Clint Boal, Ph.D.

Research Interests

My research is directed at addressing contemporary research and information needs of wildlife management agencies. Although I study a broad array of species and management issues, my primary research interests are the ecology and conservation of predatory birds and their roles in biotic communities.

Courses Taught

1. NRM 5325  Raptor Ecology and Conservation
2. Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources

Service

Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee for Texas Parks and Wildlife

Bylaws Committee Chair for the Raptor Research Foundation

Board Member of the Ornithological Council

Recent Publications

Boal, C.W. and B. D. Bibles. 2025. 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.

Skidmore, C., C.W. Boal, B.R. Skipper, and R. Martin. 2025. Daily survival rate and nest-site selection of zone-tailed hawks (Buteo albonotatus) in Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion of Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 59(2):1-9. https://doi.org/10.3356/jrr2436

Boal, C.W., C.L. Haralson-Strobel, and C.C. Farquhar. 2024. Density and breeding ecology of white-tailed hawks (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) on Texas barrier islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136:237-245.

Boal, C.W. 2023. Nest usurpation by a female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). Journal of Raptor Research 57:485-488.

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.

Linner-Warren, K., C.W. Boal, and B.D. Bibles. 2023. Seasonal abundance and habitat associations of American Kestrels on the Southern High Plains. Journal of Raptor Research 57:251-263.

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.