R. MORRIS, D. L. LIEBNER, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2003. Approaches to studying avian community structure during migration. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Delaware, OH.

LARRACUENTE, A. M., M. MUSTILLO, K. E. MATTERN, K. M. COVINO, D. A. LIEBNER, H. D. SHEETS, AND S. R. MORRIS. 2003. Reliable use of migration banding data: Effect of sample size and capture history on goodness-of-fit and model selection. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Delaware, OH.

LIEBNER, D. A., S. R. MORRIS, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2003. Estimating stopover duration: comparing minimum stopover to estimates derived from open population models. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Delaware, OH.

MORRIS, S. R., D. A. LIEBNER, E. M. TURNER, A. M. LARRACUENTE, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2002. Multiple day constancy as an alternative to pooling in mark-recapture modeling to estimate stopover length. North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, LA.

LIEBNER, D. A., A. M. LARRACUENTE., E. M. TURNER, S. R. MORRIS, AND H. D. SHEETS. 2002. Analytic and numeric estimates of bias in population parameter estimates produced by pooling of capture-recapture data. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ft. Myers, FL.

LARRACUENTE, A. M., E. M. TURNER D. A. LIEBNER, H. D. SHEETS, AND S. R. MORRIS. 2002. Effects of model choice and pooling on estimates of migratory stopover. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ft. Myers, FL.

TURNER, E. M., D. A. LIEBNER, A. M. LARRACUENTE, H. D. SHEETS, AND S. R. MORRIS. 2002. Comparison of three approaches to the quantification of migratory stopover. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Ft. Myers, FL.

MORRIS, S. R., H. D. SHEETS, E. M. TURNER, D. A. LIEBNER, AND A. M. LARRACUENTE. 2002. Challenges of estimating length of stopover by migratory passerines. Partners in Flight, Monterey, CA.

GELLIN, C. E. AND S. R. MORRIS. 2000. Directional patterns of stopover during spring and fall migration on Appledore Island, Maine. Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists, Galveston, TX

BRADLEY, M. AND S. R. MORRIS. 1999. Is tail feather shape a reliable indicator of age in warblers and thrushes? Wilson Ornithological Society, Waterville, Maine; Eastern Bird Banding Association, Rochester, New York; Association of Field Ornithologists and Inland Bird Banding Association, Ottumwa, Iowa (invited to present)

HERCEG, M. C., J. A. WEINER, AND S. R. MORRIS. 1999. A seasonal comparison of the stopover patterns and behavior of migratory passerines on Appledore Island, Maine. Eastern Bird Banding Association, Rochester, NY and Wilson Ornithological Society, Waterville, ME

MORRIS, S. R. 1999. Buried treasures: uncovering information from your banding records. Eastern Bird Banding Association, Rochester, NY