For decades our biologists have worked to understand and conserve wildlife across the Americas using innovative methods and tools. Peer-reviewed publications ensure that we produce and use the best possible science available.
Our scientists often reach out and cooperate with other experts as well as an army of community scientists to solve some of the most pressing issues in conservation biology. Sound science underpins all of VCE's work. Below are contributions our scientists have made each year.
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2025
Narango, D.L. and Straley K. Nonnative congeneric trees are poor quality host plants for a larval Lepidopteran. Ecosphere. In press.
2024
Repenning, M., A. E. Jahn, M. T. Hallworth and C. Suertegaray Fontana. Tracking tiny migrants: First description of the annual cycle of Sporophila seedeaters. Ornithological Research. In press.
Hostetler, J. A., E. B. Cohen, C. M. Bossu, A. L. Scarpignato, K. Ruegg, A. Contina, C. S. Rushing, and M. T. Hallworth. Challenges and opportunities for data integration to improve estimation of migratory connectivity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. In press.
Duali, J., W. V. DeLuca, S. A. Mackenzie, J. A. Tremblay, B. Drolet, S. Haché, A. Roberto-Charron, M. Holguín-Ruiz, R. Boardman, H. A. Cooke, C. C. Rimmer, K. P. McFarland, P. P. Marra, P D. Taylor and D. R. Norris. 2024. Range-wide post- and pre-breeding migratory networks of a declining neotropical–nearctic migratory bird, the blackpoll warbler. Scientific Reports 14, 30229. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80838-9
Sirén, A. P. K., M. T. Hallworth, J. R. Kilborn, C. A. Bernier, N. L. Fortin, K. D. Geider, R. K. Ratry, R. M. Cliche, L. S. Prout, S. J. Gifford, S. Wixsom, T. L. Morelli, and T. Wilson. 2024. Monitoring animal populations with cameras using open, multi-state, hierarchical models. Ecology and Evolution ece3.70783.
Hallworth, M. T., A. P. K. Sirén, W. V. DeLuca, T. R. Duclos, K. P. McFarland, J. M. Hill, C. C. Rimmer, and T. L. Morelli. 2024. Boom and bust: the effects of masting on seed predator range dynamics and trophic cascades. Diversity and Distributions 30:8 e13861.
deMaynadier, P., , , , , , , and . 2024. Insect pollinators: The time is now for identifying species of greatest conservation need. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1537. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1537
Jain, A., F. Cunha, M. J. Bunsen, J. S. Cañas, L. Pasi, N. Pinoy, F. Helsing, J. Russo, M. Botham, M. Sabourin, J. Fréchette, A. Anctil, Y. Lopez, E. Navarro, F. Perez Pimentel, A. C. Zamora, J. Ramirez Silva, J. Gagnon, T. August, K. Bjerge, A. Gomez Segura, M. Bélisle, Y. Basset, K. P. McFarland, D. Roy, T. Høye, M. Larrivée, D. Rolnick. 2024. Insect Identification in the Wild: The AMI Dataset. arXiv:2406.12452. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2406.12452
Roy D. B., Alison J., August T. A., Bélisle M., Bjerge K., Bowden J. J., Bunsen M. J., Cunha F., Geissmann Q.,Goldmann K., Gomez-Segura A., Jain A., Huijbers C., Larrivée M., Lawson J. L., Mann H. M., Mazerolle M. J., McFarland K. P., Pasi L., Peters S., Pinoy N., Rolnick D., Skinner G. L., Strickson O. T., Svenning A., Teagle S. and Høye T. T. 2024. Towards a standardized framework for AI-assisted, image-based monitoring of nocturnal insects. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 37920230108 http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0108
Blanc-Benigeri, A., Poirier, V., Narango, D.L., Frei, B., and Elliott, K. 2024. Dietary preferences of moulting Swainson’s Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) and Tennessee Warblers (Leiothlypis peregrina) at a stopover site during fall migration. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.9913.
