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37. Summarized in Jones 2002.
38. See O’Leary and Jones 2006.
39. See Cowie and Hinsley 1988b.
40. Discussed in Jones 2011.
41. See, for example, Thompson 1987.
42. See Cowie and Hinsley 1988b.
43. See Schoech and Bowman 2003.
44. See Peach 2015.
45. See Chamberlain et al. 2009 and Orros and Fellowes 2015.
46. See Lepczyk et al. 2004.
47. See Fuller et al. 2012.
48. See Fuller et al. 2008 and Fuller et al. 2012.
49. See Wilcoxen et al. 2015.
50. See Fuller et al. 2008 and Fuller et al. 2012.
51. See Lepzyyk et al. 2004.
52. John Marzluff’s Welcome to Subirdia (2014) summarizes this expertly.
53. See Chamberlain et al. 2009.
54. See Fuller et al. 2008.
55. See Galbraith et al. 2014.
56. Observations by Chris Whittles but widely noted (see Toms and Sterry 2008).
57. Visit BTO Garden BirdWatch at www.bto.org.gbw.
58. See Orros and Fellowes 2014.
59. See Galbraith et al. 2014.
60. See South and Pruett-Jones 2000.
61. See Peck et al. 2014.
62. See Peck et al. 2014.
5. What Happens When We Feed?
1. A summary of our research on Australian Magpies and especially their aggression toward humans is provided in Jones 2002.
2. See Jones 2002.
3. See Jones 2002.
4. This surprising finding was reported in Hughes et al. 2003.
5. Details provided in Jones 2002.
6. Floyd and Woodland 1981.
7. Our findings are presented in O’Leary and Jones 2006.
8. These studies are summarized in Jones 2002.
9. See Boutin 1990.
10. See Watson 1970.
11. This is described in detail by Dhondt et al. 1984.
12. See Clamens and Isenmann 1989.
13. An excellent synthesis of this large body of work is provided by Robb et al. 2008a.
14. See Svensson and Nilsson 1995.
15. Two foundational papers on these topics are Drent and Daan 1980 and Meijer and Drent 1999. Genuinely essential readings.
16. A key reference for this topic is Robb et al. 2008a.
17. This important study was published as Robb et al. 2008b.
18. See Robb et a. 2008b.
19. See Harrison et al. 2010.
20. See Harrison et al. 2010.
21. See Hill 1988.
22. See Robb et al. 2008a.
23. See Chamberlain et al. 2009.
24. This key reference is Chamberlain et al. 2009.
25. See Plummer et al. 2013.
26. See Plummer et al. 2013.
27. See Plummer et al. 2015.
28. The standard reference for all aspects of nutrition in wildlife generally is still Robbins 1983.
29. See Plummer et al. 2013.
30. See Robb et al. 2008b.
31. See Plummer et al. 2013.
32. See Kallander 1981.
33. Kallander 1981, 247.
34. See Smith 1991.
35. See Smith 1967.
36. See Brittingham and Temple 1988.
37. See Brittingham and Temple 1988.
38. See Brittingham and Temple 1988, 587.
39. See Brittingham and Temple 1988, 587.
40. See Jansson et al. 1981.
41. See Robb et al. 2008a.
42. See Wilson 2001.
43. See Grubb 1987.
44. See Kubota and Nakamura 2000.
45. See Saggese et al. 2011.
46. See Poesel et al. 2006.
47. See Otter et al. 1997.
48. See Cuthill and Macdonald 1990.
49. See Barnett and Briskie 2007.
50. See Saggese et al. 2011.
51. See Kacelnik 1979.
52. See Woolfenden and Fitzpatrick 1984.
53. A comprehensive review of the issues is given in Hatchwell 2009.
54. See Schoech 1996.
55. See Schoech 1996, 236.
56. See Fleischer et al. 2003.
57. See Schoech and Bowman 2003.
58. See Reynolds et al. 2003.
59. See Ishigame et al. 2006.
60. See Boutin 1990.
61. Robb et al. 2008b.
6. Tainted Table?
1. As described in Margaret Barker and Jack Griggs’s 2000 book, The FeederWatcher’s Guide to Bird Feeding (sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology).
2. See Fischer et al. 1997.
3. See Ley et al. 1996.
4. The whole story is described in detail in Dhondt et al. 2005.
5. One of the first reports from this group is Dhondt et al. 1995.
6. See Dhondt et al. 2005.
7. See Hosseini et al. 2004.
8. See Dhondt et al. 2007a.
9. See Adelman et al. 2015.
10. See Adelman et al. 2015.
11. See details in Dhondt et al. 2007b.
12. See Adelman et al. 2015.
13. See Adelman et al. 2015.
14. See Hofle et al. 2004.
15. See Hofle et al. 2004.
16. See Hanson 1969.
17. See Hofle et al. 2004.
18. Robinson et al. (2010) provides an excellent, detailed account of this outbreak and its impact on birds in the UK.
19. See Robinson et al. 2010.
20. See Robinson et al. 2010.
21. The Garden Bird Health Initiative is hosted by the Zoological Society of London (visit www.zsl.org/science/research/gwh.
