Texas Staff Member
Dr. Clint Boal
Unit Leader
Phone: (806) 834 - 6536
Email: cboal@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: clint.boal@ttu.edu
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Education
- Ph D University of Arizona 1997
- MS University of Arizona 1993
- BS University of Arizona 1991
Biography
Dr. Boal received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Arizona, and conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2000 where he serves as the Assistant Leader - Wildlife. Dr. Boal’s research addresses the applied management information needs of natural resource managers while also building on the basic understanding of species and systems. This requires adaptability within a research lab to be responsive in addressing a variety of changing information needs. His foundational research interest is conservation of avian species and communities in a changing landscape. However, he has also directed research on reptilian and mammalian species of conservation need, and across multiple ecoregions, including the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, Southern Great Plains, the Caribbean, and southern Rocky Mountains. Dr. Boal teaches classes on Raptor Ecology and Conservation and on Field Skills, and has taught classes in Nongame Ecology, Tropical Ornithology, and Structured Decision Making.
Areas of Expertise
Decision Support/Analysis, Desert Ecology, Habitat Management, Population and Community Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Species Management, Species Status Assessments, T&E Species Management, Urban Ecology, Wildlife Management
Taxon Groups Studied
Carnivores, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Songbirds, Species of Greatest Conservation Need
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| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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Boal, C.W. and Bibles, B.D. (2024). Weather events influence survival and recruitment of Coereba flaveola (Bananaquit) in the Caribbean. Ornithology, [online] 142(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukae052. |
February 2025 |
| Santolo, G.M., and C.W. Boal. 2024. Variation in Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eggshell Thickness: DDT, Measurement Methods, and Location. Journal of Raptor Research 58:346-354. | September 2024 |
| Boal, C.W., C.L. Haralson-Strobel, and C.C. Farquhar. 2024. Breeding ecology of white-tailed hawks (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) on Texas barrier islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136:237-245. | June 2024 |
| Greene, D.U., B.A. Grisham, C.W. Boal, D.A. Haukos, R.D. Cox, S.R. Fritts, and W.R. Heck. 2024. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Brood Ecology on the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 11:110-118. | May 2024 |
| Murphy, R.K., B.A. Millsap, D.W. Stahlecker, C.W. Boal, B.W. Smith, S.D. Mullican, and C.C. Borgman. 2023. Ectoparasitism and energy infrastructure limit survival of preadult Golden Eagles in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Raptor Research 57:505-521. | December 2023 |
| Boal, C. W. 2023. Nest usurpation by a female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). Journal of Raptor Research 57:485-488. | August 2023 |
| Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, and T.S. Gicklhorn. 2023. Patterns of water use by raptors in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Raptor Research 57:444-455. | Abstract | August 2023 |
| Linner-Warren, K., B.D. Bibles, and C.W. Boal. 2023. Seasonal abundance and habitat associations of American kestrels on the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 57:251-263. | Abstract | June 2023 |
| Boal, C.W. 2023. Scavenging of roadkill by Mississippi Kites (Ictinial mississippiensis). Journal of Raptor Research 57:121-122. | March 2023 |
| Durboraw, T. D., C. W. Boal, M. S. Fleck, and N. S. Gill. 2022. A century of varying-severity fire and forest structure recovery in Mexican spotted owl nesting habitat. Fire Ecology 18, 31 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-022-00158-z | Abstract | December 2022 |
| Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, and J.M. Tomacek. 2022. Predator-Prey Relationships and Management. In Wildlife Management and Conservation: contemporary principles and practices (P.R. Krausman and J.W. Cain, III, editors). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. | September 2022 |
| Stahlecker, D.W., Z.P. Wallace, D.G. Mikesic, C.W. Boal, R.K. Murphy, W.H. Howe, and M.B. Ruehmann. 2022. Golden Eagle Breeding Distribution in Wind Energy Landscapes of the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Raptor Research 54:1-11. | Abstract | September 2022 |
| Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, M.M. Pryor, and B.R. Skipper. 2022. Mississippi Kite nest defense: is there an influence of nest phenology or human activity? Journal of Raptor Research 56:356-361. | August 2022 |
| Portillo-Quintero, C., B. Grisham, D. Haukos, C. Boal, C. Hagen, Z. Wan, and N. Menkiti. 2022. Trends in lesser prairie-chicken habitat extent and distribution on the Southern High Plains. Remote Sensing (Special Issue Wildlife Ecology for a Dynamic Future). Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 3780. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14153780 | August 2022 |
