Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center scientists are currently conducting research on a wide variety of scientific topics. To view and search Patuxent's projects and other work by USGS staff, click on the following link: Research Topics.
Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL)– Banding and recovery data are essential elements for estimating and monitoring waterfowl populations.
Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) – Monitoring the status of breeding bird populations in the United States and Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Service: data, analyses, analytical software, information for participants
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) – monitoring populations of vocal frogs and toads in the eastern United States
Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) – Patuxent participates in this intensive monitoring and associated research studies on Department of the Interior lands in the northeastern United States.
Whooping Cranes: The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has been a leader in Whooping Crane research and recovery and is an active partner in the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
Bird Identification: The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center provides some learning tools for bird identification. These tools include: Patuxent's Bird ID InfoCenter, Patuxent Bird Quiz, Bird Identification Tips, and Seasonal Bird Checklists.
Declining, Threatened, and Endangered Species Database - Species Decline: Contaminants as a Contributing Factor Database
Pollution and Contaminants Contributing to Species Decline as Outlined in Species Recovery Plans - This database lists and ranks the effects of environmental contaminants and pollutants contributing to threatened and endangered species decline
Interactive Tools for BBS Data Analysis
Population Analysis Software – a variety of downloadable, statistical tools for analyzing bird or other population data
Population Databases – Audubon Christmas Bird Count Analysis 1959-1988, Avian Point Counts, Breeding Bird Census, Breeding Bird Survey, Colonial Waterbirds, Grassland Bird Home Page, Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas (some features of these databases are password-protected)
Products of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Invasive Species Science Projects
Populations-at-Risk Science Projects
Waterfowl Populations Science Projects