22. See Robinson et al. 2010.
23. See Robinson et al. 2010.
24. See Lawson et al. 2012.
25. See Ganas et al. 2014.
26. See Ganas et al. 2014.
27. Mentioned in Ganas et al. 2010.
28. See Robinson et al. 2010.
29. See Robsinson et al. 2010.
30. Described more generally by Becker et al. 2015.
31. See Lawson et al. 2012.
32. See Lawson et al. 2012.
33. See Lawson et al. 2012.
34. Quotation from Lawson et al. 2012, 7.
35. See Tollington et al. 2015.
36. The leaflet “Beak and Feather Disease (Psittacine ciroviral disease)” is available from the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage (www.deh.gov.au).
37. A major source of relevant information is Thomas et al. 2007.
38. Mentioned in Lawson et al. 2012.
39. See Adelman et al. 2015.
40. Mentioned by Becker et al. 2015.
41. See Dhondt et al. 2007a.
42. Chris Whittles, pers. comm., October 2015.
43. Cornell University, Department of Animal Science, http://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/toxicagents/aflatoxin.
44. See note 43
45. See Lawson et al. 2006.
46. See Leung et al. 2006.
47. Visit the Birdcare Standards Association at www.birdcare.org.uk.
48. See note 43.
49. See Robinson et al. 2010.
50. See note 43.
51. See Robinson et al. 2010.
52. GrrlScientist 2012.
53. GrrlScientist 2012.
54. The standard reference for all aspects of nutrition in wildlife generally is still Robbins 1983, though Barboza et al. 2009 provides some important new material.
55. See Frith and Frith 2001.
56. See note 54.
57. See note 47.
58. See note 47.
59. Description provided by Sterba 2012.
60. See Sterba 2012.
61. See Waters et al. 2009.
62. Among the exceptions are several studies led by Renee Chapman in Australia. See Chapman and Jones 2009, 2010, 2012.
63. Visit the BTO and Cornell Lab websites for various opinions on the use of bread
today, noting that it remains extremely widespread as a food offered to birds throughout the world.
64. See Rollinson and Jones 2003.
65. See Ishigame et al. 2006.
66. See Robbins 1983.
67. See Orros and Fellowes 2014.
68. Described in Jones 2002 and O’Leary and Jones 2006.
69. Just Google “meat-eating lorikeets” and stand back!
7. Feeding for a Purpose
1. The dramatic and tragic story of the wildlife of New Zealand has been covered by many authors, though Kerry-Jayne Wilson’s Flight of the Huia (2004) is among the most detailed and reliable.
2. See Galbraith et al. 2014.
3. Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
4. See Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
5. See Worthy and Holdaway 2002.
6. These dates and a host of related issues are discussed in the magisterial The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life in New Zealand by Trevor Worthy and Richard Hold-away (2002).
7. See Worthy and Holdaway 2002.
8. Flannery 2005.
9. See Flannery 2005.
10. See Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
11. See Worthy and Holdaway 2002.
12. Pawson and Brooking 2002.
13. This is an all too familiar scenario, tragically yet brilliantly explained by Stolzen-burg 2011.
14. See Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
15. See Stolzenburg 2011.
16. This graphic is found in Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
17. See Stolzenburg 2011.
18. See Stolzenburg 2011.
19. The role and issues associated with the use of supplementary feeding in conservation projects throughout the world are discussed in many places including Blanco et al. 2011, Boutin 1990, and Dubois and Fraser 2013.
