Winter, M., D. H. Johnson, and J. A. Shaffer. In press. Nesting biology of three grassland passerines in the northern tallgrass prairie. Wilson Bulletin 116.

Winter, M., D. H. Johnson, and J. A. Shaffer. In press. Variability in vegetation effects on density and nesting success of grassland birds. Journal of Wildlife Management.

Winter, M., J. A. Shaffer, D. H. Johnson, T. M. Donovan, W. D. Svedarsky, P. W. Jones, and B. R. Euliss. In press. Habitat and nesting of Le Conte's Sparrows in the northern tallgrass prairie. Journal of Field Ornithology.

Winter, M., D. H. Johnson, J. A. Shaffer, T. M. Donovan, and W. D. Svedarsky. In review. How consistent are the effects of patch size and landscape composition on density and nest success of grassland birds? Journal of Wildlife Management.

Johnson, D. H., J. E. Austin, and J. A. Shaffer. In press. A fresh look at the taxonomy of midcontinental Sandhill Cranes. Proceedings of the 9th North American Crane Workshop.

Klute, D. S., L. W. Ayers, M. T. Green, W. H. Howe, S. L. Jones, J. A. Shaffer, S. R. Sheffield, and T. S. Zimmerman. 2003. Status assessment and conservation plan for the Western Burrowing Owl in the United States. Biological Technical Publication FWS/BTP-R6001-2003. U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. 108 pages.

Shaffer, J. A., C. M. Goldade, M. F. Dinkins, D. H. Johnson, L. D. Igl, and B. R. Euliss. 2003. Brown-headed Cowbirds in grasslands: their habitats, hosts, and response to management. Prairie Naturalist 35:145-186.

Shaffer, J. A., L. D. Igl, and F. VanHove. 2003. Historical and recent records and first nest records of Henslow's Sparrow in North Dakota. Prairie Naturalist 35:81-94.

Winter, M., S. E. Hawks, J. A. Shaffer, and D. H. Johnson. 2003. Guidelines for finding nests of passerine birds in tallgrass prairie. Prairie Naturalist 35:197-211.

Dechant, J. A. 2001. Range expansion of the Pileated Woodpecker in North Dakota. Prairie Naturalist 33:163-182.

Dechant, J. A., D. H. Johnson, C. M. Goldade, and L. D. Igl. 2001. Responses of grassland birds to management practices: lessons from the literature. Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science 55:7-8.

Winter, Maiken, D. H. Johnson, J. A. Dechant, T. M. Donovan, and W. D. Svedarsky. 2001. Evaluation of the bird conservation area concept in the northern tallgrass prairie. Annual report: 2001. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Jamestown, ND. 23 pages.

Dechant, J. A. 1999. Book review: A fascination with birds. Review of P. A. Johnsgard's book Earth, Water, and Sky. Prairie Naturalist 31:189-190.

Dechant, J. A., M. L. Sondreal, D. H. Johnson, L. D. Igl, C. M. Goldade, A. L. Zimmerman, and B. R. Euliss. 1999 (revised 2003). Effects of management practices on grassland birds: Bobolink. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. 24 pages.

Note: The Bobolink account (above) is just one of a series of publications that arose from a literature review of effects of management practices on grassland and wetland birds. See "Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds" http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/grasbird/grasbird.htm and "Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds" http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/wetbird/wetbird.htm for syntheses on 41 grassland birds and 7 wetland birds.

Shaffer, J. A. 2004. Range expansion of Pileated Woodpecker in North Dakota. Monthly meeting of the Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club (Invited presentation). Mandan, North Dakota.

Shaffer, J. A., and D. H. Johnson. 2004. Challenges of assessing the avoidance impacts of wind generators on grassland breeding birds. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta.

Winter, M., D. H. Johnson, J. A. Shaffer, W. D. Svedarsky, and T. M. Donovan. 2004. How consistent are the effects of patch size and landscape composition on density and nest success of grassland birds? Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta.

Shaffer, J. A., D. H. Johnson, A. J. Ryba, R. J. Vanden Berge, R. E. Reynolds. 2004. Update on research concerning wind energy centers and grassland breeding birds. Annual Meeting of the North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Fargo, ND. (Presentation received an honorable mention in the Natural Resource Communicator Award competition).

Shaffer, J. A., D. H. Johnson. 2003. Wind energy development and grassland birds: how compatible? Lions Club, Jamestown, ND.