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Assistant Research Professor, Department of Biology & Research Director, Intermountain Bird Observatory

Dr. Jay Carlisle received his B.S. in Ecology from The Evergreen State College in 1995 and his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of South Dakota in 2005. He now serves on the research faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University, and as Research Director for the Idaho Bird Observatory. Dr. Carlisle’s current research interests are focused on the stopover ecology, habitat needs, and conservation of migratory landbirds in the West and in Latin America. He has authored and co-authored numerous publications, book reviews, and reports, many of which focus on migration and stopover issues, and has served as a reviewer for The Auk, The Condor, Journal of Field Ornithology, Ornitologia Neotropical, and Northwestern Naturalist. Dr. Carlisle also enjoys the education and outreach opportunities associated with his migration research activities and hopes to instill a conservation ethic in students, young biologists, and community volunteers.

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About Jay D. Carlisle

Dr. Jay Carlisle received his B.S. in Ecology from The Evergreen State College in 1995 and his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of South Dakota in 2005. He now serves on the research faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University, and as Research Director for the Idaho Bird Observatory. Dr. Carlisle’s current research interests are focused on the stopover ecology, habitat needs, and conservation of migratory landbirds in the West and in Latin America. He has authored and co-authored numerous publications, book reviews, and reports, many of which focus on migration and stopover issues, and has served as a reviewer for The Auk, The Condor, Journal of Field Ornithology, Ornitologia Neotropical, and Northwestern Naturalist. Dr. Carlisle also enjoys the education and outreach opportunities associated with his migration research activities and hopes to instill a conservation ethic in students, young biologists, and community volunteers.

Articles (37)

Includes journal letters

Flammulated Owl Distribution and Habitat Associations During the Breeding Season in the Western United States (Robert A. Miller, Zachary P. Wallace, Robert C. Skorkowsky, et al.) Forest Ecology and Management (2024)

The flammulated owl is a small insectivorous owl that occupies forests in western North America during the spring and summer breeding season. The species has not been extensively studied across its range but is considered ...

Temporal and Spatial Population Dynamics of the Nomadic Short-Eared Owl Across the Western United States (Robert A. Miller, Joseph B. Buchanan, Theresa L. Pope, et al.) The Journal of Wildlife Management (2023)

The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of conservation concern in the western United States, and populations are declining throughout its range. Because of its low site fidelity, nomadic lifestyle, and irruptive breeding dynamics ...

Importance of Flood Irrigation for Foraging Colonial Waterbirds (Colleen E. Moulton, Jay D. Carlisle, Sonya J. Knetter, et al.) The Journal of Wildlife Management (2022)

For a colonial-nesting bird, like the white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi), the landscape surrounding the breeding colony can be important. White-faced ibis must rely on areas outside their breeding colony for foraging, but this part of ...

Importance of Flood Irrigation for Foraging Colonial Waterbirds (Colleen E. Moulton, Jay D. Carlisle, Sonya J. Knetter, et al.) Journal of Wildlife Management (2022)

For a colonial‐nesting bird, like the white‐faced ibis (Plegadis chihi), the landscape surrounding the breeding colony can be important. White‐faced ibis must rely on areas outside their breeding colony for foraging, but this part of ...

Short-Eared Owl Land-Use Associations During the Breeding Season in the Western United States (Robert A. Miller, Joseph B. Buchanan, Theresa L. Pope, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2022)

The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of conservation concern in the western USA, with evidence for declining population sizes. Monitoring of Short-eared Owls is complicated because of their low site fidelity and nomadic ...

Short-Eared Owl Land-Use Associations During the Breeding Season in the Western United States (Robert A. Miller, Joseph B. Buchanan, Theresa L. Pope, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2022)

The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of conservation concern in the western USA, with evidence for declining population sizes. Monitoring of Short-eared Owls is complicated because of their low site fidelity and nomadic ...

Local Weather Explains Annual Variation in Northern Goshawk Reproduction in the Northern Great Basin, USA (Allyson B. Bangerter, Eliana R. Heiser, Jay D. Carlisle, et al.) The Journal of Raptor Research (2021)

Weather is thought to influence raptor reproduction through effects on prey availability, condition of adults, and survival of nests and young; however, there are few long-term studies of the effects of weather on raptor reproduction. ...

Illegal Killing of Nongame Wildlife and Recreational Shooting in Conservation Areas (Jay D. Carlisle, Eve C. Thomason, James R. Belthoff, et al.) Conservation Science and Practice (2020)

Illegal killing of nongame wildlife is a global yet poorly documented problem. The prevalence and ecological consequences of illegal killing are often underestimated or completely unknown. We review the practice of legal recreational shooting and ...

Unusual Northern Goshawk Mtdna Haplotype Found in the Rocky Mountains (Kenneth K. Askelson, Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2019)

The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; hereafter “goshawk”) is a large forest raptor that is of management interest across the American West (Reynolds et al. 1992, Patla 2005, Dickson et al. 2014). When considering management objectives ...

Long-Billed Curlew Nest Site Selection and Success in the Intermountain West (Stephanie E. Coates, Benjamin W. Wright and Jay D. Carlisle) The Journal of Wildlife Management (2019)

Grassland birds have experienced steeper population declines between 1966 and 2015 than any other bird group on the North American continent, and migratory grassland birds may face threats in all stages of their annual cycle. ...

Major Stopover Regions and Migratory Bottlenecks for Nearctic-Neotropical Landbirds within the Neotropics: A Review (Jay Carlisle) Bird Conservation International (2018)

Nearly 300 species of landbirds, whose populations total billions, migrate between the Neotropics and North America. Many migratory populations are in steep decline, and migration is often identified as the greatest source of annual mortality. ...