Mejia G., Groffman, P. M., Avolio. M. L., Bratt, A., Engebretson, J.M., Grijseels, N., Hall, S. J., Hobbie S.E., Lerman, S.B., Litvak, W., Locke, D.H., Narango, D.L., et al. 2024.How do urban trees vary across the USA: It depends on where and how you look. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, p.e2777.
Rimmer, C.C., N. Viña Davila, J.D. Lloyd, Y. Aubry, C. Placencia León, Y. Segovia Vega, F. Rodríguez Santana, J. Ramon Fuentes, and A. Llanes Sosa. 2024. Overwinter status of Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) in eastern Cuba. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 37:1-11. https://doi.org/10.55431/jco.2024.37.1-11
Mejia G., P.M. Groffman, M.L. Avolio, A.R. Bratt, J. Cavender-Bares, N.H. Grijseels, S.J. Hall, J. Heffernan, S.E. Hobbie, S.B. Lerman, J.L. Morse, D.L. Narango, et al. 2024. Woody plant-soil relationships in urban interstitial spaces have implications for future forests within and beyond urban areas. Ecosystems, s10021-023-00881-x
2023
Jahn, A.E., J. Cereghetti, M.T. Hallworth, E.D. Ketterson, B. Ryder, P.P. Marra, and E. Derlindati. 2023. Highly variable movements by Andean Flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus): implications for conservation and management. Avian Conservation and Ecology 18.
deMaynadier, P., M.D. Schlesinger, S.P. Hardy, K.P. McFarland, L. Saucier, E.L. White, T.A. Zarrillo, and B.E. Young. 2023. Insect Pollinators: The time is now for identifying species of greatest conservation need. bioRxiv 2023.10.20.563282, https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.20.563282
Schlesinger, M.D., E.L. White, J.D. Corser, B.N. Danforth, M.K. Fierke, C.M. Greenwood, R.G. Hatfield, K.G. Hietala-Henschell, J.R. Mawdsley, K.P. McFarland, R. Niver, J.G. Rozen, M. Van Dyke, and T.G. Howard. 2023. A multi-taxonomic survey to determine the conservation status of native pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11, 1274680. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1274680
Lewis, W. B., R.J. Cooper, M.T. Hallworth, A.R. Brunner, and T.S. Sillett. 2023. Light-level geolocation reveals moderate levels of migratory connectivity for declining and stable populations of Black-throated Blue Warblers (Setophaga caerulescens). Avian Conservation and Ecology 18.
Schaffner, F. C., M.T. Hallworth, M.F. Jimenez, I. Rodríguez-Colón, and N.E. Seavy. 2023. Light-level tracking of Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis): lessons learned from wintering ground deployments. Journal of Field Ornithology 94(4):5
Lerman, S.B., K.L. Larson, D.L. Narango, M.A. Goddard, and P.P. Marra. 2023. Humanity for habitat: residential yards as an opportunity for biodiversity conservation. BioScience, p.biad085.
Grijseels, N.H., E. Litvak, M.L. Avolio, A.R. Bratt, J. Cavender‐Bares, P.M. Groffman, S.J. Hall, S.E. Hobbie, S.B. Lerman, J.L. Morse, and D.L. Narango et al. 2023. Evapotranspiration of residential lawns across the United States. Water Resources Research, 59(6), p.e2022WR032893.
Lewis, W.B., R.J. Cooper, R.B. Chandler, R.W. Chitwood, M.H. Cline, M.T. Hallworth,, J.L. Hatt, J. Hepinstall‐Cymerman, S.A. Kaiser, N.L. Rodenhouse, and T.S. Sillett. 2023. Climate‐mediated population dynamics of a migratory songbird differ between the trailing edge and range core. Ecological Monographs, 93(1), p.e1559.
2022
Doser, J.W., W. Leuenberger, T.S. Sillett, M.T. Hallworth, and E.F. Zipkin. 2022. Integrated community occupancy models: A framework to assess occurrence and biodiversity dynamics using multiple data sources. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13:919–932.
