1. Pearce, J. L., Kirk, D. A., Lane, C. P., Mahr, M. H., Walmsley, J., Casey, D., Muir, J. E., Hannon, S. J., Hansen, A., and Jones, K. (2008).  Prioritizing avian conservation areas for the Yellowstone to Yukon region of North America.  Biological Conservation.
2. Kirk, D. A., Bellerby, G., Brook, R. W., Weseloh, D. V. (Chip), and Ewins, P. J. (in press). Assessing seasonal variation in counts and movements of Bonaparte’s Gulls Larus philadelphia on the Niagara River, Ontario.  Waterbirds.
3. Woodley, S. J., Johnson, G., Freedman, B., and Kirk, D. A.. (2006).
   Effects of timber harvesting and plantation development on cavity-nesting
   birds in New Brunswick.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 120: 298-306.
4. Mineau, P., Downes, C. M., Kirk, D. A., Bayne, E., and Csizy, M. (2005). Patterns of bird species abundance in relation to granular insecticide use in the Canadian prairies.  EcoScience 12: 267-278. (Download PDF)
5. Woodley, S., Meyer, K.D., Kirk, D. A., and Pearce, P. A. (2004). Contaminant levels, eggshell thinning, and productivity in Sharp-shinned Hawks in Fundy National Park, New Brunswick.   Journal of Raptor Research 38: 69-77.
6. Kirk, D. A., Boutin, C. and Freemark, K. E. 2001. A multivariate analysis of bird species composition and abundance between crop types and seasons in southern Ontario, Canada.  EcoScience 8: 173-184.
7. Kirk, D. A. and Hobson, K. A. (2001). Bird-habitat relationships in jack pine boreal forests.  Forest Ecology and Management 147:217-243.
8. Freemark, K. E. and Kirk, D. A. 2001. Birds on organic and conventional farms in Ontario: partitioning effects of habitat and practices on species composition and abundance. Biological Conservation 101:337-350.
9. Van Veen, J. C. and Kirk, D. A. 2000.  Dietary shifts and fledging success in breeding Tawny Owls Strix aluco.  Ökologie der Vögel (Ecology of Birds) 22: 237-281
10. Hobson, K. A., Kirk, D. A. and Smith, A. R. (2000). A multivariate analysis of breeding bird species of western and central Canadian boreal forests: habitat and spatial effects.  EcoScience 7: 267-280.
11. Bellerby, G., Kirk, D. A. and D. V. (Chip) Weseloh. (2000). Staging Little Gulls, Larus minutus, on the Niagara River, Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 114: 584-590.
12. van Veen, J. C. and Kirk, D. A. (2000). Dietary shifts and fledging success in breeding Tawny Owls.  Journal Fur Ornithologie.
13. Boutin, C., Freemark, K. E. and Kirk, D. A. (1999). Farmland birds in southern Ontario: field use, activity patterns and vulnerability to pesticide use. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 72: 239-254.
14. Boutin, C., Freemark, K. E., and Kirk, D. A. (1999).  Spatial and temporal patterns of bird use of farmland in southern Ontario.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 113: 430-460.
15. Kirk, D. A. and Hyslop, C. (1998). Population status and recent trends in Canadian raptors: a review.  Biological Conservation. 83: 91-118.
16. Kirk, D. A. and Mossman, M. J. (1998). Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). No. 339 In The Birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union.
17. Kirk, D.A., Diamond, A.W., Smith, A.R., Holland, G.E. and Chytyk, P. (1997). Population changes in boreal forest birds in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  Wilson Bulletin 104: 1-27.
18. Kirk, D.A., Diamond, A.W., Hobson, K.A. and Smith, A.R.  (1996). Breeding bird communities of the western and northern Canadian boreal forest: relationship to forest type. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1749-1770.
19. Montevecchi, W.A. and Kirk, D.A. (1996). Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis). No. 260 In The Birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union.
20. Kirk, D. A. and Houston, D. C. (1995).  Social dominance in migrant and resident Turkey Vultures at carcasses: Evidence for a despotic distribution?  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 36: 323-332.
21. Kirk, D. A., and Currall, J. E. P. (1994).  Habitat associations of migrant and resident vultures in central Venezuela.  Journal of Avian Biology 25: 327-337.
22. Kirk, D. and Bathe, G. (1994). Population size and home range of black-naped hares Lepus nigricollis nigricollis on Cousin Island (Seychelles, Indian Ocean).  Mammalia 58, 557-562.
23. Kirk, D.A. and Gosler, A.G. (1994). Body condition varies with migration and competition in migrant and resident South American vultures. Auk 111: 931-942.
24. Kirk, D.A. and Racey, P.A. (1992). Effects of the introduced black-naped hare Lepus nigricollis nigricollis on the vegetation of Cousin island, Seychelles and possible implications for avifauna. Biological Conservation 61: 171-179.
25. Kirk, D. A. (1992). Diet changes in breeding Tawny Owls (Strix aluco). Journal of Raptor Research 26: 239-242.

Book Chapters

1. Freemark, K., M. Santelmann, J. Sifneos, D. White, and D. A. Kirk.  (2007). Assessing effects of alternative agricultural practices on wildlife habitat in Iowa, U.S.A.  In J. I. Nassauer, M. Santelmann, and D. Scavia (Editors).  From the corn belt to the Gulf: Ecological and societal implications of alternative agricultural futures.  RRF Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
2. Kirk, D.A., Evenden, M.D. and Mineau, P. (1996). Past and current attempts to evaluate the role of birds as predators of insect pests in temperate agriculture.  Current Ornithology 13: 175-264.

