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Brown, D. J.; Donner, D. M.; Ribic, C. A.; Bocetti, C. I. 2019. Influence of climate change and postdelisting management on long‐term population viability of the conservation‐reliant Kirtland's Warbler. Ecology and Evolution 9(18): 10263-10276.
Brown, D. J.; Ribic, C. A.; Donner, D. M.; Nelson, M. D.; Bocetti, C. I.; Deloria-Sheffield, C. M. 2017. Using a full annual cycle model to evaluate long-term population viability of the conservation-reliant Kirtland’s warbler after successful recovery. Journal of Applied Ecology 54(2): 439-449.
Cooper, N. W.; Ewert, D. N.; Hall, K. R.; Rockwell, S. M.; Currie, D.; Wunderle Jr., J. M.; White, J. D.; Marra, P. P. 2018. Resighting data reveal weak connectivity from wintering to breeding grounds in a range-restricted and endangered long-distance migratory passerine. Avian Conservation and Ecology 13(1): 9.
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Eskelsen, J. 2007. Kirtland's Warblers found nesting outside Michigan. Birder's World 21(5): 14-16.
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Haney, J. C.; Lee, D. S.; Walsh-McGehee, M. 1998. A quantitative analysis of winter distribution and habitats of Kirtland's Warblers in the Bahamas. Condor 100: 201-217.
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Richard, T. 2013. Seven years later: Kirtland's Warbler at Petawawa 2006-2013. Ontario Birds 31: 148-159.
Richard, T. 2014. Characteristics of the breeding habitat of endangered Kirtland's Warblers on a Canadian military installation. Journal of Field Ornithology 85(3): 301-309.
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Sykes, P. W. 1997. A closer look: Kirtland's Warbler. Birding 29: 220-227.
Sykes, P. W.; Clench, M. H. 1998. Winter habitat of Kirtland's Warbler: an endangered Neartic/Neotropical migrant. Wilson Bulletin 110: 244-261.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and United States Forest Service. 2016. Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Forest Service, Eastern Region (Lake States Forests in Michigan and Wisconsin). Forest Service Agreement 16‐MU‐11090100‐009. Effective April 14, 2016. USFWS, Washington, D.C., USA. .
Wolcott, D. M.; Donner, D. M.; Brown, D. J.; Ribic, C. A. 2018. Kirtland's warbler winter habitat changes across the Bahamian Archipelago in response to future climate-condition scenarios. Caribbean Naturalist 49: 1-20.
Wunderle, J. M., Jr.; Currie, D.; Helmer, E. H.; Ewert, D. N.; White, J. D.; Ruzycki, T. S.; Parresol, B.; Kwit, C. 2010. Kirtland's Warblers in anthropogenically disturbed early-successional habitats on Eleuthera, The Bahamas. Condor 112(1): 123-137.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
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