PUBLICATIONS (in chronological order)
Boal, C.W., C.L. Haralson, and W.H. Howe. 2008. Status of golden eagles in the Texas panhandle. Journal of Raptor Research 42:220-224.
Boal, C.W. 2008. Observations of an Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) attacking saddled anoles (Anolis stratulus). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 21:48-49.
Boal, C.W. 2008. Predation of a dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis) by a bridled quail dove (Geotrygo mystacea). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 21:50-51.
Boal, C.W. 2008. Hacked nestling Mississippi Kite survives six years and demonstrates philopatry. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 41:66-68.
Chipman, E.D., N.E. McIntyre, R.E. Strauss, M.C. Wallace, J.D. Ray, and C.W. Boal. 2008. Effects of human land use on western burrowing owl foraging and activity budgets. Journal of Raptor Research 42:87-98.
Hull, J.M., B.N. Strobel, C.W. Boal, A.C. Hull, C.R. Dykstra, A.M. Irish, A.M. Fish, and H.B. Ernest. 2008. Comparative phylogeography and population genetics within Buteo lineatus reveals evidence of distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:988-996.
Mannan, R.W., R. Steidl, and C.W. Boal. 2008. Identifying habitat sinks: a case study of Cooper's hawks in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems 11:141-148.
Actkinson, M.A., W.P. Kuvlesky Jr., C.W. Boal, L.A. Brennan, and F. Hernandez. 2007. Nesting habitat relationships of sympatric Crested Caracaras, Red-tailed Hawks, and White-tailed Hawks in south Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:570-578.
Boal, C.W., and T.S. Estabrook.
2007. Occurrence and
condition of migrating Swainson’s thrushes in the
Boal, C.W., and M.D. Giovanni. 2007. Raptor predation on Ord's kangaroo rat: evidence for diurnal activity by a nocturnal rodent. Southwestern Naturalist 52:291-295
Chipman, E.D., N.E. McIntyre,
J.D. Ray, M.C. Wallace, and C.W. Boal. 2007.
Behavioral effects of radio transmitter collars on adult male western
burrowing owls. Journal
of Wildlife Management 71:1662-1668.
Giovanni, M.D., C.W. Boal, and H.A. Whitlaw. 2007. Prey use and provisioning rates of breeding Ferruginous and Swainson's Hawks on the southern Great Plains, USA. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:558-569.
Mannan, R.W., R.N. Mannan, C.A. Schmidt, W.A. Estes-Zumpf, and C.W. Boal. 2007. Influence of natal experience on nest-site selection by urban-nesting Cooper's hawks. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:64-68.
Merriman, J.W., C.W. Boal, T.L. Bashore, P.J. Zwank, and D.B. Wester. 2007. Abundance of diurnal raptors in relation to prairie dog colonies: implications for bird-aircraft strike hazard. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:811-815.
Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, P.L. Kennedy, and A. Roberson. 2006. Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) ecology in the Western Great Lakes Region. Studies in Avian Biology 31:128-136.
Boal, C.W., M.D. Giovanni, and B. Beall. 2006. Successful nesting by a bald eagle pair in prairie grasslands of the Texas panhandle. Western North American Naturalist 66:246-250.
Boal, C.W., F. Sibley, T.S. Estabrook, and J.D. Lazell, Jr. 2006. Insular migrant species, longevity records, and new species records on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:218-224.
Boal, C.W. 2005. Preface: Proceeding of the international symposium on the ecology and management of northern goshawks. Journal of Raptor Research 39:189.
Boal, C.W., and D.E. Andersen. 2005. Microhabitat characteristics of Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) nests at Cape Churchill, Manitoba. Canadian Field-Naturalist 119:208-213.
Boal,
C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2005. Foraging and nesting habitat
of northern goshawks in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, Minnesota.
Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1516-1527.
Boal,
C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy.
2005. Productivity
and mortality of northern goshawks in Minnesota.
Journal of Raptor Research
39:222-228.
Smithers, B.L., C.W. Boal, and D.E. Andersen. 2005. Northern goshawk food habits in Minnesota: an analysis using time-lapse video recording systems. Journal of Raptor Research 39:264-273.
Boal, C.W., T.E. Estabrook, and A.E. Duerr. 2004. Productivity of loggerhead shrikes nesting in an urban interface. Pages 104-109 in Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Conservation (W.W. Shaw, L.K. Harris, and L. Vandruff, eds.). May 1-5, 1999, Tucson, AZ.
Mannan, R.W., and C.W. Boal. 2004. Birds of prey in urban landscapes. Pages 105 - 117 in People and Predators (N. Fascione, A. Delach and M. Smith, eds.). Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Mannan,
R.W., W.W. Shaw, W.A. Estes, M. Alanen, and C.W. Boal. 2004. A
preliminary assessment of the attitudes of people towards Cooper's hawks nesting
in an urban environment. Pages 87-92 in Proceedings of the 4th
International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Conservation (W.W. Shaw, L.K. Harris,
and L. Vandruff, eds.). May 1-5, 1999, Tucson, AZ.
Merriman,
J.W., P.J. Zwank, C.W. Boal, and T.L. Bashore.