1. 2007 Assessed impacts of wind turbines on avian and bat mortality at Point Pelee National Park of Canada.  Report to Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Parks Canada Agency headquarters, Leamington, Ontario.
   
2. 2007 Evaluated potential impacts of short-rotation intensive culture and agroforestry on biodiversity and wildlife habitat suitability for Ducks Unlimited Canada and Saskatchewan Forest Centre.  Available at http://www.saskforestcentre.ca/uploaded/FinaldraftAgroforestryandBiodiversity-1May073.pdf
   
3. 2006 Reviewed efficacy of surrogate measures for biodiversity conservation in Canadian agro-ecosystems for National Agri-Environmental Standards Initiative (NAESI) of Environment Canada (Development of habitat based biodiversity standards) in association with O2 Planning + Design, Inc., Calgary, Alberta and Elutis Modelling and Consulting, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario. 
   
4. 2007 Updated literature review on effects of Double-crested Cormorants on vegetation of islands in western Lake Erie, Point Pelee National Park of Canada and management recommendations.  Report prepared for Parks Canada Agency, Point Pelee National Park of Canada, Leamington, Ontario.
   
5. 2005 Assessed different approaches being used to develop indicators for biodiversity assessment among them biotic indices, ecological integrity, and multi-species monitoring with Parks Canada Agency, Ontario regional office, Ottawa, Ontario.  
   
6. 2005 Reviewed effects of fragmentation in the Acadian Forest Region of Canada with Pearce & Associates Ecological Research. (Report for National Council on Air and Stream Improvement NCASI), Montréal, Québec.
   
7. 2005 Investigated use of Bayesian Belief Networks for use and application in assessing risk to threatened species from research activities.  Report background for workshop on BBNs with Species at Risk Program, Parks Canada Agency Headquarters, Hull [Gatineau],Québec.
   
8. 2004 Prepared report ‘’Guidance for inventory and monitoring of species at risk on Environment Canada Federal lands’’ Report prepared for Recovery Science, Species at Risk, Environment Canada, Hull [Gatineau], Québec). 
9. 2004 Prepared science literature review on impacts of raccoons on turtles and other species at risk at Point Pelee National Park of Canada.  Report to Parks Canada Agency, Point Pelee National Park of Canada, Leamington, Ontario.

1. Kirk, D.A. (in prep.).  Developing standards and assessing biotic integrity and local habitat quality in agricultural landscapes.  Draft Report to National Agr-Environmental Standards Initiative (NAESI), Environment Canada.
2. Morrison, R.I.G., Sheppard, P.C.F., Ross, R. K., Guzman, J., and Kirk, D. (2008) Geomorphology, habitats, and distribution of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. Pages 28-64 in: Morrison, R.I.G., and Ross, R.K. Atlas of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. Canadian Wildlife Service Special Publication, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa (in press).
3. Morrison, R.I.G., Ross, R.K., and Kirk, D. (2008). The distribution and abundance of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico: overview and species accounts. Pages 65-105 in: Morrison, R.I.G., and Ross, R.K. Atlas of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. Canadian Wildlife Service Special Publication, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa (in press).
4. Morrison, R.I.G., Ross, R.K., and Kirk, D. (2008). Important sites for Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. Pages 106-126 in: Morrison, R.I.G., and Ross, R.K. Atlas of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. Canadian Wildlife Service Special Publication, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa (in press).
5. Kirk, D. A. and Nantel, P. (2007).  Restoring populations of marsh species at risk: Implications of linking Point Pelee National Park and Hillman Marsh Conservation Area. Report to Parks Canada Agency headquarters.
   
6. Kirk, D. A. (2007). Stopover Habitat for Migrating birds in Southern British Columbia: modelling bird-habitat relationships.  Report to Pacific and Yukon Region, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.
   
7. Hobson, K. A., and Kirk, D. A. (2005).  Spatial Variation in Bird Communities in Relation to Coarse-Scale Environmental Factors in Canadian Boreal Forest.  Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative, Technical Report.
   
8. Kirk, D. A., Welsh, D. A., Baker, J. A., Thompson, I. and Csizy, M.  (2004). Modelling bird species composition and abundance in old growth pine forests of Ontario (Canada). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Canadian Wildlife Service Technical Report.
   
9. Franken, R., Wellicome, T., Dale, B., Schmoll, M., Kirk, D., Quinlan, R. and Scobie, R. (2003).  Identifying species-habitat linkages for priority landbirds, shorebirds and species at risk: Final report.   Report to Alberta NAWMP Biodiversity Fund, Prairie and Northern Region, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 
10. Scheuhammer, A.M., Money, S.L., Kirk, D.A., Donaldson, G. (2003). Lead fishing sinkers and jigs in Canada: Review of their use patterns and toxic impacts on wildlife. Occasional Paper Number 108, Canadian Wildlife Service.
11. Kirk, D. A., Csizy, M., Francis, C. and McCracken, J.D. (2001).  Habitat associations of marsh-nesting birds in the Great Lakes Region: Implications for local conservation and management.  Report to Wildlife Habitat Canada. Bird Studies Canada Report. Available at: www.bsc-eoc.org/mmphabitat.html
    
12. Bowman, J., and Kirk, D. A. (2001).  Temporal patterns in reproductive success of Common Loons in Nova Scotia, 1988-1999.  Report to Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service – Atlantic Region. 
    
13. Kirk, D. A., (2000).  A decision support tool to aid in evaluating significance of adverse effects on birds for environmental assessment.  Research and Development Monograph Series. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.  
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