Meehan, T.D., et al. (incl. M.T. Hallworth, J.M. Hill, K.P. McFarland, C.C. Rimmer). 2022. Integrating data types to estimate spatial patterns of avian migration across the Western Hemisphere. Ecological Applications 32(7):e2679.DOI:10.1002/eap.2679
Ryan, T. P., B.O. Barrera, S.H. Aquez, and M.T. Hallworth. 2022. Movements and asynchronous nesting of the Peruvian Tern (Sternula lorata) in Chile and Peru. Marine Ornithology 50: 63-69.
2021
Bates, A.E., Primack, R.B., Duarte, C.M., and PAN-Environment Working Group (incl. K.P. McFarland). 2021. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation, 109175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175
Hagelin, J.C., M.T. Hallworth, C.P. Barger, J.A. Johnson, K.A. DuBour, G.W. Pendelton, L.H. DeCicco, L.A. McDuffie, S.M. Matsuoka, M.A. Snively, P.P. Marra, and A. Taylor. 2021. Revealing migratory path, important stopovers and non-breeding areas of a boreal songbird in steep decline. Animal Migration 8:168–191.
Keaton, W.J., N. Casajus, R.A. Hutchinson, K.P. McFarland, J.T. Kerr, D. Berteaux, M. Larrivée, and K.L. Prudic. 2021. Climate change and local host availability drive the northern range boundary in the rapid expansion of a specialist insect herbivore, Papilio cresphontes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:85. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.579230
2020
Brlík, V., et al. (incl. M.T. Hallworth, K.P. McFarland, C.C. Rimmer) 2020. Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: a meta-analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:207-220 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12962
Rimmer, C.C., J.D. Lloyd, K.P. McFarland, D.C. Evers, and O.P. Lane. 2020. Patterns of blood mercury variation in two long-distance migratory thrushes on Mount Mansfield, Vermont. Ecotoxicology 29:117
2019
Hill, J.M., B.K. Sandercock, and R.B. Renfrew. 2019. Migration patterns of Upland Sandpipers in the Western Hemisphere. Frontiers Ecology and Evolution 7. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00426
Hill, J.M., J.D. Lloyd, K.P. McFarland, and C.C. Rimmer. 2019. Apparent survival of a range-restricted montane forest bird species is influenced by weather throughout the annual cycle. Avian Conservation and Ecology 14:16. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01462-140216
Gyekis, J., J.M. Hill, and B. Evans. 2019. Spring migration timing of Grasshopper Sparrows in Central Pennsylvania as estimated from eBird records and two nocturnal flight call stations. Pennsylvania Birds 33:89-92.
Faccio, S.D., K.L. Buckman, J.D. Lloyd, A.N. Curtis, and V.F. Taylor. 2019. Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in Vermont vernal pools. Ecotoxicology 28: 717-731. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02068-4.
Lloyd J.D., C.C. Rimmer, and J.A. Salguero-Faría. 2019. Short-term effects of hurricanes Maria and Irma on forest birds of Puerto Rico. PLoS ONE 14(6): e0214432. doi.org/10.1371/
Rimmer, C.C., J.D. Lloyd, and J.A. Salguero Faría. 2019. Overwintering Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) on Puerto Rico—rare and local. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 32:34-38. (PDF)
Rodenhouse, N.L., W.H. Lowe, R.L.E. Gebauer, K.P. McFarland, and M.S. Bank. 2019. Mercury bioaccumulation in temperate forest food webs associated with headwater streams. Science of The Total Environment 665: 125-1134. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.151
Faccio, S.D., S.W. MacFaden, and E.W. Buford. 2019. Where do Salamanders Cross the Road? Development of a GIS Model to Identify Amphibian Road-crossing Hotspots: Final report submitted to the Vermont Agency of Transportation. 19pp. doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7754930.v1
Hill, J.M. and R.B. Renfrew. 2019. Migratory patterns and connectivity of two North American grassland bird species. Ecology and Evolution 9:680-692. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4795
2018
Hallworth M.T., P.P. Marra, K.P. McFarland, S. Zahendra, C.E. Studds. 2018. Tracking dragons: stable isotopes reveal the annual cycle of a long-distance migratory insect. Biology Letters 14: 20180741. doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0741 (PDF)
Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, S.C. Latta, D. Mejia, E.G. Garrido, and K.P. McFarland. 2018. Nesting ecology and nesting success of resident and endemic tropical birds in the Dominican Republic. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130(4): 849-858. doi.org/10.1676/17-071.1
Richardson, L.L., K.P. McFarland, S. Zahendra, and S. Hardy. 2018. Bumble bee (Bombus) distribution and diversity in Vermont, USA: a century of change. Journal of Insect Conservation. doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0113-5. (PDF)
Perlut, N.G., P.G. Parker, R.B. Renfrew, and M. Jaramillo. 2018. Haemosporidian parasite community in migrating bobolinks on the Galapagos Islands. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.05.006
McFarland, K.P., J.D. Lloyd, S.J.K. Frey, P.L. Johnson, R.B. Chandler, and C.C. Rimmer. 2018. Modeling spatial variation in winter abundance to direct conservation actions for a vulnerable migratory songbird, the Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) The Condor 120(3): 517-529. doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-17-234.1.
