OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Raptor Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Nest Boxes Increased Presence of American Kestrels in a Blueberry Production Region Despite Low Box Occupancy	18
Wildlife Camera Monitoring Revealed the Northern Goshawk as a Predator on Gyrfalcon Nestlings	10
Unusual Behaviors by Male Blakiston's Fish Owls: Rearing of Unrelated Offspring and Simultaneous Courtship Feeding	10
A Woodland Management Protocol for the Conservation of a Locally Endangered Raptor Breeding in Timber Plantations	8
Taita Falcon Stronghold Discovered: Population Estimates Based on a Survey of Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique	8
Factors Influencing Prevalence and Intensity of Haemosporidian Infection in American Kestrels in the Nonbreeding Season on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	8
Manuscript Referees	8
Evidence of a Second Clutch for American Kestrels in Colorado, USA: Behavioral Observations and Implications for Nest Box Monitoring	8
Abundance and Breeding Ecology of Critically Endangered Vultures in Mole National Park, Ghana	7
Integrated Approach Improves Monitoring of Wintering Red Kites in Central Europe	7
In Memoriam Kevin J. Kritz 1959–2022	7
Breeding Parameters of an Introduced Barn Owl (Tyto alba javanica) Population in an Agricultural Area	7
Flammulated Owls Exhibit Diel Variation in Space Use	7
Full Issue	7
Declining American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) Nest Site Habitat Suitability in a Timber Production Landscape: Effects of Abiotic, Biotic, and Forest Management Factors	7
American Goshawk Diet on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada	7
Observation of a Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Eating Her Own Egg	6
Night Landing of Grey-Faced Buzzards (Butastur indicus) on a Ship During Migration	6
Magical Merlins	6
Uncertainty and Precaution in Estimating the Population Size of the Philippine Eagle	6
New Nesting Records and Breeding Ecology Observations of Rufous-Legged Owls in the Mediterranean Temperate Forest of Central Chile	6
Survival of White-Tailed Eagles Tracked after Rehabilitation and Release	5
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Recorded as Predator of Nestling Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in Norway	5
Ectoparasites of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Wintering on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	5
Using the Motus System to Track Post-Breeding Dispersal of American Kestrels Nesting in Minnesota, USA	5

Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Carcasses of Eagles Killed by Wind Turbines	5
Home Range Sizes of Urban Nankeen Kestrels in South Australia	5
Use of Nest Web Cameras and Citizen Science to Quantify Osprey Prey Delivery Rate and Nest Success	5
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Abundance in a National Conservation Area in Idaho Has Increased since the 1970s–1990s	5
Pre-Roost Habitats of Western Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus) Wintering in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur in Northwestern India	4
Vultures on the Brink of Extirpation: Massive Decline in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria	4
Using Citizen Science Data to Investigate the Diet of the Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) and White-Throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)	4
Dust Bathing by a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) in the Wild	4
Turtles as Prey of Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) on the Katy Prairie, Texas	4
Conservation Letter: Status and Conservation of Island Raptors	4
In Memoriam: Steve K. Sherrod, 1948–2024	4
Variation in Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eggshell Thickness: DDT, Measurement Methods, and Location	4
Crimpless, No-Sew Backpack Harness Technique	4
Early Pre-Migratory Flocking Behavior of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni)	4
Thirty Years of Migration and Winter Count Data Indicate Regional Differences in Population Trajectories for American Kestrels in North America	4
Observations of Black Vulture Cannibalism in an Area of High Avian Influenza Transmission	4
Teleconnection between the Reproductive Parameters of the Bearded Vulture and Macroclimatic Oscillations: Implications for Conservation	4
Resurveys Reveal Potential Population Increases of the Himalayan Griffon in Central West Nepal	3
Nest Usurpation by a Female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)	3
Documenting Occurrence and Rates of Spraddle-Leg in American Kestrel Nestlings within a Nest Box Monitoring Network	3
Manuscript Referees	3
Do Wintering American Kestrels Sleep Where They Eat?	3
