Bicknell's Thrush Bibliography

We are creating a comprehensive list of Bicknell’s Thrush references, including peer-reviewed publications, theses and dissertations, and unpublished reports.  Please contact us with any missing materials.

Peer-reviewed Publications

  • Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, C.T. Driscoll, K.P. McFarland, and E.E. Iñigo-Elias.  2012.  Mercury concentrations in tropical resident and migrant songbirds on Hispaniola.  Ecotoxicology DOI 10.1007/s10646-012-1005-1.
  • McKinnon, E.A, K.C. Fraser, A.W. Diamond, C.C. Rimmer, and J.M. Townsend.  2012.  Stable-hydrogen isotope turnover in red blood cells of two migratory thrushes: application to studies of connectivity and carry-over effects. Journal of Field Ornithology 83:306-314.
  • Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland.  2012.  Radio-transmitters do not affect seasonal mass change or annual survival of wintering Bicknell’s Thrushes. Journal of Field Ornithology 83:295-301.
  • Studds, C. E., McFarland, K. P., Aubry, Y., Rimmer, C. C., Hobson, K. A., Marra, P. P. and Wassenaar, L. I. 2012. Stable-hydrogen isotope measures of natal dispersal reflect observed population declines in a threatened migratory songbird. Diversity and Distributions, 18: 919–930. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00931.x (Abstract) (PDF)
  • Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, A.T. Townsend, and K.P. McFarland.  2011.  Sex and age ratios of Bicknell’s Thrush wintering in Hispaniola.  Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:367-372.
  • Frey, S. J. K., A. M. Strong, and K. P. McFarland. 2011. The relative contribution of local habitat and landscape context to metapopulation processes: a dynamic occupancy modeling approach. Ecography 34:001-009.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J.E. Goetz, E. Garrido Gomez, J.L. Brocca, P. Bayard, and J.V. Hilaire.  2010.  Avifaunal surveys in La Visite National Park–last vestiges of montane broadleaf forest in eastern Haiti.  Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 23:31-43.
  • Townsend, J.M, C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland. 2010.  Winter territoriality and spatial behavior of Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) at two ecologically distinct sites in the Dominican Republic.  Auk 127:514-522.
  • Aubry, Y. et S. Paradis. 2009.  Conservation de la Grive de Bicknell au Québec: la contribution des aires protégées. Le Naturaliste Canadien 133(3):22-25.
  • Townsend, J.M, C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland.  2009. Investigating the limiting factors of a rare, vulnerable species: Bicknell’s Thrush. Pp. 91-95 in Tundra to tropics: connecting birds, habitats and people (Rich, T.D., C. Arizmendi, D. Demarest and C. Thompson, eds.). Proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, McAllen, TX. Partners in Flight.
  • Rimmer, C.C., E.K. Miller, K.P. McFarland, R.J. Taylor, and S.D. Faccio.  2009.  Mercury bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in the terrestrial food web of a montane forest. 19:697-709.
  • Kerchner, C., M. Homzak, R. Kemkes, A. Richardson, J.M. Townsend, and C.C. Rimmer. 2010. Designing spatially explicit incentive programs for habitat conservation: a case study of the Bicknell’s Thrush winter grounds. Ecological Economics 69:2018-2015.
  • Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, J. Brocca, K.P. McFarland, and A.K. Townsend.  2009. Predation of a wintering migratory songbird by introduced rats: can nocturnal roosting behavior serve as predator avoidance?  Condor 111:565-569.
  • Strong, A.M., C.C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland, and K. Hagan.  2009.  Effects of mountain resorts on wildlife.  Pp. 99-126 in Mountain Resorts: Ecology and the Law (Milne, J. E., J. Lemense, and R. A. Virginia, eds.).  Ashgate Publishing, Surrey, U.K. and Burlington, VT.
  • Lambert, J.D., D.I. King, J.P. Buonaccorsi and L.S. Prout. 2008. Decline of a New Hampshire Bicknell’s Thrush Population, 1993-2003. Northeastern Naturalist 15: 607-618.
  • Frey, S.J., C.C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland, and S. Menu.  2008. Identification and sex determination of Bicknell’s Thrushes using morphometric data.  J. Field Ornithology 79:408-420.
  • Rimmer, C.C.  2008.  Bicknell’s Thrush. Pp. 442-443 in The second atlas of breeding birds in New York State (McGowan, K. J. and K. Corwin, eds.). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY.