Dornelas M., L.H. Antão, F. Moyes, et al. 2018. BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27:760–786. doi.org/10.1111/geb.12729.
Martinsen, E.S., K.P. McFarland, and C.C. Rimmer. 2018. Documentation of a Hybrid Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) × Veery (C. fuscescens) Using Vocalization and Genetic Data. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130:70-80. http://wjoonline.org/doi/abs/10.1676/16-061.1
2017
Lloyd, J.D., S. Garlick, A. Lavallee, and S. Trombulak. 2017. Co-creating an action-oriented agenda for biodiversity research in Vermont. doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5693221.v1.
Lloyd, J.D. and C.C. Rimmer. 2017. Surveys of forest birds on Puerto Rico, 2015. Biodiversity Data Journal 5:e20745. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e20745.
Rimmer, C.C., P.L. Johnson, and J.D. Lloyd. 2017. Home Range Size and Nocturnal Roost Locations of Western Chat-Tanagers (Calyptophilus tertius). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129:611-615. doi.org/10.1676/16-097.1
Hill, J.M. and J.D. Lloyd. 2017.A fine-scale U.S. population estimate of a montane spruce–fir bird species of conservation concern. Ecosphere 8(8):e01921. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1921
Lloyd, J.D. 2017. Movements and use of space by Mangrove Cuckoos (Coccyzus minor) in Florida, USA. PeerJ 5:e3534. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3534
Lloyd, J.D.; K.P. McFarland. 2017. A Conservation Action Plan for Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli). International Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group (IBTCG). doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4962608.v1
Perlut, N.P. and R. Renfrew. 2017. Stopover on Galapagos during autumn migration of Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128:935-938. DOI: 10.1676/15-195.1
Renfrew, R.B., J.M. Hill, D.H. Kim, C. Romanek, and N.G. Perlut. 2017. Winter diet of Bobolink, a long-distance migratory grassland bird, inferred from feather isotopes. Condor 119:439-448, doi: 10.1650/CONDOR-16-162.1
McFarland K.P., J.D. Lloyd, and S.P. Hardy. 2017. Density and Habitat Relationships of the Endemic White Mountain Fritillary (Boloria chariclea montinus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insects 8:57. doi:10.3390/insects8020057
Prudic, K.L., K.P. McFarland, J.C. Oliver, R.A. Hutchinson, E.C. Long, J.T. Kerr, and M. Larrivée. 2017. eButterfly: Leveraging Massive Online Citizen Science for Butterfly Conservation. Insects 8:53. doi:10.3390/insects8020053
Lloyd, J.D., J. Scarl, J. Martínez-Sánchez, C.C. Rimmer, L. Prout, S. Mathison. 2017. Bicknell’s Thrush Mitigation Across Borders: A Strategy for Full Life-Cycle Conservation. doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4775680.v1
Frieze, R.D., and J.D. Lloyd. 2017. Eye-ring coloration is not a reliable indicator for aging Mangrove Cuckoos (Coccyzus minor). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129:163-165. doi: 10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.163
2016
Levin, I.I., R.E. Colborn, D. Kim, N.G. Perlut, R.B. Renfrew, and P.G. Parker. 2016. Local parasite lineage sharing in temperate grassland birds provides clues about potential origins of Galapagos avian Plasmodium. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1894
Lloyd J.D. 2016. Phenotypic variation in Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) across its geographic range. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0152141. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152141
2016. Assessing conservation status of resident and migrant birds on Hispaniola with mist-netting. PeerJ 3:e1541. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1541
McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2016. Vermont Bumble Bee Survey: Faunal Changes in Vermont, 1900-2014. Vermont Center for Ecostudies final report to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Faccio, S.D., S.W. MacFaden, J.D. Lambert, K.P. McFarland. 2016. The North Atlantic Vernal Pool Data Cooperative. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Final report submitted to the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative. (PDF)
2015
Townsend, J., K.P. McFarland, C.C. Rimmer, W.G. Ellison, and J.E. Goetz. 2015. Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America. doi:10.2173/bna.592
Renfrew, R., A.M. Strong, N.G. Perlut, S.G. Martin and T.A. Gavin. 2015. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/176
DOI: 10.2173/bna.176
DeLuca, W.V., B.K. Woodworth, C.C. Rimmer, P.P. Marra, P.D. Taylor, K.P. McFarland, S.A. MacKenzie, and D.R. Norris. 2015. Transoceanic migration by a 12 g songbird. Biology Letters 11:20141045. (Abstract)
van der Hoek, Y., A.M. Wilson, R.B. Renfrew, J. Walsh, P.G. Rodewald, J.Baldy, and L.L. Manne. 2015. Regional variability in extinction thresholds for forest birds in the north-eastern United States: an examination of potential drivers using long-term breeding bird atlas datasets. Diversity and Distributions DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12327 (Abstract)
2014
McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2014. Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis): Report to the Vermont Endangered Species Committee. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1305.9289 (PDF)
McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2014. Yellow-banded Bumblebee (Bombus terricola): Report to the Vermont Endangered Species Committee. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1764.0405.1844 (PDF)
McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2014. Ashton’s Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus ashtoni): A report to the Vermont Endangered Species Committee. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2026.1844 (PDF)
Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, J. Klavins, A.K. Townsend, E. C. Mendoza. 2014. New winter distributional records for Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) in the Dominican Republic. The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 27:36–39. (Abstract)
Townsend, J.T., C.T. Driscoll, C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland. 2014. Avian, salamander, and forest floor mercury concentrations increase with elevation in a terrestrial ecosystem. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 33:208-215. (Abstract)
2013
Capers, R.S. et al. (incl. K.P. McFarland). 2013. Establishing alpine research priorities in Northeastern North America. Northeastern Naturalist, 20(4), 559-577. (PDF)
Faccio, S.D., M. Amaral, C.J Martin, J.D. Lloyd, T.W. French, and A. Tur. 2013. Movement patterns, natal dispersal, and survival of Peregrine Falcons banded in New England. Journal of Raptor Research 47:246–261. (Abstract)
Levin, I.I., P. Zwiers, S.L. Deem, E.A. Geest, J.M. Higashiguchi, T.A. Iezhova, G. Jim´enez-ucz´ategui, D.H. Kim, J.P. Morton, N.G. Perlut, R.B. Renfrew, E.H. R. Sari, G. Valkiunas, and P.G. Parker. 2013. Multiple lineages of avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) in the Galapagos Islands and evidence for arrival via migratory birds. Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12127 (Abstract)
Jahn, A.E., V.R. Cueto, J.W. Fox, M.S. Husak, D.H. Kim, D.V. Landoll, J. Pinto Ledezma, H.K. LePage, D.J. Levey, M.T. Murphy, and R.B. Renfrew. 2013. Migration timing and wintering areas of three species of flycatchers (Tyrannus) breeding in the Great Plains of North America. Auk 130:247-257. (Abstract)
Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland. 2013. Bicknell’s Thrush: a twenty-year retrospective on the Northeast’s most vulnerable songbird. Bird Observer 41:9-16.
