| Titre : | Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) 127(3) - September, 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/09/2015 |
Dépouillements
Article
ABSTRACT I report on the unusual behavior of an adult House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) leading recently fledged young back to the nest for two consecutive nights. The ambient temperature reached below 0°C during both nights. Despite disadvantages [...]
Article
Gordon J. Atkins, Auteur ;
Amanda G. Sandler, Auteur ;
Mindy McLarty, Auteur ;
Shandelle M. Henson, Auteur ;
James L. Hayward, Auteur
ABSTRACT Little is known about oviposition in colonial seabirds. Egg-laying behaviors of Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens) were recorded using custom-modified digital pocket spy cameras. Oviposition involved standing or crouching over th[...]
Article
Carlos A. Delgado-V, Auteur ;
Juana C. Correa-H, Auteur
ABSTRACT In 2013 and 2014, Noisy Miners (Manorina melanocephala) were observed consuming a human-provided food source. We describe here how individual Noisy Miners manipulated, opened, and fed from sugar packets found at an outdoor cafe. This is[...]
Article
Thomas Oliver Mérő, Auteur ;
Antun Žuljević, Auteur ;
Katalin Varga, Auteur ;
Szabolcs Lengyel, Auteur
ABSTRACT We surveyed five reed habitats (mining pond, sand pit, large canal, small canal, and lowland river) in north-western Vojvodina (Serbia) between 2009?2011 to study habitat use and to estimate nesting success in an understudied region of [...]
Article
Resting Metabolic Rates of Adult Northern Shrikes (Lanius excubitor) Wintering in Northern Wisconsin
James D. Paruk, Auteur ;
Sheldon J. Cooper, Auteur ;
Anna O. Mangan, Auteur ;
Ryan S. Brady, Auteur ;
Logan Tucker, Auteur
ABSTRACT Resting metabolic rate (RMR) represents a significant component of an animal?s energy budget and is correlated with ecological, physiological, and life-history parameters. We measured resting metabolic rates of 14 adult Northern Shrikes[...]
Article
Freek S. Mandema, Auteur ;
Joost M. Tinbergen, Auteur ;
Bruno J. Ens, Auteur ;
Kees Koffijberg, Auteur ;
Kees S. Dijkema, Auteur ;
Jan P. Bakker, Auteur
ABSTRACT Our study investigated how bird species richness and abundance was related to livestock grazing on salt, and brackish marshes, with an emphasis on songbirds, and shorebirds. Survey areas with a high percentage cover of tall vegetation w[...]
Article
Nathanial Warning, Auteur ;
Lauryn Benedict, Auteur
ABSTRACT Patterns of animal space use may vary according to species identity, presence of conspecifics, presence of heterospecifics, and resource availability. We evaluated joint space use by Canyon Wrens (Catherpes mexicanus) and Rock Wrens (Sa[...]
Article
Mary J. Harner, Auteur ;
Greg D. Wright, Auteur ;
Keith Geluso, Auteur
ABSTRACT Over half a million Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) migrate through Nebraska, USA, each autumn and spring, but only a few cranes have been reported in Nebraska during winter. In early winter of 2011, however, an estimated 4,000?5,000 [...]
Article
Claire E. Nemes, Auteur ;
Kamal Islam, Auteur ;
Daniel M. Pirtle, Auteur
ABSTRACT Construction of nests containing multiple layers or ?stories? has been observed in a number of passerine species. These atypical nest structures are frequently a response to brood parasitism, wherein the host female will bury the parasi[...]
Article
Kim M. Potter, Auteur ;
Carolyn Gunn, Auteur ;
Jason P. Beason, Auteur
ABSTRACT The Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) was first discovered in Colorado in 1880, yet information on prey items taken by this species in Colorado is very rare. We collected and identified prey items of Black Swifts from three breeding locat[...]