20. Visit www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz.
21. Birkhead 2012.
22. See Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
23. See Taylor and Castro 2001.
24. See Castro et al. 2003.
25. See Castro et al. 2003.
26. Taylor and Castro 2001.
27. See Castro et al. 2003.
28. See Castro et al. 2003.
29. See Castro et al. 2003.
30. See Tennyson and Martinson 2006.
31. Again, covered nicely by Stolzenburg 2011.
32. Mentioned in Stolzenburg 2011.
33. See Wilson 2004.
34. See Lloyd and Powlesland 1994.
35. See Wilson 2004.
36. See Stolzenburg 2011.
37. See Stolzenburg 2011.
38. See Lloyd and Powlesland 1994.
39. See Lloyd and Powlesland 1994.
40. See James et al.1991 and Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
41. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
42. See Clout et al. 2002.
43. See Lloyd and Powlesland 1994.
44. See Lloyd and Powlesland 1994.
45. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
46. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
47. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
48. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
49. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
50. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
51. Ralph Powlesland personal communication 2015.
52. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
53. See Powlesland and Lloyd 1994.
54. See Clout et al. 2002.
55. See Clout et al. 2002.
56. See Tella 2001.
57. See Houston et al. 2007.
58. Quotation from Clout et al. 2002, 17.
59. See Clout et al. 2002.
60. See Edmunds 2008.
61. The standard general reference is still Martin 1987.
62. See Wright and Leonard 2007.
63. See Martin et al. 2000.
64. See Vickery et al. 2004.
65. Recorded by Charles Swainson (1885) 2004.
66. Deftly described in Sparrow by Kim Todd (2012).
67. See Todd 2012.
68. Jones 1981, 1983.
69. See Summers-Smith 2003.
70. See Chamberlain et al. 2007.
71. See Chamberlain et al. 2007.
72. See Peach et al. 2008.
73. Summarized in detail in Baillie et al. 2007.
74. See Peach et al. 2008.
75. See Peach et al. 2008.
76. See Chamberlain et al. 2007.
77. See Peach et al. 2008.
78. See Peach et al. 2008.
79. See Peach et al. 2015.
80. See Peach et al. 2015.
81. Information from Will Peach, personal communication, 2014.
82. See Peach et al. 2014.
83. Shakespeare quoted in McCarthy 2006.
84. Ackroyd 2000.
85. The standard account is Carter 2007.
86. See Carter 2007.
87. See Carter 2007.
88. An excellent summary of the Red Kite story can be found at the RSPB site: www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/r/redkite/.
89. See McCarthy 2006.
90. See http://www.gigrin.co.uk.
91. More details are available at http://www.chilternsaonb.org/about-chilterns/red-kites.html.
92. The Gigrin Farm’s history and current details are found at http://www.gigrin.co.uk.
93. See Carter 2007.
94. See http://www.gigrin.co.uk.
95. See Carter 2007.
96. See Orros and Fellowes 2014.
97. An article questioning the previously promoted practice of feeding red kites is available at http://web.onetel.com/~gerrywhitlow/sekg/kite%20feeding%20guidelines.pdf.
98. See Orros and Fellowes 2014.
99. Comments by Melanir Orros, personal communication, 2014.
100. See Orros and Fellowes 2014.
101. Ecological traps in urban environments are nicely discussed by Leston and Rodewald 2006.
102. See Leston and Rodewald 2006.
103. See Parra and Tellería 2004.
8. Reasons Why We Feed Wild Birds
1. One part of Peter Howard’s PhD thesis was published as Howard and Jones 2004.
2. Some of these issues are described in Nattrass 2001, Jones and Howard 2001, Jones 2011, and Jones 2014.
3. See Howard and Jones 2001.
4. See, for example, Clucas and Marzluff 2012 and Clucas et al. 2014.
5. See Marzluff and Miller 2014.
6. John Marzluff has been investigating corvids for a long time, and his findings are beautifully summarized in In the Company of Crows and Ravens (2005) and Gifts of the Crow (2012), both written with Tony Angell.
7. See Marzluff and Angell 2005.
8. Schreiber 2010.
9. Clark 2013.
10. See, for example, Fuller and Irving 2010 and Lepczyk et al. 2012.
11. See Chapman and Jones 2009, 2011, 2012.
12. Chapman 2015.
13. Kellert 1996, 1997.
14. One of the most thoughtful and wide ranging explorations of the relationships between people and wildlife is Michael Manfredo’s Who Cares about Wildlife (2008), and this includes excellent discussion of Kellert’s values system.
15. See Miller 2005.
16. Discussed critically in Perkins 2010.
17. See note 16.
18. See Cox and Gaston 2016.
19. See Cowie and Hinsley 1988a.
20. Cox and Gaston 2016, 10–11.
9. Bird Feeding Matters Even More Now
1. Baicich, Barker, and Henderson 2010.
2. An important argument made by Cannon 1999 and Berthold and Mohr 2006.
3. As documented by Baicich et al. 2015.
4. There are plenty of researchers holding such opinions, and Robb et al. 2008a provides a good summary.
5. Coined in Jones and Reynolds 2008.
6. See, for example, Fuller et al. 2008.
7. See Fuller et al. 2008.
8. Or visit
Anthropocene.info.
9. See Brittingham and Temple 1992a.
10. See Chace and Walsh 2006.
11. These and related topics are discussed in McDonnell et al. 2009.
12. See Galbraith et al. 2014.
13. See, for example, Ottoni et al. 2009.
14. See Robinson et al. 2010.
15. See Louv 2005.
16. See Louv 2005.
17. Discussed and summarized nicely by Fuller and Irvine 2010.
18. These issues and others are discussed in Selhub and Logan 2012.
19. Visit, for example, www.childrenandnature.org.
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