Noise from a Phantom Road Experiment Alters the Age Structure of a Community of Migrating Birds (C. J. W. McClure, H. E. Ware, J. D. Carlisle, et al.) Animal Conservation (2017)

Several past studies have demonstrated the effects of anthropogenic noise on populations of animals. Yet, differing effects of noise by age and subsequent changes in the age structure of populations are poorly understood. We experimentally ...

Contrasting Habitat Associations of Sagebrush-Steppe Songbirds in the Intermountain West (Robert A. Miller, Laura Bond, Patrick N. Migas, et al.) Western Birds (2017)

Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) steppe is one of north America’s most imperiled ecosystems, as the result of many factors including grazing, development, fire, and invasion of exotic plants. threats to sagebrush steppe are expected to increase ...

Variable Shifts in the Autumn Migration Phenology of Soaring Birds in Southern Spain (Micah N. Scholer, Beatriz Martín, Miguel Ferrer, et al.) Ardea (2016)

While alteration of the migratory habits of birds is widely regarded as one of the most evident ecological effects of climate change, studies reporting shifts in migration phenology for long-lived, long-distance migrants have been few. ...

Local and Regional Weather Patterns Influencing Post-Breeding Migration Counts of Soaring Birds at the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain (Robert A. Miller, Alejandro Onrubia, Beatriz Martín, et al.) IBIS (2016)

Migration is a significant event in the annual cycle of many avian species. During migration birds face many challenges, including unfamiliar foraging and refuge habitats, resulting in a much higher rate of mortality during migration ...

A Phantom Road Experiment Reveals Traffic Noise is an Invisible Source of Habitat Degradation (Heidi E. Ware, Christopher J.W. McClure, Jay D. Carlisle, et al.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2015)

Decades of research demonstrate that roads impact wildlife and suggest traffic noise as a primary cause of population declines near roads. We created a “phantom road” using an array of speakers to apply traffic noise ...

High Prevalence of Leucocytozoon Parasites in Nestling Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) in the Northern Great Basin, U.S.A. (Michelle I. Jeffries, Robert A. Miller, Michelle D. Laskowski, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2015)

The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is currently listed as a sensitive species by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Previous research in our study area, the South Hills of the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National ...

Increasing Capture Frequency for Flammulated Owls and Northern Saw-Whet Owls During Fall Migration (Jessica Pollock, Jay D. Carlisle, Chad Runco, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2015)

We have been banding individuals Psiloscops flammeolus and Northern saw-whet owl during the fall migration in Idaho since 1998. Our mist nets hearing lures are located within forests Pseudotsuga menziesii with very little undergrowth. During ...

Effects of Prey Abundance on Breeding Season Diet of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) Within an Unusual Prey Landscape (Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle and Marc J. Bechard) Journal of Raptor Research (2014)

A critical element of diet analysis is species adaptability to alternative prey sources. The breeding-season diet of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) includes both mammalian and avian species, varies geographically, and is often dependent upon tree ...

An Experimental Investigation into the Effects of Traffic Noise on Distributions of Birds: Avoiding the Phantom Road (Christopher J. W. McClure, Heidi E. Ware, Jay Carlisle, et al.) Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2013)

Many authors have suggested that the negative effects of roads on animals are largely owing to traffic noise. Although suggestive, most past studies of the effects of road noise on wildlife were conducted in the ...

Predicting Nesting Habitat of Northern Goshawks in Mixed Aspen-Lodgepole Pine Forests in a High-Elevation Shrub-Steppe Dominated Landscape (Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle, Marc J. Bechard, et al.) Open Journal of Ecology (2013)

We developed a habitat suitability model for predicting nest locations of breeding Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) in the high-elevation mixed forest and shrub-steppe habitat of south-central Idaho, USA. We used elevation, slope, aspect, ruggedness, distance-to-water, ...

Food Availability, Foraging Behavior, and Diet of Autumn Migrant Landbirds in the Boise Foothills of Southwestern Idaho (Jay D. Carlisle, Karen L. Olmstead, Casey H. Richart, et al.) The Condor (2012)

Food availability and acquisition are critical components of a stopover site's suitability, but we know relatively little about how changes in food availability affect the stopover ecology of migrating landbirds. We examined fruit and arthropod ...

Morphometric Variation in Flammulated Owls Captured During Autumn Migration in the Western United States (Jeff P. Smith, John P. DeLong, Lynda L. Leppert, et al.) Journal of Raptor Research (2012)

Knowledge of the migration geography of Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus) is limited. We combined data from multiple studies in the western United States to evaluate patterns of variation in Flammulated Owl morphometrics. Measurements from autumn ...

How Safe is Mist Netting? Evaluating the Risk of Injury and Mortality to Birds (Erica N. Spotswood, Kari Roesch Goodman, Jay D. Carlisle, et al.) Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2012)

Summary 1. The capture of birds using mist nets is a widely utilized technique for monitoring avian populations. While the method is assumed to be safe, very few studies have addressed how frequently injuries and ...

Irruptive Migration of Chestnut-Backed Chickadees to Southwestern Idaho (Jay D. Carlisle) Western Birds (2012)

I document irruptive movements of the Chestnut-backed Chickadee to Lucky Peak in southwestern Idaho, over 80 km from its regular range. Chestnut-backed Chickadees were captured and/or observed at Lucky Peak in 2000, 2004, and 2008. ...