Ronald A. Weiss, Ed. D., MBA, MST
Select List of Publications and Scientific Reports
Doctoral Dissertation
Weiss, R. A. 1995. The Status and Distribution of Rails
and Other Marsh Birds in Natural and Restored Wetlands in Northern
Indiana. A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree Doctor of Education in
Science. Ball State University. December 1995. UMI Dissertation Services
No. 9611753. 152 Pp.
Master's Thesis
Weiss, R. A. 1973. An Interdisciplinary Junior High School
Curriculum in Environmental Science for Palm Beach County, Florida.
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. 114 Pp.
Web Page
Weiss, R. A., M. Bird and B. Lowery. 1998-2006. Web Page
for the Chipper Woods Bird Observatory. URL -
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods
Publications
Drake, E. A., V. J. Meretsky and R. A. Weiss. 2003. A case
study of the winter diet of the Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in western
Indiana.
In review.Weiss, R. A. 2003. Results of the Indiana
2002-2003 Christmas bird count. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 81(3): 131-156.
Weiss, R. A. 2003. Turtle tagging and bird banding: Two
months in a Tropical Rainforest. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 81(1): 19-24,
Weiss, R. A. and R. L. Hedge. 2002. A confirmed nest of
the Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) in Indiana. Indiana
Audubon Quarterly, in press.
Dunning, J. B. Jr., A. Beheler, M. Crowder, S. Andrews,
and R. Weiss. 2002. A Eurasian Wryneck specimen from southern Indiana.
North American Birds 56(3):264-267.
Weiss, R. A. 2002. Start your day with a Tropical Parula.
Indiana Audubon Quarterly 80(2):87-91.
Weiss, R. A. 2001. The possible impact of bacterial
conjunctivitis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) on House Finch populations in
Indiana. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 79(2):75-79.
Weiss, R. A, 2001. A Second Season of MAPS at the Mary
Gray Bird Sanctuary. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 79(1):7-10.
Weiss, R. A. 2001. Photographs of a Eurasian Collared Dove
in the hand in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. In Eurasian Collared Dove:
Indiana’s First Sightings. Indiana Audubon Society 79(1):1-5.
Weiss, R. A. 2000. Breeding site fidelity of a male
Louisiana Waterthrush. North American Bird Bander. 25(3):96. July-Sept.
Weiss, R. A. 2000. Why Band A Bird? Western Birder and
Naturalist. Nov.-Dec., 2000.
Weiss, R. A. 2000. Landbirds at Sea. Two months aboard the
nuclear carrier USS Carl Vinson, CVN-70. Indiana Audubon Quarterly
78(3):154-157.
Weiss, R. A. 2000. Monitoring of Avian Productivity and
Survivorship (MAPS) at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary, Fayette County,
Indiana. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 78(2):73-79.
Weiss, R. A. 1999. Results of the 1998 Indiana Big May
Bird Count. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 77(2):75-100.
Weiss, R. A. 1998. What is the worth of a bird? Outdoor
Indiana. May/June 1998. Pp. 34-39.
Weiss, R. A. 1998. The Newport Chemical Depot: An
opportunity to preserve a 7,100 acre wildlife sanctuary in Indiana.
Natural Area News. 2(2):9 (Pub. of IN Dept. of Nat. Res.)
Weiss, R. A.1998. Results of the 1997 Indiana Big May Bird
Count. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 76(2):65-92.
Weiss, R. A. 1997. Trends in Indiana House Finch counts: A
comparison of Indiana Audubon Society May, summer and Christmas bird
counts, 1980-1995. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science.
106(67-77).
Weiss, R. A. 1997. Neotropical Migrants: A bander’s
delight. SAFRING News 26:17-20. (Journal of the South African Ringing
Society).
Weiss, R. A. 1997. A tip for storing and dispensing bird
bands. North American Bird Bander. Vol 22(3):122.
Weiss, R. A. 1997. Neotropical migrant birds wintering on
central Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. Bahama Journal of Science 4(3):14-19.
Weiss, R. A. 1997. Species Diversity of Indiana
Birds-1980-1996: An analysis of Indiana Audubon Society Christmas, May and
summer bird count data. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 75(2):72-76.
Weiss, R. A. 1997. Results of the 1996 Indiana Audubon
Society Big May Day Bird Count. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 75(1): 19-51.
Weiss, R. A.1997. Two weeks in April at the Point Reyes
Bird Observatory.
Indiana Audubon Quarterly 75(4):232-235.
Chandler, C. R. and R. A. Weiss. 1996. Avifauna of the
Newport Army Ammunition Plant, Vermillion County, Indiana. Proceedings of
the Indiana Academy of Science 105:69-85.
Weiss, R. A. 1995. The camcorder as a useful tool for bird
census studies. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 73(3):118-119.
Weiss, R. A. 1994. Birding the Spanish Main. Indiana
Audubon Quarterly 72(1):28-29.
Weiss, R. A. 1994. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa.
Indiana Audubon Quarterly 72(2):112.
Weiss, R. A. 1993. Birding the "Soo." Indiana Audubon
Quarterly 71(3):166-167.
Weiss, R. A. 1993. Birding the Bahamas: Eleuthera Island.
Indiana Audubon Quarterly 71(2):73-76.
Weiss, R. A. 1993. Book review - Peterson Field Guide to
the Stars and Planets, 3rd edition. Indiana Audubon Quarterly 71(2):109.
Weiss, R. A., and R. Jones. 1992. A useful tool to locate
and report unusual bird sightings - a grid overlay of Summit Lake State
Park, Indiana. IN Audubon Quarterly 70(4):226-227.
Weiss, R. A. 1992. Birding with the "Boomers." Indiana
Audubon Quarterly 70(2):104-107.
Weiss, R. A. and R. Jones. 1992. CB birding. The Cardinal,
Newsletter of the Indiana Audubon Society, Inc., 21(4):3.
Weiss, R. A. 1991. Last day in Cape Town. Indiana Audubon
Quarterly 69(1):61-64.
Weiss, R. A. 1990. A birding adventure in Namibia. Indiana
Audubon Quarterly 68(4):208-211.
Weiss, R. A. 1990. Birding Maui. Indiana Audubon Quarterly
68(3):141-143.
Weiss, R. A. 1984. Their tattletales, our problems.
Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute, 10/84, p. 82.
Weiss, R. A. 1984. Annual propagation cycles on 10 meters.
Radio ZS, Journal of the South African Radio Society, May 1984, pp. 96-97.
Weiss, R. A. 1984. Design for an inexpensive direction
finding loop antenna. Popular Communications, May 1984, pp. 60-61.
Weiss, R. A. 1981. Direction finding with loop antennas.
Popular Communications, April 1984.
Weiss, R. A. 1981. Tuning in "MARS," Speedx: The DX
Magazine for Active Shortwave Listeners, April 1981, XI(4) p. 51.
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