Riparian Raptors Potentially Impacted by USACE Reservoir Operations

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Dickerson; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.499.9260; http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/si11.pdf

PURPOSE: This is the first in a series of technical notes concerning riparian species that are potentially impacted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) reservoir operations. These technical notes are products of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program (EMRRP) work unit on reservoir operations (Dickerson, Martin, and Allen 1999; Kasul, Martin, and Allen 1999). Background information is provided on four raptors (bald eagle, osprey, peregrine falcon, and red-shouldered hawk). Habitat requirements of each of these species are discussed, and information is provided concerning the impacts responsible for declines in the populations of these raptors, as well as recovery efforts. Details on the status of each raptor species, its distribution, habitat, behavior, reproduction, food habits, impacts, and management are provided in separate