Davis, W.E., Jr. and C.C. Rimmer. 2013. Bicknell’s Thrush: who was the man behind the name? Bird Observer 41:18-22.
Renfrew, R.B., D. Kim, N. Perlut, J. Fox, J. Smith, and P.P. Marra. 2013. Phenological matching across hemispheres in a long-distance migratory bird. Diversity and Distributions 19:1008-1019. (Abstract)
Renfrew, R.B., ed. 2013. The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH. 548 pp. (Purchase book)
van der Hoek, Y., R.B. Renfrew, and L.L. Manne. 2013. Assessing regional and interspecific variation in threshold responses of forest breeding birds through broad scale analyses. PLoS ONE 8:e55996. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055996 (Abstract)
Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, C.T. Driscoll, K.P. McFarland, and E.E. Iñigo-Elias. 2013. Mercury concentrations in tropical resident and migrant songbirds on Hispaniola. Ecotoxicology Volume 22 (1): 86-93. DOI 10.1007/s10646-012-1005-1. (Abstract)
McFarland, K.P., C.C. Rimmer, J.E. Goetz, Y. Aubry, J.M. Wunderle Jr., A. Sutton, J.M. Townsend, A. Llanes Sosa, and A. Kirkconnell. 2013. A Winter Distribution Model for Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknelli), a conservation tool for a threatened migratory songbird. PLOS ONE 8(1): e53986. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053986. (Abstract)
2012
Ortiz, R.A, C.C. Rimmer, H. Askansas, and I. Mota. 2012. Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii): new record for the Dominican Republic. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 25:89-91. (Full Article)
Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland, and J.E. Goetz. 2012. Site-specific variation in food resources, sex ratios and body condition of an overwintering migrant songbird. Auk 129: 683-690. (Abstract)
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. (Abstract)
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. (Abstract)
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. (Abstract)
Hart, J.A., and C.C. Rimmer. 2012. White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (web)
2011
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. (Abstract)
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.
Sly, N.D., A.K. Townsend, C.C. Rimmer, J.M. Townsend, S.C. Latta, and I.J. Lovette. 2011. Ancient islands and modern invasions: disparate phylogeographic histories among Hispaniola’s endemic birds. Molecular Ecology 20:5012-5024. (Abstract)
Renfrew, R.B., S.J.K. Frey, and J. Klavins. 2011. Phenology and sequence of the complete prealternate molt of Bobolinks in South America. Journal of Field Ornithology 82:101-113. (Abstract)
2010
Parsons, K.C., P. Mineau, and R.B. Renfrew. 2010. Effects of pesticide use in rice fields on birds. Waterbirds 33(sp1):193-218. (Abstract)
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.
Galbraith, H., C.C. Rimmer, and T. L. Lloyd-Evans. 2010. Spring and fall migrations of the two races of Palm Warbler through New England. Bird Observer. 38: 12-15.
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. (Abstract)
Sly, N.D., A.K. Townsend, C.C. Rimmer, J.M. Townsend, S.C. Latta, and I.J. Lovette. 2010. Phylogeography and conservation of the endemic Hispaniolan Palm-Tanagers (Aves: Phaenicophilus). Conservation Genetics 11:2121-2129. (Abstract)
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. (Abstract)
McFarland, K.P. and S. Zahendra. 2010. The Vermont Butterfly Survey, 2002 – 2007: A Final Report to the Natural Heritage Information Project of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. 298 pp. dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.827269.v1 (PDF)
2009
Ribic, C. A., R. R. Koford, J. R. Herkert, D. H. Johnson, N. D. Niemuth, D. E. Naugle, K. K. Bakker, D. W. Sample, and R. B. Renfrew. 2009. Area sensitivity in North American grassland birds: patterns and processes. Auk 126:233-244. (Abstract)
Chace, J.F., S.D. Faccio and A. Chacko. 2009. Canada Warbler habitat use of Northern Hardwoods in Vermont. Northeastern Naturalist 16(4): 491-500.
