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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:transparent'>HAMPTON, S. &amp; ZAFONTE, M.
2005. Factors influencing beached bird collection during the <i>Luckenbach</i><span
style='font-style:normal'> 2001-2002 oil spill. </span><i>Marine Ornithology </i><span
style='font-style:normal'>34: 109-113.</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:transparent'>Spanning 360 km of coastline
and four months, the response to the <i>Luckenbach</i><span style='font-style:
normal'> oil spill of winter 2001-02 was one of the largest efforts to collect
beachcast birds in history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Using
a dataset that includes 2,467 beach searches and 1,912 collected birds, our
analysis examines several factors that influenced the collection of both live
and dead birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>These factors
include method of search (e.g., foot, vehicle, or scan), rate of search, agency
affiliation (e.g., trustee agency or wildlife rehabilitation agency), and
locations of searches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>We found
that 42% of all live birds were collected by individuals not associated with
the organized spill response, such as members of the general public.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Such collections were predominantly on
Fridays, weekends, and holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;
</span>Second, 41% of the coastline was never searched due to inaccessibility,
and the data suggest that beach accessibility, rather than bird encounter
rates, most determined the location of beach searches.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Third, the search speed was positively
correlated with the use of vehicles, but negatively associated with bird
collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Fourth, wildlife
rehabilitators found more live birds per distance searched than other
searchers, but similar numbers of dead birds, possibly because they focused on
areas where birds were arriving in greatest numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>These results may be useful for modifying response strategy
and may be instructive when evaluating total bird mortality from the </span><i>Luckenbach</i><span
style='font-style:normal'> and other spill events.</span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:transparent'>Key words:<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Luckenbach oil spill, central
California, oil spill response, personnel, beach survey methods, multiple
regression<o:p></o:p></p>

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