  • Rodenhouse, N.L., S.N. Matthews, K.P. McFarland, J.D. Lambert, L.R. Iverson, A. Prasad, T.S. Sillett, and R.T. Holmes. 2008. Potential effects of climate change on birds of the Northeast. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 13: 517-540.
  • King, D., J.D. Lambert, J. P. Buonaccorsi, and L. S. Prout. 2007. Avian population trends in the vulnerable montane forests of the Northern Appalachians, USA. Biodiversity and Conservation. http://www.springerlink.com/content/403m7228432pn143
  • Townsend, J.M.and C.C. Rimmer. 2006 Known natal and wintering sites of a Bicknell’s Thrush. Journal of Field Ornithology 77: 452-454.
  • Rimmer, Christopher C., Jason M. Townsend, Andrea K. Townsend, Eladio M. Fernández, & Jesus Almonte. 2005. Avian diversity, abundance, and conservation status in the Macaya Biosphere Reserve of Haiti. Ornitologia Neotropical 16: 219–230.
  • Lambert, J. D., K. P. McFarland, C. C. Rimmer, S. D. Faccio, and J. L. Atwood. 2005. A practical model of Bicknell’s Thrush distribution in the northeastern United States. Wilson Bulletin 117:1-11.
  • Rimmer, C.C., K. P. McFarland, D. C. Evers, E. K. Miller, Y. Aubry, D. Busby, and R. J. Taylor. 2005. Mercury levels in Bicknell’s thrush and other insectivorous passerine birds in montane forests of the northeastern United States and Canada. Ecotoxicology 14:223-240.
  • Strong, A.M., C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland. 2004. Effect of prey biomass on reproductive success and mating strategy of Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a polygynandrous songbird. Auk 121:446-451.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J. Almonte M., E. Garrido G., D.A. Mejia, M. Milagros P., and P.R. Wieczoreck. 2003. Bird records in a montane forest fragment of western Sierra de Neiba, Dominican Republic. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 16:55-60.
  • Goetz, J.E.., K. P. McFarland and C.C. Rimmer. 2003. Multiple paternity and multiple male feeders in Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli). Auk 120: 1044-1053.
  • Latta, S. C., C. C. Rimmer, and K. P. McFarland. 2003. Winter bird communities in four habitats along an elevational gradient on Hispaniola. Condor 105:179-197
  • Connolly, V., Seutin, G., Savard, J.-P. L., and Rompré, G. 2002. Habitat use by Bicknell’s Thrush in the Estrie region, Quebec. Wilson Bull. 114(3): 333–341.Strong, A. M., C. C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland and K. Hagan. 2002. Effects of mountain resorts on wildlife. Vermont Law Review 26(3): 689-716.
  • Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland. 2001. Known breeding and wintering sites of Bicknell’s Thrush. Wilson Bull.113: 234-236.
  • Rimmer, C.C., K.P. McFarland, W.G. Ellison, J.E. Goetz and H. Ouellet. 2001. Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli). In The Birds of North America, (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.
  • Hobson, K.A., K.P. McFarland, L.I. Wassenaar, C.C. Rimmer and J.E. Goetz. 2001. Linking breeding and wintering grounds of Bicknell’s Thrushes using stable isotope analyses of feathers. Auk 118:16-23.
  • Nixon, E.A., S.B. Holmes and A.W. Diamond. 2001. Bicknell’s Thrushes (Catharus bicknelli) in New Brunswick clear cuts: their habitat associations and co-occurrence with Swainson’s Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus). Wilson Bulletin 113: 33-40.
  • Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland. 2000. Post breeding dispersal and migration stop-over in a montane spruce-fir forest in northern Vermont. Wilson Bull. 112:124-136.
  • Rimmer, C.C., K.P. McFarland, and J.E. Goetz. 1999. Distribution, habitat use, and conservation status of Bicknell’s Thrush in the Dominican Republic. El Pitirre 12: 114.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J.E. Goetz and K.P. McFarland. 1998. Bird Observations in threatened forest fragments of the Sierra de Neiba. El Pitirre 11(2):15-17.
  • McFarland, K.P. and C.C. Rimmer. 1996. Horsehair fungus (Marasmius androsaceus) used as nest lining by the Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) and other subalpine spruce-fir forest bird species. Canadian Field-Naturalist 110: 541-544.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J.L. Atwood, K.P. McFarland, and L.R. Nagy. 1995. Population density, vocal behavior and recommended survey methods for Bicknell’s Thrush. Wilson Bull. 108:639-649.
  • Atwood, J.L., C.C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland, S.H. Tsai, and L.R. Nagy. 1995. Distribution of Bicknell’s Thrush in New England and New York. Wilson Bull. 108: 650-661.
  • Ouellet, H. 1993. Bicknell’s Thrush: taxonomic position and distribution. Wilson Bulletin 105: 545-572.

