The Fisheries and Wildlife Resources Group
Technical Reports and Recent Studies
Sharon K. Taylor, DVM, PhD, Group Manager, sktaylor@usbr.gov, 303-445-2052
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We take pride in the quality and timeliness of our peer-reviewed technical reports. Click on the authors names below to view our recent technical reports, or scroll down. Reports are available for download as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.. Contact the webmaster if you encounter any problems. |
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Ahlers, D., 2009. Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat Reconnaissance. Upper Rio Grande from the Colorado State Line to Cochiti Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 33 pp.
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Ahlers, D., G. Reed, R. Siegle, 2009. A Long-Term Assessment of Livestock Impacts on Riparian Vegetation. Elephant Butte Project Lands, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 100 pp. |
Ahlers, D., G. Reed, R. Siegle, 2009. A Long-Term Assessment of Livestock Impacts on Riparian Vegetation. Elephant Butte Project Lands, APPENDICES. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 82 pp. |
Ahlers, D., G. Reed, R. Siegle, 2009. Results of 2007 Soil Sampling along the Middle Rio Grande, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 35 pp. |
Ahlers, D., 2009. Elephant Butte Reservoir Delta Photostations, 2005-2009. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 75 pp.
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Ahlers, D., S.D. Moore, and V. Johanson. 2009. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Study Results - 2009. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 30 pp.
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Ahlers, D., V. Johanson, S. Ryan, R. Siegle. 2010. Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat Suitability, 2008. Highway 60 Downstream to Elephant Butte Reservoir, NM. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 271 pp. |
Ahlers, D., and S.D. Moore. 2012. Interior Least Tern Monitoring Results 2011 and 2012, Brantley Reservoir, Carlsbad Project. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 37 pp. |
Ahlers, D., S.D. Moore and G. Reed. 2012. 2012 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Survey Results. Orilla Verde Recreation Area and La Cienega Sites, New Mexico. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field Office, New Mexico, 37 pp. |
Ahlers, D., 2012. Elephant Butte Reservoir Delta Photostations, 2005-2012. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 82 pp.
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Ahlers, D., S.D. Moore, S. Root and D. Carstensen. 2013. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Study Results - 2012. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 51 pp.
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Helfrich, L., C. Liston, B. Mefford, and R. Bark, 2000. Assessment of Survival and Condition of Fish passed through a Hidrostal Pump at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility, California, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 16, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 18 pp. |
Helfrich, L.A., Bark, R., Liston, C.R., and B. Mefford, 2003. Survival and Condition of Striped Bass, Steelhead, Delta Smelt, and Wakasagi Passed through a Hidrostal Pump at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility, Tracy, California, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 24, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, 33 pp. |
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Karp, C., L. Hess and C. Liston. 1995. Re-evaluation of Louver Efficiencies for Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Striped Bass, 1993, Tracy Fish Facility Studies, Volume 3, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region and Denver Technical Services Center, 31 pp. |
Puckett, K., C. Liston, C. Karp, and L. Hess. 1996. Preliminary Examination of Factors that Influence Fish Salvage Estimates at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility, California, 1993 and 1994, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 4, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region and Denver Technical Services Center, 28 pp. |
Karp, C., L. Hess, J. Lyons, and C. Liston. 1997. Evaluation of the Sub-sampling Procedure to Estimate Fish Salvage at the Tracy Fish Collection Facility, Tracy, CA, 1993-1996, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 8, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, 23 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
Karp, C., Larrick, W., Johnston, M., and T. Dick. 2005. Steelhead Movements in the Upper Yakima |
Karp, C., Larrick, W., Johnston, M., and T. Dick. 2009. Steelhead Movements in the Upper Yakima |
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Moore, D., 2005. Status and Monitoring of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers within Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 34 pp. + appendices volumes. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2005. 2005 Southwestern Willow
Flycatcher Study Results -
Selected Sites Along the Rio Grande From Velarde to Elephant
Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 66 pp. |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2006. 2006 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results - Selected Sites Along the Rio Grande From Velarde to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 77 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., 2006. Riparian Obligate Nesting Success as Related to Cowbird Abundance and Vegetation Characteristics Along the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 43 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
Ryan, S., Moore, D. and R. Siegle, 2007. Results of Brown-Headed Cowbird Control Program Monitoring
1999-2006 – Final Report
Alamo Lake State Wildlife Area and
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, Technical Report, U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation,
Lower Colorado Regional Office,
Boulder City, Nevada, and Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, 53 pp. |
| Moore, S.D., 2007. Vegetation Quantification of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Nest Sites. Rio Grande from La Joya to Elephant Butte Reservoir Delta, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 18 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2008. 2007 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results - Selected Sites Along the Rio Grande From Velarde to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 74 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2009. 2008 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results - Selected Sites Along the Rio Grande From Velarde to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 78 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., 2009. Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Survey. Cottonwood Creek below Flatiron Reservoir, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 20 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., 2009. Assessment of Potential Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat. Los Lunas and San Marcial, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 18 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and S. Ryan, 2009. Preliminary Avian Monitoring Study Results - 2008. Folsom Dam Safety/Flood Damage Reduction Project, Folsom, California, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Central California Area Office, Folsom, California, 56 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2009. A Review of Vegetation and Hydrologic Parameters Associated with the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher - 2002 to 2008. Elephant Butter Reservoir Delta, New Mexico,U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 48 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2009. 2008 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Selected Sites along the Rio Grande from Velarde to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 78 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
| Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2009. 2008 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Seldon Canyon/Radium Springs, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 28 pp. View Full Report Adobe Acrobat PDF |
Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2010. 2009 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Selected Sites along the Rio Grande from Velarde to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 92 pp. |
Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2011. 2010 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Selected Sites along the Rio Grande from Belen to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 86 pp. |
Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2012. 2011 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Selected Sites along the Rio Grande from Bandelier National Monument to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 98 pp. |
Moore, S.D., and D. Ahlers, 2012. 2012 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Study Results. Selected Sites along the Rio Grande from Bandelier National Monument to Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 121 pp. |
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Portz, D.E., Woodley, C.M., Cech, Jr., J.J., and C.R. Liston, 2005. Effects of Short-Term Holding of Fishes: A Synthesis and Review, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 29, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, 85 pp. |
Portz, D.E., 2007. Fish-holding-associated Stress in Sacramento River Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) at South Delta Fish Salvage Operations: Effects on Plasma Constituents, Swimming Performance, and Predator Avoidance. Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Davis, 161 pp. |
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Nelson, S.M. and G. Reed, 2007. Effects of Jet Grouting on Wetland
Invertebrates at Mormon Island Auxiliary
Dam, Folsom, California, Technical Memorandum,U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office,
Folsom, California, and Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, 35 pp. |
Reed, G., and R. Siegle, 2010. 2009 Monitoring Report for Treatment of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and Other Invasive Nonnative Vegetation - Orilla Verde Recreation Area. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 65 pp. |
Reed, G., and R. Siegle, 2011. 2010 Monitoring Report for Treatment of Saltcedar in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 85 pp. |
Reed, G., S.M. Nelson, D. Moore and R. Siegle. 2012. 2011 Monitoring Report for Mormon Island Wetland Preserve. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Central Valley Area Office, Folsom, California, 69 pp. |
Reed, G., S.M. Nelson, D. Moore and R. Siegle. 2013. 2012 Draft Monitoring Report for Mormon Island Wetland Preserve. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Central Valley Area Office, Folsom, California, 87 pp. |
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Sechrist, J., V. Johanson, D. Ahlers, 2009. Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Radio Telemetry Study Results. Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 68 pp. |
Sechrist, J., E. Best. 2012. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Migration Study Results, Pecos River, New Mexico, |
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| Siegle. R., and D. Ahlers, 2004. Brown-headed Cowbird Management Techniques Manual, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, 78 pp. |
Siegle, R., 2006. 2005 Monitoring Report for the Los Lunas Habitat Restoration Site, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, and U.S. Department of Defense,
Army Corps of Engineers,
Albuquerque District,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 63 pp. |
Siegle, R. and G. Reed, 2007. 2006 Monitoring Report for the Los Lunas
Habitat Restoration Site,
Technical Memorandum, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, 68 pp. |
Siegle, R, and G. Reed, 2007. Results of Soil Sampling Along the Middle Rio Grande, 2006 Report. Technical Memorandum, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado, 32 pp. |
Siegle, R., and G. Reed. 2008. 2007 Baseline Monitoring Report for Treatment of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and Other Invasive Nonnative Vegetation - Orilla Verde Recreation Area. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 34 pp. |
Siegle, R., and G. Reed. 2008. 2007 Baseline Monitoring Report for the Los Lunas Habitat Restoration Site. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 77 pp. |
Siegle, R., and D. Hosler. 2010. Saltcedar Biocontrol at Pueblo, Colorado: Vegetation Monitoring Final Report. Technical Memorandum No. 86-68220-10-03. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 112 pp. |
Siegle, R., and D. Hosler. 2011. Effects of the Biological Control Agent Diorhabda elongata deserticola on Resprouted Saltcedar. Pueblo, Colorado. 2008 Final Report. Technical Memorandum No. 86-68220-10-04. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 59 pp. |
Siegle, R., and G. Reed. 2011. 2010 Monitoring Report for the Los Lunas Habitat Restoration Site. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 100 pp. |
Siegle, R., G. Reed and D. Moore. 2011. Bosque del Apache Sediment Plug Baseline Studies. Annual Report 2010. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 57 pp. |
Siegle, R., G. Reed and V. Williams. 2012. 2011 Monitoring Report for Treatment of Saltcedar in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 85 pp. |
Siegle, R., G. Reed, S.M. Nelson and E. Rice. 2012. Vegetation Response to Interim Flows in the San Joaquin River. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 61 pp. |
Siegle, R., D. Ahlers, G. Reed and D. Moore. 2012. Bosque del Apache Sediment Plug Baseline Studies. Annual Report 2011. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, and
Albuquerque Area Office, New Mexico, 76 pp. |
Siegle, R., G. Reed and D. Ahlers. 2013. 2012 Monitoring Report for the Los Lunas Habitat Restoration Site. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, 112 pp. |
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Sutphin, Z.A., Bridges, B.B., Baskerville-Bridges, B. and R.C.Reyes, 2007. Evaluation of Current and Historical 10-Minute-Count Screens at The Tracy Fish Collection Facility, Tracy, California, , Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 31, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, 45 pp. |
Sutphin, Zak, 2008. High Pressure Injection of a Photonic Marking Agent: Mark Retention and Effects on Survival in Juvenile Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis, and Adult Delta Smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus, Tracy Fish Collection Facility Studies, Volume 34, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region and Denver Technical Service Center, 21 pp. |
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