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. Ecotoxicology 19(4): 697-709. (Abstract)
Townsend, J.M., C.C. Rimmer, and K.P. McFarland. 2009. Investigating the limiting factors of a rare, vulnerable species: Bicknell’s Thrush. Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Tropics: 91-95. (PDF)
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(3): 565-569. (Abstract)
2008
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.
Renfrew, R. and C.A. Ribic. 2008. Multi-scale models of grassland passerine density in a fragmented system in Wisconsin. Landscape Ecology 23:181-193. (Abstract) Table 3 (omitted in published article).
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.K., C.C. Rimmer, K.P. McFarland, and S. Menu. 2008. Identification and sex determination of Bicknell’s Thrushes using Morphometric Data. J. of Field Ornithology 79: 408-420. (Abstract)
Hallworth, M., P. M. Benham, J. D. Lambert and L. Reitsma. 2008. Canada warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) breeding ecology in young forest stands compared to a red maple (Acer rubrum) swamp. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 1353-1358.
Hallworth, M., A. Ueland, E. Anderson, J. D. Lambert, L. Reitsma. 2008. Habitat Selection and Site Fidelity of Canada Warblers (Wilsonia canadensis) in Central New Hampshire. Auk 125(4): 880-888.
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. (Abstract)
Rimmer C.C., L.G. Woolaver, R. K. Nichols, E. M. Fernandez, S. C. Latta and E. Garrido. 2008. First Description of Nests and Eggs of Two Hispaniolan Endemic Species: Western Chat-tanager (Calyptophilus tertius) and Hispaniolan Highland-tanager (Xenoligea montana). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 190-195. (Abstract)
Renfrew, R. B., D. H. Johnson, G. Lingle, and D. Robinson. 2008. Avian response to meadow restoration in the central Great Plains. Proc. North American Prairie Conference 20:313-324. (Abstract)
2007
Townsend, A., C. Rimmer, S. Latta, and I. Lovette. 2007. Ancient differentiation in the single-island avian radiation of endemic HIspaniolan chat-tanagers (Aves: Calyptophilus). Molecular Ecology 16: 3634-3642. (Abstract)
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 17: 2691-2700.
Renfrew, R., A. M. Saavedra. 2007. Ecology and conservation of Bobolinks in rice production regions of Bolivia. Ornitologia Neotropical 18:61-73. (Abstract)
Renfrew, R. 2007. An interspecific foraging association between Nearctic-Neotropical Migrant Passerines in Bolivia. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:124-126. (Abstract)
2006
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. (Abstract)
2005
Rimmer, C.C., J.M. Townsend, K. A.K. Townsend, E.M. Fernández, and J. Almonte. 2005. Avian diversity, abundance, and conservation status in the Macaya Biosphere Reserve of Haiti. Ornitologia Neotropical 16: 219–230. (PDF)
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. (Abstract) Winner of the Ernest P. Edwards Prize for the best major article published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology in 2005.
Renfrew, R., C.A. Ribic, and J.L. Nack. 2005. Edge avoidance by nesting grassland birds: a futile strategy in a fragmented landscape. Auk 122:618-636. (Abstract)
Rimmer, C.C. 2005. Bird conservation in Haiti: it’s now or never to save Haiti’s birds. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 18:86-87. (PDF)
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. (Abstract)
2004
Rimmer, C.C., S.D. Faccio, T.L. Lloyd-Evans, and J.M. Hagan III. 2004. A comparison of constant effort mist netting results at a coastal and inland New England site during migration. Studies in Avian Biology 29: 123-134.
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.
2003
Ryder, T.B. and C.C. Rimmer. 2003. Latitudinal variation in the definitive prebasic molt of Yellow Warblers. Wilson Bulletin 115:325-332.
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.
