OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Waterbirds is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors Affecting Colony Size and Breeding Parameters of Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) in Carp Ponds	15
Cover and Table of Contents	6
Tongue-Fluttering by Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) Foraging in a Tidal Estuary	6
Colonization and Extirpation of Great Black-Backed Gulls (Larus marinus) Nesting on Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence River	6
Waterbird Declines are Consistent with Increasing Kitesurfing Activity in a Uruguayan Coastal Lagoon	5
Instructions for Contributors to Waterbirds	4
Direct Measurements of Food and Caloric Intake for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	4
Waterfowl Population Trends in the Major Rivers of Chitwan National Park, Nepal	4
Siberian Crane Migration: Individuals Repeat Timing and Route in Spring Migration	4
No Evidence that Camera Monitoring Affects Nest Survival of Hawaiian Gallinule (Gallinula cholorpus sandvichensis)	3
First Record of Saddle-Billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Ground Nest in Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia	3
In Memoriam for Dr. Keith A. Hobson	3
Breeding Biology of a Globally Significant Population of African Openbills (Anastomus lamelligerus) in Zambia	3
Book Review	3
Record-Sized Flock of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) Observed Staging in the Central Platte River Valley During Autumn 2021	3
Effects of Colony Disturbance on Reproductive Success and Nest Defense Behaviors in Caribbean Roseate Terns	3
Consumption of the Toxic Tadpoles of the Cane Toad by the White Ibis Eudocimus albus	3
Pre- and Post-Impoundment Study of Breeding Waterfowl Use of a Hydroelectric Reservoir in the Eastern Canadian Boreal Forest	3
Sex Determination of Juvenile Harlequin Ducks Histrionicus histrionicus Using Morphometric Data	3
Cover	3
The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck	2
Frontispiece	2
High-density Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Population Beyond Purported Range Limits in the Northwest Territories, Canada	2
Systematic Review of Migratory Shorebirds Carnivorous Diet in Their Non-Breeding Period in the Americas	2
Adults Determine the Success of Kleptoparasitism in Frigatebirds	2

Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) Frequently Desert Viable Eggs without Incubating Them	2
Young American Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus Subsp. Smithsonianus) Have the Opportunity for Social Development at the Breeding Colony	2
Migratory and Winter Movements of Arctic Alaska Breeding Sabine's Gulls (Xema sabini)	2
Harvest Mortality of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Banded at Lake St. Clair, CAN and Western Lake Erie, USA	2
The Isotopic Pattern Variability in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Black-Vented Shearwater	2
Variable Connectivity among Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) Populations in North and South America: A Population Genetics Investigation	2
Breeding Biology of Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) in the Kashmir Himalayan Region of India	2
Photo Census Surveys of Thick-Billed Murres (Uria lomvia) at Cape Parry Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories	2
The Value and Necessity of Natural History Studies of Waterbirds	2
Habitat and Environmental Drivers of American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Energy Expenditure at Two Sites Within a Conservation Region	2
Reproductive Ecology and Nest Success of Reddish Egrets (Egretta rufescens) on a Natural Marsh Island in Southwestern Louisiana, USA	2
The First Documented Case of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus j. jamaicensis) Breeding in Louisiana, U.S.A	2
Defense of Eggs and Chicks in the Polyandrous Pheasant-Tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) in Sri Lanka: Sex-Roles, Stage of Breeding, and Intruder Type	2
Little Gulls (Hydrocoloeus minutus) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Canada 1973–2021	2
Netgun Capture Technique for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	2
Twenty-One Year Trends for Shorebirds, Waterfowl, and Other Waterbirds at Great Salt Lake, Utah	2
Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Home Range and Habitat Use in Late Winter and Early Breeding Season in Coastal Texas, USA	2
Exploratory Analyses of Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) and Sexual Dichromatism (SD) in Free-Living Adult Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea)	2
Cover	2
A Window into the Breeding Ecology and Molt of the Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis)	2
A Comparison of Direct & Indirect Survey Methods for Estimating Colonial Nesting Waterbird Populations	2
Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)	2
Soras over Illinois: Nocturnal Settlement Patterns in Porzana carolina are Site-Specific But Show No Evidence of Visual or Acoustic Cues	2
First Documentation of King Rail (Rallus elegans) Reproduction in Arkansas Since 2006	2
Frontispiece	2
Aquatic Bird Species Richness and Distribution along an Age Gradient of Reservoirs in Tigray National Regional State, Northern Ethiopia	2
Status, Distribution, and Habitat Use of Coastal Waterbirds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, USA	2
Coastal Bird Reproductive Metrics and Distribution in Alabama: A Review of Historical Data and Status Update	2
Recent Advances in Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Research: An Introduction	2
First Case of Double Brooding in American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in North America	2
Response of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Habitat Use to Changing Seasons and Tidal Levels Across a Grassland and Estuarine Ecosystem	2
Waterbird Fluctuations in Mar Chiquita Lake, Central Argentina: The Last 13 Years	1
