Talon Ecological Research Group Contributions

Bossu, C. M., M. Rodriguez, C. Rayne, D. A. Chromczak, P. G. Higgins, L. A. Trulio, and K. C. Ruegg. 2023. Genomic approaches to mitigating genetic diversity loss in a declining population. Molecular Ecology 32(4): 5228-5240. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17109

Chromczak, D., L. Trulio, and P.G. Higgins. 2016. Winter burrowing owl banding, 2014-2016. Unpubl. final report prepared for State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant, Agreement Number P1382111.

Higgins, P., D. Chromczak, and Phillips, R. 2021. Burrowing Owls produce second brood in Mountain View, California. Western Birds Journal 52:340-344.

Higgins, P. G. and S. Menzel. 2023. Golden Eagles Nesting in an Urban Setting in a Canary Island Date Palm Tree, San Jose, California. Journal of Raptor Research 57(1): 114–115.


Klein, S. L. Baer., and R. Phillips. 2022. Breeding Swainson’s Hawks in the Central Coast Range of California. Western Birds Journal 53:19-29.  

Lanman, R. B., W. C. Leikam, M.V. Arellano, A. Leventhal, V. Lopez, A. Sigona, R. A. Phillips, J. Phillips, and K. Denryter. 2022. Review of considerations for restoration of tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) to the San Francisco Peninsula and northern Monterey Bay counties of California. The California Fish and Wildlife Journal 108(3):e14.

Menzel, S. 2018. Artificial burrow use by burrowing owls in northern California. Journal of Raptor Research 52:167-177.

Menzel S., C. Portman, and R. L. Wilkerson. 2024. A precipitous decline of western burrowing owls in Yolo County, northern California. Submitted for publication.

Phillips, R. A. 2019. Santa Clara County Tricolored Blackbird nesting and foraging monitoring project 2017-2018. Final report prepared for State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency, Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant, Agreement Number P1682902.

Trulio, L., D. Chromczak, and P. G. Higgins. 2018. Winter burrowing owl monitoring, 2016-2018. Unpubl. final report prepared for State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant, Agreement Number P1582105.

Trulio, L. A., D. A. Chromczak, P. G. Higgins, S. Menzel, C. M. Bossu and K. Ruegg. 2023. Combining genomic and field analyses to reveal migratory status in a burrowing owl population. Conservation Genetics 25(2): 427-437.