| Faquhar, C.C., and C.W. Boal. 2022. The Raptors of Texas. Texas A&M Publ., College Station, TX. | April 2022 |
| Morris, S.A., C.W. Boal, and R. Patino. 2021. Assessing Cormorant Populations and Associations with Fish Stocking in Texas. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 54:1-8 | February 2022 |
| Schilder, L.J., L.J. Heintzman, N.E. McIntyre, S. Harryman, C.A. Hagen, R. Martin, C.W. Boal, and B.A. Grisham. 2022. Structural and Functional Landscape Connectivity for Lesser Prairie-Chickens in the Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie Ecoregion of the Southern High Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 2022;86:e22146. Https://soi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22146 | February 2022 |
| Boal, C. W. and H. M. Madden, 2021. Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/brqdov1/2.0 | January 2022 |
| Gicklhorn, T.S., C.W. Boal, and P.K. Borsdorf. 2020. Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) use of man-made water sources. Southwestern Naturalist 65:197-204. | January 2022 |
| Heath-Acre, K.M., C.W. Boal, D.P. Collins, W.C. Conway, and W.P. Johnson. 2022. Using automated telemetry to identify population connectivity and migration phenology of Snowy Plovers breeding in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Field Ornithology 92:461-474. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12393. | January 2022 |
| Boal, C.W., MA. Thornley, and S.D. Mullican. 2021. Food habits of American kestrels in the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 55:574-583. | December 2021 |
| Heath, K.M., W.C. Conway, C.W. Boal, D.P., Collins, G. Hensley, W.P. Johnson, and P.M. Schmidt. 2021. Detectability and abundance of snowy plovers at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma. J. Fish and Wildlife Management 12:50-60. | Abstract | April 2021 |
| Ruegg, K.C. Ruegg, M. Brinkmeyer, C.M. Bossu, R. Bay, E.C. Anderson, C.W. Boal, R.D. Dawson, A. Eschenbauch, C.J.W. McClure, K.E. Miller, L. Morrow, J. Morrow, M.D. Oleyar, B. Ralph, S. Schulwitz,T. Swem, J.F. Therrien, T.B. Smith, J.A. Heath. 2021.The American Kestrel Genoscape (Falco sparverius): Implications for Monitoring, Management, and Subspecies Boundaries. Ornithology 138:1-14. DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukaa068. | Abstract | Download | April 2021 |
| Haralson-Strobel, C.L., C.W. Boal, and C.C. Farquhar. 2020. Nest site selection of White-tailed Hawks (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) on Texas barrier islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132:668-677. | February 2021 |
| Mitchell, N.R., C.W. Boal, and B.R. Skipper. 2020. Distribution, density, and land cover associations of wintering golden eagles in the southern Great Plains. Western North American Naturalist 80:452-461. | January 2021 |
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| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Malone, D.R., C.W. Boal, and D. Karelus. 2025. Novel Survey Methodology For One Of North America’s Most Elusive Mammals. Annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Denton, TX. | February 2025 |
| McGinnis, M.A., S.F. Collins, and C.W. Boal. 2025. Assessing Presence of Microplastics in Mississippi Kites. Annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Denton, TX. | February 2025 |
| Shammaa, A.D., C.W. Boal, B.D. Bibles, D.J. James, C. Coldren, and P.N. Smith. 2025. Occupancy and Habitat Associations Among Owls on the Texas Coastal Bend Region. Annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Denton, TX. | February 2025 |
| Bibles, B.D., and C.W. Boal. Use of passive audio monitors to evaluate distribution of owls in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Annual meeting of The Raptor Research Foundation. Charlotte, NC, October 2024. | October 2024 |
| Boal, C.W. Assessing escape cover use by quail in response to raptor predation: results from a novel research approach. The Annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Baltimore MD. | October 2024 |
| Boal, C.W. Nesting ecology and density of Mississippi kites in urban green spaces. Annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, NC, Oct. 2024 | October 2024 |
| Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, K.D. Demere, and B.R. Skipper. Habitat associations and migration of Zone-tailed Hawks breeding in the Trans-Pecos of Texas. Annual meeting of The Raptor Research Foundation. Charlotte, NC, October 2024. | October 2024 |
| Cupito, A., A. Rivera, L. Schilder, and C. Boal. Ecological Responses: Avian Community Diversity Post-Thinning in New Mexico's Pinyon-Juniper Savannas. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Baltimore MD. | October 2024 |
| Malone, D.R., C.W. Boal, R. Martin, R. Stevens, and C. Villalobos. Tracking Ord's Kangaroo Rats Using a Passive Integrated Transponder Antenna Array System. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Baltimore, MD. | October 2024 |
| Shammaa, A.D., C.W. Boal, D.J. James, C. Coldren, and P.N. Smith. Habitat associations and community structure among owls on the Texas Coastal Bend Region. Annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, NC, October 2024. | October 2024 |