Trends in Rail Migration Arrival and Departure Times Using Long-Term Citizen Science Data from Mississippi, USA	1
Non-Breeding Shorebird Ecology and Behavior on a Habitat Mosaic in Southeastern U.S.	1
Productivity and Nestling Mortality for Three Species of Herons at Natural and Anthropogenic Islands	1
Description of the Pre-Hatching Calls of the Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)	1
Status and Habitat Relationships of the Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) in Coastal Louisiana, USA	1
Seasonal Abundance and Migratory Connectivity of Nearctic Shorebirds in Kourou River Estuary, French Guiana	1
Editorial: Looking Back While Looking Forward	1
Editorial: Will 2023-24 be Remembered for Avian Influenza?	1
Editorial: It is Raining Status Reports	1
Evidence of Subclinical Inflammation Relates to PAH Exposure in Overwintering Common Loons (Gavia immer)	1
Seasonal Patterns in Daily Flight Distance and Space Use by Great Egrets (Ardea alba)	1
Can Artificial Light Deter Nocturnal Predators at Common Tern Nesting Sites? An Experimental Study	1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Predation on an Abnormal California Butterfly Ray (Gymnura marmorata) and its Ecological Implications	1
Foraging Behavior of the Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) at Hāmākua Marsh, O'ahu, Hawai'i	1
Factors Limiting Reproductive Success of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in Florida's Southern Big Bend Region	1
Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Using Communication Towers for Nesting in Vadodara District, Gujarat, India	1
Frontispiece	1
Lotus Vegetation Withered by Flooding in Summer Reduced the Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Wintering Population in Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma, Japan	1

Great Horned Owls Affect Herring Gull Nest Attentiveness	1
Testing Hunter Counts to Monitor Waterbird Winter Abundance: Comparisons with the International Waterbird Census	1
Diet of Breeding Caspian Terns Hydroprogne caspia at Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, is Diverse and Differs Between an Offshore and an Inshore Site	1
Vocal Activity of Little Bittern (Ixobrychus m. minutus) during the Breeding Season	1
The Importance of a Network of Sites to Maintain Hudsonian Godwits (Limosa haemastica) in a Critical Non-Breeding Area	1
Foraging Movements and Colony Attendance of Least Terns (Sternula antillarum) on the Central Platte River, Nebraska, USA	1
Predicting Sex of Mediterranean Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) from Morphometric Variables	1
The Current Status and Distribution of the Least Tern Breeding in the Gulf of California, México	1
Marine Debris on Leucocarbo atriceps Nests at Beagle Channel, Argentina, Under Different Anthropic Scenarios	1
Post-Fledging Parental Care in Tree-Nesting Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum)	1
Foraging Repertoire of American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in Two Different Habitats in an Important South American Wetland	1
First Insights into the Diet Composition of Madeiran and Monteiro's Storm Petrels (Hydrobates castro and H. monteiroi) Breeding in the Azores	1
Annual Patterns of Shorebird Migration and Habitat Use at the Gochang Tidal Flat: Insights from 10 Selected Shorebird Species	1
Seasonal Migration and Daily Movement Patterns of Sympatric Overwintering Black-Necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) and Common Cranes (Grus grus) in Caohai, Guizhou, China	1
Seasonal Patterns of Least Tern Distribution along the Atlantic Coasts of North, Central, and South America	1
Dietary Plasticity Mitigates Impacts to Reproduction for the Gull-Billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica During Abnormally Warm Sea Surface Temperature Events in California, U.S.A.	1
Seasonal Occurrence and Daytime Behaviour of Eurasian Spoonbills Platalea leucorodia leucorodia in Senegal's Atlantic Coastal Areas	1
Use of Morphometric Measurements of Photographs of a Sexually Dimorphic Bird to Determine Sex	1
Geographic Origins of Shorebirds Using an Alaskan Estuary during Migration	1
eDNA Metabarcoding Analyses of Diet in Yellow-Billed Loons of Northern Alaska	1
Editorial: On Authorships, Ethics, and Inclusion	1
Sternal Punctures in Common Loons (Gavia immer): Gender and Territorial Aggression	1
Identification of Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) Prey in Inland Andong Lake, Korea Using Video Image Analysis	1
A Taste for Squid: Red-Billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Diet in the South Atlantic	1
Population Numbers of the Magellanic Penguin along Its Central-Southern Distribution in Argentina: An Update after 25 Years	1
Comparison of Diets in the California Least Tern (Sternula antillarum browni) at Two Sites in Central California, U.S.A.	1
Abundance Estimates for Marsh Bird Species in the Columbia Wetlands, British Columbia, Canada	1
Using Double Sampling to Estimate the Population of Least Terns (Sternula antillarum) Nesting on Florida's Rooftops	1
Migration and Home Range of the Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in the Republic of Korea	1
A Novel Automated Method for Point-Based Change Detection Increases Estimation Accuracy of Breeding Pairs in Waterbird Colonies	1
Human-Made 1,000 Hectare Archipelago “Marker Wadden” Has Positive Impact on Regional and Flyway Populations of Waterbirds of Dynamic Freshwater Ecosystems	1
Status, Breeding, and Conservation of Black-Naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) in the Alphonse Group, Seychelles, 2008–2022	1
Acknowledgement to Reviewers, 1 January – 31 December 2022	1
Roost Sites Influence Habitat Selection of Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida) in Arizona and California	1
Video Monitoring of Waterbird Colonies Reveals Novel Predator	1
Migratory Connectivity and Nesting Behavior in Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) Based on Light-Level Geolocator Data	1