Theses and Dissertations

  • McKinnon, E.A. 2009. Bicknell’s Thrush ( Catharus bicknelli ) in managed forests: nest-site selection, diet, and co-occurrence with Swainson’s Thrush ( C. ustulatus ). M.Sc. Thesis, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 127 pp.
  • Ball, M. 2000. Vocal behaviour of Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) Master’s thesis, Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Unpublished Reports

  • Whittam, B. and G. Campbell. 2010. High Elevation Landbird Program 2009 Report. Unpublished report by Bird Studies Canada, Atlantic Region, Sackville, NB. 18 pp.
  • Aubry, Y.,  S. Paradis, J. Hart, K. McFarland, C. Rimmer, J. Paquet and B. Whittam 2009. COSEWIC status report on the Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli in Canada. In COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa, ON. 42 pp.
  • Lloyd, J. and J.A. Hart. 2009. Mountain Birdwatch 2007-2008: Annual Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich, VT. 17 pp.
  • McFarland, K.P., C.C. Rimmer, S.J.K. Frey, S.D. Faccio, B.B. Collins. 2008. Demography, Ecology and Conservation of Bicknell’s Thrush in Vermont, with a Special Focus on the Northeast Highlands. Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich, VT. Technical Report 08-03. 71 pp.
  • Hart, J.A., and J.D. Lambert. 2008. Mountain Birdwatch: Protocol and Standard Operating Procedures for Monitoring High-elevation Landbirds in the Northern Appalachian and Laurentian Regions. Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring. 62 pp.
  • Hart, Julie A., and J. Daniel Lambert. 2007. Mountain Birdwatch 2006: Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpubl. report. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, VT. VINS Technical Report 07-03. 30 pp.
  • Rimmer, C.C., S.D. Faccio, and K.P. McFarland. 2006. Ecology and demography of Bicknell’s Thrush on East Mountain and Mount Mansfield, Vermont: Evaluating potential impacts of wind turbine construction. Year 3 Progress Report. VINS Technical Report 07-01. 19pp.
  • Rimmer, Christopher C., Juan Klavins, John A. Gerwin, James E. Goetz, and Eladio M. Fernandez. 2006. Ornithological Field Investigations in Macaya Biosphere Reserve, Haiti, 2-10 February 2006. VINS Technical Report 06-04. 21 pp.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J.D. Lambert and K.P. McFarland. 2005. Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Strategy for the Green Mountain National Forest. VINS Technical Report 05-5. 28pp.
  • Shriver, G., T. Maniero, K. Schwarzkopf, D. Lambert, F. Dieffenbach, D. Owen, Y. Q. Wang, J. Nugranad-Marzilli, G. Tierney, C. Reese, and T. T. Moore. 2005. Appalachian Trail Vital Signs: Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR – 2005/026. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Northeast Region, Boston, MA.
  • Rimmer, C., E. Garrido, and J. Brocca. 2005. Ornithological Field Investigations in La Visite National Park, Haiti. VINS Technical Report 05-03.
  • Rimmer, C.C., K.P. McFarland, and S.D. Faccio. 2005. 2004-2005 Report to the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative: Demographic Monitoring of Montane Forest Birds on Mount Mansfield, and Forest Bird Surveys on Mount Mansfield and Lye Brook Wilderness Area. VINS Technical Report 05-02.
  • Lambert, J.D. 2005. Mountain Birdwatch 2004: Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpubl. report. VINS, Woodstock, VT.
  • Rimmer, C.C., K.P. McFarland, J.D. Lambert, R.B.Renfrew. 2004. Evaluating the use of Vermont ski areas by Bicknell’s Thrush: applications for Whiteface Mountain, New York. Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Woodstock, VT.
  • Rimmer, C.C. and S.D. Faccio. 2004. Ecology and demography of Bicknell’s Thrush on East Mountain, East Haven, Vermont: evaluating potential impacts of wind turbine construction. Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Woodstock, VT.
  • Rimmer, C.C., J.M. Townsend, A.K. Townsend, E.M. Fernandez, and J. Almonte. 2004. Ornithological investigations in Macaya Biosphere Reserve, Haiti, 7-14 February 2004. Unpublished report, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Woodstock, VT.
  • Lambert, J.D. 2004. Mountain Birdwatch 2003: Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpubl. report. VINS, Woodstock, VT.
  • Lambert, J.D. 2003. Mountain Birdwatch 2002: Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpubl. report. VINS, Woodstock, VT.
  • Lambert, J.D. 2003. A conservation assessment of Bicknell’s Thrush habitat in the Northeast. Map and presentation at meeting of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative. Rockland, ME.
  • Lambert, J.D., S.D. Faccio, and B. Hanscom. 2002. Mountain Birdwatch 2001: Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpubl. report. VINS, Woodstock, VT.
    Lambert, J.D., McFarland, K.P. and C. Rimmer. 2001. Mountain Birdwatch 2000. Final Report to the USFWS Region 5.
  • Rompré, G., Connolly, V., Aubry, Y., Savard, J.-P.L. and Seutin, G. 2000. Les secrets de la Grive de Bicknell, une espèce vulnérable. Québec oiseaux. 4pp.
  • McFarland, K.P., C.C. Rimmer and J.E. Goetz. 1999. Demography and Ecology of Montane Forest Bird Populations in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Unpubl. Report, VINS.
  • Rompré, G., Y. Aubry, V. Connolly, J-P. L. Savard and G. Seutin. 1999 (unpublished). Répartition, abondance et préférences écologiques de la Grive de Bicknell (Catharus bicknelli) au Québec. Service canadien de la faune. 56 p.
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