| Barham, M.T., D.K. Walkup, and C.W. Boal. Productivity and Nest Survival of White-tailed Hawks in South Texas During the 2021-2023 Breeding Seasons. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Boal, C.W. Escape cover use by multiple quail species in response to raptor predation. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Cupito, A., A. Rivera, L. Schilder, and C.W. Boal. Changes in avian community structure following prescribed thinning of pinyon-juniper woodlands in New Mexico. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Fonville, S.A., S.D. Mullican, and C.W. Boal. American kestrel nest survival and productivity across a decade in the southern High Plains of Texas. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Hall, M.T., B. Barnes, and C.W. Boal. Trends in Raptor admissions to wildlife rehabilitation centers across 13 years in the southern Hight plains of Texas. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Malone, C.R., C.W. Boal, R. Martin, R. Stevens, and C. Villalobos. Pilot study for a passive integrated transponder antenna array for tracking small mammals. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston TX, Feb 2024 | February 2024 |
| Shammaa, A.D., P.N. Smith, and C.W. Boal. Owl community structure, resource partitioning, and exposure to second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Washington, J., D. Malone, R. Martin, and C.W. Boal. Development of an improved survey method for the Texas kangaroo rat. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX 21-23 Feb 2024. | February 2024 |
| Boal, C.W., A. Rivera, and L. Schilder. Avian community response to prescribed thinning of pinyon-juniper woodlands in New Mexico. Annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Louisville, KY, November 2023. | November 2023 |
| Davidson, T., C. Boal, and C. Borgman. Comparative nesting habitat and nest survival of avian communities in thinned and unthinned pinyon-juniper woodlands. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Louisville, KY, Oct. 2023 | November 2023 |
| Davis, K.P., E.R. Bjerre, C.W. Boal, M.A. Boggie, M.J. Eaton, J.H. Herner-Thogmartin, P.E. Howell, K. Madden, B. Millsap, O.J. Robinson, H. White, G. Zimmerman, A.J. Lawson. 2023. Collaborative Research Prioritization to Evaluate Potential Drivers of Population Declines for the American Kestrel in North America. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference; Louisville, Kentucky. November 5–9, 2023. | November 2023 |
| Malone, D.R., O. Kost, C.W. Boal, and T.L. Blankenship. Avian community response to coastal prairie restoration using herbicide and prescribed fire. Annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Louisville, KY, November 2023. | November 2023 |
| Barham, M.T., D.K. Walkup, and C.W. Boal. Productivity and Nest Survival of White-tailed Hawks in South Texas During the 2021-2023 Breeding Seasons. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM. | October 2023 |
| Boal, C.W. 2023. Real and Perceived Conflicts Associated With Raptor Population Increases. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM | October 2023 |
| Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, K. Demere, and B.R. Skipper. Home Range, Habitat Associations, and Migration of Zone-tailed Hawks from the Trans Pecos of Texas. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM. | October 2023 |
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| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
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| Boal, C.W., and B.C. Welch. 2016. An Annotated Bibliography of Survey Methods for Golden Eagles, Ver. 1.0 (30 March 2016). (http:// pending) | March 2016 |
| Boal, C.W., B.A. Grisham, D.A.Haukos, J.C.Zavaleta, and C. Dixon. 2013. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Site Selection, Microclimate, and Nest Survival in Association with Vegetation Responses to a Grassland Restoration Program. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1235, 48p. | January 2014 |
| Boal, C.W., and Pirius, N.E., 2012, Winter ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas, 2008–11: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1073, 9 p. | May 2012 |
| Andersen, D.E., C.W. Boal, G. Perry, R.N. Mannan, and M.E. Reiter. 2010. Factors affecting distribution and detection of boreal chorus frogs and wood frogs at Cape Churchill, Manitoba. Pages 309-311 In L. Chow and K. McKay, eds. Hudson Bay regional research. Aboriginal Issues Press, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. | January 2011 |
| Miller, A. and C.W. Boal. 2009. Red Canyon Wind Energy Center 2006-2007 Post-Construction Monitoring Final Report. TXCFWRU and Texas Tech University. | January 2009 |
| Mannan, R.N. 2008. An assessment of survey methodology, calling activity, and habitat associations of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata) in a tundra biome. M.S. thesis, Texas Tech Univeristy, Lubbock, Texas. Final Report to Wapusk National Park of Canada, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. | December 2008 |
| Boal, C.W. 2008. Standard Operating Procedure: Raptor Research Methods. Texas Tech University Animal Care and Use Committee SOP 074. | January 2008 |
| Boal, C.W. and C. Haralson. 2005. Assessment of the temporal and spatial stability of the golden eagles in the panhandle of Texas. USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Final Report RWO 56. | September 2005 |
