The Raptor Research Center (RRC) at Boise State University is a student-centered research community focused on research and conservation of birds of prey and their environment. The RRC’s work spans many aspects of raptor biology—from nesting ecology and habitat use, to functional and comparative genomic studies, to the effects of environmental change on population and community dynamics. The RRC’s research addresses both foundational ecological questions and applied conservation problems. The geographic focus ranges from local ecosystems, including the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, to regional and international study sites.
Submissions from 2026
Dataset for Re-assessing the Status of High Desert Bird Populations of the Morley Nelson Birds of Prey National Conservation Area After 30 Years of Change, Madeline C. Aberg, Jeremy Halka, Joseph M. Weldon, Robert A. Miller, and Jay D. Carlisle
Submissions from 2025
Dataset for Ectoparasite and Trichomonosis Management Improve Nestling Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Health and Survival: An Effective Mitigation Strategy, Julie A. Heath, Caitlin M. Davis, Benjamin M. Dudek, Christopher J.W. McClure, Kevin T. Myers, Emma K. Regnier, Brian W. Rolek, and Ashley L. Santiago
Dataset for Landscape Changes and Declines in Aquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) Territory Occupancy in Southwestern Idaho, Ashley L. Santiago, Jennyffer Cruz, Donna M. Delparte, Michael N. Kochert, Karen Steenhof, Joseph M. Weldon, and Julie A. Heath
Submissions from 2023
Dataset for Sex, Body Size, and Winter Weather Explain Migration Strategies in a Partial Migrant Population of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius), Sadie C. Ranck, Christina M. Garsvo, Darin M. Schwartz, Linda M. Reynard, Matthew J. Kohn, and Julie A. Heath
Submissions from 2022
Dataset for Seasonal Trends in Adult Apparent Survival and Reproductive Trade-Offs Reveal Potential Constraints to Earlier Nesting in a Migratory Bird, Kathleen R. Callery, John A. Smallwood, Anjolene R. Hunt, Emilie R. Snyder, and Julie A. Heath
Submissions from 2021
Dataset for Golden Eagle Dietary Shifts Following Wildfire and Shrub Loss Have Negative Consequences for Nestling Survivorship, Julie A. Heath, Mike Kochert, and Karen Steenhof
Dataset for Linking Behavioral States to Landscape Features for Improved Conservation Management, Maitreyi Sur, Brian Woodbridge, Todd C. Esque, Jim R. Belthoff, Peter H. Bloom, Robert N. Fisher, Kathleen Longshore, Kenneth E. Nussear, Jeff A. Tracey, Melissa A. Braham, and Todd E. Katzner
Submissions from 2020
Dataset for 2020 Illegal Killing of Non-Game Wildlife and Recreational Shooting in Conservation Areas, Todd E. Katzner, Jay D. Carlisle, Sharon A. Poessel, Eve C. Thomason, Benjamin P. Pauli, David S. Pilliod, James R. Belthoff, Julie A. Heath, Kristina J. Parker, Kevin S. Warner, Heather M. Hayes, Madeline C. Aberg, Sandra M. Amdor, Patricia A. Ortiz, Steven E. Alsup, Stephanie E. Coates, Tricia A. Miller, and Zoe K. Duran
Dataset for Estimating eBird Arrival Dates and Temperature Anomalies for American Kestrels, Breanna F. Powers, Jason M. Winiarski, Juan M. Requena-Mullor, and Julie A. Heath
Submissions from 2019
Data for Long-Distance Natal Dispersal Is Relatively Frequent and Correlated with Environmental Factors in a Widespread Raptor, Hanna M. McCaslin, T. Trevor Caughlin, and Julie A. Heath
Data Set for Patterns and Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Breeding Distribution Shifts of North American Migratory Birds, Hanna M. McCaslin and Julie A. Heath
Submissions from 2017
Data Set for Improved Supervised Classification of Accelerometry Data to Distinguish Behaviors of Soaring Birds, Maitreyi Sur, Tony Suffredini, Stephen M. Wessells, Peter H. Bloom, Michael Lanzone, Sheldon Blackshire, Srisarguru Sridhar, and Todd Katzner
Submissions from 2016
Data Associated with 'Earlier Nesting by Predatory Bird is Associated with Human Responses to Climate Change', Shawn Heath Smith, Karen Steenhoff, Christopher J.W. McClure, and Julie Heath