Renfrew, R. and C.A. Ribic. 2003. Grassland passerine nest predators near pasture edges based on video footage. Auk 120:371-383. (Abstract)
Sample, D.W., C.A. Ribic, and R. Renfrew. 2003. Linking landscape management with the conservation of grassland birds in Wisconsin. Pp. 359-385 In: Bissonette, J.A. And I. Storch, eds. Landscape ecology and resource management: linking theory with practice. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Faccio, S.D. 2003. Post-breeding emigration and habitat use by Jefferson and spotted salamanders in Vermont. Journal of Herpetology 37:479-489. [Abstract] [Full Document (.pdf 205 kb)]
Faccio, S.D. 2003. Effects of ice storm-created gaps on forest breeding bird communities in Central Vermont. Forest Ecology and Management 186:133-145. [Abstract] [Full Document (.pdf 383 kb)]
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. (Abstract)
2002
Renfrew, R. and C.A. Ribic. 2002. Influence of topography on density of grassland passerines in Wisconsin pastures. American Midland Naturalist 147:315-325. (Abstract)
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.
2001
Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland. 2001. Known breeding and wintering sites of Bicknell’s Thrush. Wilson Bull.113: 234-236. (Abstract)
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.
Renfrew, R. and C.A. Ribic. 2001. Grassland birds associated with agricultural riparian areas in southwestern Wisconsin. Journal of Range Management 54:546-552. (Abstract)
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. (Abstract)
Lowther, P.E., C.C. Rimmer, B. Kessel, S.L. Johnson, and W.G. Ellison. 2001. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus). In The Birds of North America, No. 591. (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Rimmer, C.C. and J.R. Tietz. 2001. An adult male Blackpoll Warbler in female-like plumage. J. Field Ornithol. 72:365-368. (Abstract)
Rimmer, C.C. and J. Almonte. 2001. Additional notes on the wintering status of Swainson’s Warbler in the Dominican Republic. El Pitirre 14:5-6. (PDF)
2000
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. (Abstract)
Dwyer, C.S. and C.C. Rimmer. 2000. Definitive prebasic molt of Gray Catbirds at two sites in New England. Condor 102:894-904.
1999
Corser, J.D., M. Amaral, C.J. Martin, and C.C. Rimmer. 1999. Recovery of a cliff-nesting Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, population in northern New York and New England, 1984-1996. Canadian Field-Naturalist 113:472-480.
Lowther, P.E., C. Celada, N.K. Klein, C.C. Rimmer and D.A. Spector. 1999. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). In The Birds of North America, No. 454 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Faccio, S.D., and C.C. Rimmer. 1999. High rates of Brown-headed Cowbird occurrence in Champlain Valley forests: Conservation implications for migratory songbirds. In, Manley, T.O. and P.L. Manley, (eds.). Lake Champlain in Transition: From Research Toward Restoration. American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., pp 361-370.
Faccio, S.D. 1999. Loons: Sound and Spirit of the Northern Woods. Vermont Woodlands 6(1):24-27.
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.
Hochachka, W.M., T.E. Martin, and 28 other authors including K.P. McFarland in alphabetical order. 1999. Scale dependence in the effects of forest coverage on parasitization by brown-headed cowbirds. Studies in Avian Biology 18: 80-88.
Faccio, S.D., C.C. Rimmer and K.P. McFarland. 1999. Results of the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program, 1989-1996. Northeastern Naturalist 5: 293-312.
1998
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.
Rimmer, C.C. and K. P. McFarland. 1998. Two new avian records for Hispaniola: Swainson’s Warbler and Song Sparrow. El Pitirre 11(1): 15-16.
Rimmer, C.C. and K.P. McFarland. 1998. Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina). 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.
1997
Mulvihill, R.S. and C.C. Rimmer. 1997. Timing and extent of the molts of adult Red-eyed Vireos on their breeding and wintering grounds. Condor 99:73-82.
1996
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.
Faccio, S.D. 1996. Predation of an eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) by a gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensus). The Canadian-Field Naturalist 110(3): 538.
Rimmer, C.C. and C.H. Darmstadt. 1996. Non-breeding site fidelity in Northern Shrikes. J. Field Ornithol. 67:360-366.
1995
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. (PDF) (Open Data)