| Boal, C.W., B.L. Smithers, and D.E. Andersen. 2003. Northern goshawk food habits in Minnesota: an analysis using time-lapse video recording systems. USGS-BRD TX Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Final Report to USFS Chippewa National Forest (TXCFWRU RO No. 46) and Minnesota Forest Industries (TXCFWRU OA No. 45). 9 July 2003. | July 2003 |
| Andersen, D.E. and C.W. Boal. 2001. Inventory of northern goshawks on the Superior National Forest. Final Project Report to Superior National Forest. | September 2001 |
| Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2001. Home range and habitat use of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) in Minnesota. Final Report. Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. | May 2001 |
| Nishida, C., S. DeStefano, and C. Boal. 2001. Status of Swainson's hawks in southeastern Arizona. Final Report Arizona Game and Fish Department Heritage Grant Project I98013. | May 2001 |
| Boal, C.W. 2001. Strategies for monitoring common black-hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) populations in North America. USGS-North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy. | March 2001 |
| Boal, C.W., D.E. Andersen, and P.L. Kennedy. 2000. Home range and habitat use of breeding northern goshawks in north-central Minnesota. 1999 Progress Report. Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. St. Paul, MN. 1 January 2000. | January 2001 |
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| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Raptor Research Foundation - Session Moderator for annual meeting: session title Breeding Biology I | Boal | October 2024 | October 2024 |
| The Raptor Research Foundation - Chair and organizer for symposium "Contemporary Raptor Conservation and Management in North America". A 20 presentation symposium to be held jointly with the 2023 meeting of The Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque NM. | Boal | February 2023 | October 2024 |
| The Wildlife Society - Session moderator of annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Session title: Clarence Cottam Award Session. | Boal | February 2024 | February 2024 |
| Other - Chair of the Cottam Award Committee, presented to the best student paper at the annual meeting. | Boal | February 2023 | February 2024 |
| Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds - Member | Boal | January 2006 | December 2023 |
| The Raptor Research Foundation - Raptor Research Foundations' representative to the Ornithological Session of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) standing committee on the care and use of animals in research. Role was to provide insight and feedback for updates and additions to "The Guide for the Care and Us of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition" | Boal | May 2023 | August 2023 |
| The Wildlife Society - Chair and organizer for symposium "Contemporary Issues in Raptor Conservation and Management in North America". An 18 presentation symposium held jointly with the 2022 meeting of The Wildlife Society, Spokane, WA. | Boal | November 2021 | November 2022 |
| Wilson Ornithological Society - Chair and organizer, symposium titled "Avian Research and Conservation in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands of New Mexico". A 9 presentation symposium held jointly with the 2022 meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society, Santa Fe, NM. | Boal | December 2021 | July 2022 |
| American Ornithological Society - Scientific Program Committee member for the 2022 joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and Birds Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Role was abstract reviews for presentations. | Boal | March 2022 | July 2022 |
| Other - Publications Award Committee Chair | Boal | February 2021 | March 2022 |
| Other - Chair - Publication Awards Committee | Boal | February 2021 | February 2022 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Chair, Student Paper Awards Committee | Boal | November 2005 | December 2020 |
| The Raptor Research Foundation - Past-President | Boal | November 2015 | November 2019 |
| Cooper Ornithological Society - Member (Cooper Ornithological Society merged with the American Ornithologist's Union in October 2016 to form the American Ornithological Society) | Boal | January 1988 | October 2016 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - President | Boal | October 2013 | November 2015 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - President Elect 2013 | Boal | January 2013 | October 2013 |
| Other - Chair, Publications Award Committee | Boal | March 2012 | February 2013 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Elected Board Member | Boal | January 2010 | December 2012 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Board of Directors | Boal | January 2007 | December 2012 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Chair, Awards Committee | Boal | August 2007 | December 2011 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Elected Board Member | Boal | January 2007 | December 2009 |
| Inland Bird Banding Association - Member | Boal | January 2004 | December 2009 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Chair, Tom Cade Award Subcommittee | Boal | November 2004 | September 2007 |
| Raptor Research Foundation - Chair, Hamerstrom Award Subcommittee | Boal | November 2000 | September 2007 |
| The Wildlife Society - Board Member, Urban Wildlife Working Group | Boal | September 2001 | September 2005 |