Manuscript Referees	3
Vocal Repertoire of Chimango Caracaras in Rural and Urban Habitats	3
Raptor Poisoning in Europe between 1996 and 2016: A Continental Assessment of the Most Affected Species and the Most Used Poisons	3
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used to Assess Performance of Automated Detection and Audio Deterrent System for Reducing Wind-Turbine Collison Risk for Golden Eagles	3
Morphometrics as a Tool for the Species Identification of North American Bald and Golden Eagle Primary Feathers	3
American Kestrels Compete with European Starlings over Nest Boxes in Eastern Pennsylvania	3
Why Are Snowy Owls White and Why Have They Evolved Distinct Sexual Color Dimorphism? A Review of Questions and Hypotheses	3
Captive California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Incubates Bones	3
Range Contraction of an Osprey Population Following Lethal Control at a State Fish Hatchery in Montana	3
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Population Trend and Productivity in Central Israel	3
Daily Diet and Temporal Variation of Swainson's Hawk Prey Deliveries	3
Vocal Activity Patterns of the Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) in Peninsular Malaysia during Mid-Breeding Season	3
Challenges Adapting a Backpack Harness for Use on Gray Hawks (Buteo plagiatus)	3
Landfill Use by Andean Condors in Central Chile	3
Competitive Behaviors between Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) during Scavenging	3
A Reptile Feast: Diet of the Collared Forest-Falcon in a Tropical Dry Forest of Western Mexico	3
American Kestrel Nesting Biology and Long-Term Trends in the Alaskan Arctic: 2002–2021	3
The Effect of Local Weather Conditions on American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Reproduction	3
Distinguishing Sex of Northern Spotted Owls with Passive Acoustic Monitoring	2
Raptor Visitation to Natural and Artificial Water Sources in a Tropical Forest in Southern Mexico	2
The World's Most Imperiled Raptors Present Substantial Conservation Challenges	2
Parental Roles of Nesting Prairie Falcons in Relation to Reversed Sexual Dimorphism	2
Prey Species in the Diet of the Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) during Autumn Passage Stopover in Northeast India	2
Adult Home Range Size and Juvenile Movements of Gray Hawks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA	2
Winter Irruption of Two Geranoaetus Hawks in the Monte Desert of Argentina	2
A Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Nest Site Inside a Building in Southern Continental Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina	2
Assessing Raptor Diets and Hunting Patterns with Perch-Mounted Camera Traps: A Case Study from Taiwan	2
Conditioning Fledgling Bonelli's Eagles (Aquila fasciata) to Avoid Power Line Pylons	2

Raptors Using a Solar Photovoltaic Facility in Southern Spain	2
First Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in a Crested Caracara	2
Post-Release Survival of Golden Eagles in Western North America Following Clinical Rehabilitation from Injury and Disease	2
Wildlife Tourism Malpractice Can Lead to Animal Poisoning with Plastics	2
Spring Migration of Diurnal Raptors in Northern Luzon, Philippines, along the Oceanic Flyway in 2015 and 2016	2
Short-Eared Owl Land-Use Associations during the Breeding Season in the Western United States	2
Ordinal Date and Tree Diameter Influence Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Nest Survival	2
Landscape Configuration Influences Species Occupancy over Multiple Spatial Scales: A Case Study on Tawny Owl	2
Migratory Daily Departure Times of Chinese Sparrowhawks (Accipiter soloensis) and Gray-Faced Buzzards (Butastur indicus) in Taiwan	2
Climatic Niche Modeling to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Nine Vulture Species in India	2
A Response to Jha Relating to “Climatic Niche Modeling to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Nine Vulture Species in India”	2
Contrasting Movement Patterns of White-Headed and White-Backed Vultures in Central Mozambique	2
Conspecific Carcass Removal from a Wind Project Study Plot by a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)	2
Community Reserves Serve as Refugia Sites for Cavity-Nesting Owls in Northeast India	2
Prey Delivery Inside an Artificial Nest Box and Burrows Used by Nesting Burrowing Owls in el Paso, Texas	2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Overwintering Patterns in a High-Density Area in Senegal	2
Long-Term Trends of Autumn-Migrating Buteos around Henrys Lake Flat, Idaho, USA	2
Factors Associated with American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Nest Box Occupancy and Reproductive Success in an Agricultural Landscape	2