2004. Efficacy
of visual barriers in reduction of black-tailed prairie dog colony expansion.
Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:1316-1320.
Boal,
C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2003.
Home range and residency status of
northern goshawks breeding in Minnesota. Condor 105:811-816.
Boal,
C.W., T.S. Estabrook, and A.E. Duerr. 2003.
Productivity and breeding habitat of loggerhead shrikes in an urban
environment. Southwestern
Naturalist 48:557-562.
Boal, C.W.,
H.A. Snyder,
B.D. Bibles, and T.S. Estabrook. 2003.
Temporal and spatial stability of red-tailed hawks in the Luquillo
Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Journal
of Raptor Research 37:276-284.
Boal,
C.W. 2001. Agonistic behavior of Cooper’s hawks. Journal of Raptor Research
35:253-256.
Boal,
C.W. 2001. Nonrandom mating and productivity of adult and subadult
Cooper’s hawks. Condor
103:381-385.
Boal,
C.W., and B.D. Bibles. 2001. Responsiveness
of elf owls to conspecific and great horned owl vocalizations.
Journal of Field Ornithology 72:66-71.
Boal,
C.W., and R. W. Mannan. 2000. Cooper’s hawks in urban and exurban areas: a reply.
Journal of Wildlife Management 64:601-604.
Boal,
C.W., and R.L. Spaulding. 2000.
Helping at a Cooper’s hawk nest. Wilson
Bulletin 112:275-277.
Mannan,
R.W., C.W. Boal, W.J. Burroughs, J.W. Dawson, T.S. Estabrook, and W.S.
Richardson. 2000.
Nest sites of five raptor species along an urban gradient.
Pages 447-453 in R.D.
Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg [eds.] . Raptors at risk; proceedings of the V
World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls. Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa,
1998. Hancock House; WWGBP, Blaine, Washington; Berlin, Germany.
Mannan,
R.W., and C.W. Boal. 2000.
Home range characteristics and habitat selection of male Cooper’s hawks
in an urban environment. Wilson
Bulletin 112:21-27.
Boal,
C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1999. Comparative
breeding ecology of Cooper’s hawks in urban and exurban environments.
Journal of Wildlife Management 63:77-84.
Boal,
C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1998.
Nest-site selection of Cooper’s hawks in an urban environment.
Journal of Wildlife Management 62:864-871.
Boal,
C.W., R.W. Mannan, and K.S. Hudelson. 1998.
Trichomoniasis in Cooper’s hawks from Arizona. Journal
of Wildlife Diseases 34:590-593.
Boal,
C.W., K.S. Hudelson, R.W. Mannan, and T.S. Estabrook. 1998. Hematology
and hematozoa of adult and nestling Cooper’s hawks in Arizona.
Journal of Raptor Research 32:281-285.
Boal,
C.W., B.D. Bibles, and R.W. Mannan. 1997.
Nest defense and mobbing behavior of elf owls.
Journal of Raptor Research 31:286-287.
Boal,
C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1996.
Prey sizes of male and female northern goshawks.
The Southwestern Naturalist 41:355-358.
Boal,
C.W. 1994. A photographic and behavioral guide to aging nestling
northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis).
Studies in Avian Biology
16:32-40.
Boal,
C.W. and J.E. Bacorn. 1994.
Siblicide and cannibalism at northern goshawk nests.
Auk 111:748-750.
Boal, C.W. and R.W. Mannan. 1994. Northern goshawk diets in ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab Plateau. Studies in Avian Biology 16:97-102.
Boal, C.W., E.L. Bibles, and R.E. Brown. 1994. Unusual parental behavior by male northern goshawks. Journal of Raptor Research 28:120-121.
Presentations
Boal,
C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy.
2006.
Habitat use and home range patterns of northern goshawks in the Western
Great Lakes region of
Kane, D.F.,
M. Actkinson, W.P. Kuvlesky, C.W. Boal,
Strobel, B.N., and C.W. Boal. 2006.
Prey delivered to red-shouldered hawk nestlings in south
Solensky, M.J.,
M.L. Crozier, M. Hamady, D.E. Andersen, and C.W. Boal.
2005. Determining goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) occupancy,
nesting activity, and reproduction within known territories in northern
Boal,
C.W.
2005.
Ornithological Research on
Boal, C.W., M.D. Giovanni, and H. Whitlaw.
2005. Nesting habitat
selection and partitioning by ferruginous hawks and Swainson’s hawks in the
Southern Great Plains 75th Annual Meeting of the Cooper
Ornithological Society,
Mannan,
R.W., C.W. Boal, and R.J. Steidl.
2005.
Identifying habitat sinks: a case study of Cooper’s hawks in an urban
environment.
Symposia on causes and consequences of habitat selection.
75th Annual Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society,
Pruett, A., C.W. Boal, M. Wallace, and P. Robertson. 2004. Seasonal variation in black-tailed prairie dog activity patterns and a new approach to assessing population sizes. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 39th Annual Meeting, Kerrville, TX.
Teaschner, A.P., M.C. Wallace, C.W. Boal, J.D. Ray, and M.G. Shoenhals. 2004. Burrowing owl nest site use and productivity on black-tailed prairie dog colonies in the Southern High Plains of Texas. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 39th Annual Meeting, Kerrville, TX.
Giovanni, M., C.W. Boal, and H. Whitlaw. 2004. Prey use of ferruginous and Swainson’s hawks in a short-grass prairie and agricultural community: a preliminary report. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 39th Annual Meeting, Kerrville, TX.
Atkinson, M.A., W.P. Kuvlesky, Jr., C.W. Boal, D. Kane, and A. Ortega-Santos, Jr. 2004. Productivity and nesting habitat preferences of white-tailed hawks, red-tailed hawks, and crested caracaras in the Wild Horse Desert. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 39th Annual Meeting, Kerrville, TX.
Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2003. Productivity and nesting habitat of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) in Minnesota. International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Northern Goshawks, Anchorage, AK.
Merriman, J., C.W. Boal, T.A. Bashore, and P. Zwank. 2003. Assessment of species-specific raptor-aircraft strike risks associated with prairie dog colonies. Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Anchorage, AK.
Thompson, T.R., C.W. Boal, and D.R. Lucia. 2003. Breeding abundance, nesting density, and nesting success of three ground-nesting grassland passerines in CRP and native rangeland of the southern high plains of Texas. Cooper Ornithological Society 75th Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ.
Merriman, J., P. Zwank, C.W. Boal, T.A. Bashore. 2003. Assessing raptor-aircraft strike risk associated with prairie dog colonies. 68th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Thompson, T.R., C.W. Boal, and D.R. Lucia. 2003. Effectiveness of native seeding of CRP in providing summer habitat for grassland passerines. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 38th Annual Meeting, Waco, TX.
Pruett, A., C.W. Boal, M. Wallace, P. Robertson and J. Ray. 2003. Black-tailed prairie dogs and small mammal diversity in the southern high plains of Texas. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 38th Annual Meeting, Waco, TX.
Merriman, J., P. Zwank, C.W. Boal, T.A. Bashore. 2003. Spatial distribution of raptors in relation to prairie dog colonies. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 38th Annual Meeting, Waco, TX.
Smithers, B.L., C.W. Boal, and D.E. Andersen. 2003. Assessment of northern goshawk food habits using time-lapse video monitoring systems. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 38th Annual Meeting, Waco, TX.
Mannan, R.W., and C.W. Boal. 2003. Recruitment in a population of urban-nesting Cooper's hawks. 36th Joint Annual Conference of the New Mexico/Arizona Chapters of The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society, Arizona and New Mexico Chapter, Gallup, NM.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 2002. Birds of Prey in urban landscapes. Defenders of Wildlife’s Carnivores 2002: a conference on carnivore biology and conservation. Monterey, CA.
Thompson, T.R., C.W. Boal, and D.R. Lucia. 2002. Effectiveness of native seeding of CRP in providing summer habitat for grassland passerines. The Wildlife Society 9th Annual Conference, Bismarck, ND.
Nishida, C., S. DeStefano, C. Boal and R. Hobbs. 2002. Productivity and nest site selection of Swainson’s hawks in southeastern Arizona. 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Boal, C.W. 2002. Distribution and productivity of ferruginous hawks and Swainson’s hawks in Dallam County, Texas. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 37th Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX.
Boal, C.W. (Presented by Jeff Smith in abstentia). 2001. Strategies for monitoring common black-hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) populations in North America. Annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2001. Breeding season foraging habitat of male northern goshawks in Minnesota. The Wildlife Society 8th Annual Conference, Reno, NV.
Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2000. Habitat use of northern goshawks in Minnesota. Annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Jonesboro, AR.
Boal, C.W., T.S. Estabrook, and A.E. Duerr. 1998. Breeding habitat and productivity of loggerhead shrikes in an urban interface. 4th International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Conservation, Tucson, AZ.
Boal, C.W. 1998. The status of northern goshawks in Minnesota. Annual meeting of the Minnesota Ornithologists Union, St. Paul, MN.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1998. Comparative ecology of Cooper’s hawks in urban and exurban environments. Annual Raptor Research Foundation Meeting, Ogden, UT.
Mannan, R.W., C.W. Boal, W.J. Burroughs, J.W. Dawson, T.S. Estabrook, and W.S. Richardson. 1998. Nest sites of five raptor species along an urban gradient. Fifth World Congress on Birds of Prey and Owls, Midrand, Republic of South Africa.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1996. Nest-site selection by Cooper’s hawks in an urban landscape. Joint meeting of the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Ornithologist Union and the Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Boise, ID.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1996. Reproduction and mortality rates of urban nesting Cooper's hawks. 66th Annual Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, San Diego, CA.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1995. The urban landscape as an ecological trap for Cooper's hawks. The Wildlife Society Second Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1994. Intersexual prey partitioning in northern goshawks. Annual Raptor Research Foundation Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1993. Northern goshawk diets in ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab plateau. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, Sacramento, CA.
Boal, C.W., and R.W. Mannan. 1992. Northern goshawk diets in ponderosa pine forests on the Kaibab plateau. Annual Raptor Research Foundation Meeting, Bellevue, WA.