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Evaluating the efficacy of carbachol at reducing corvid predation on artificial nests
Nest predation often limits recovery of threatened and endangered birds, especially ground‐nesting species. Accordingly, a variety of techniques are used to reduce the impact of nest predation on listed species.
Matthew P. Brinkman +2 more
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Reporto los primeros registros documentados de Childonias niger, Tringa semipalmata y Charadrius nivosus para el estado de Querétaro. Cada una de estas especies se encontró en el embalse ‘El Centenario’, Tequisquiapan, durante 2010-2011.
Jonathan Hiley
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2020 Final Report on the Western Snowy Plover [PDF]
In 2020, we continued with the monitoring of the Western Snowy Plover (WSP) population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. The number of breeding adults this year (51) was higher than the average (36) for our site. The wintering population size (34) was the lowest on record since monitoring began at COPR in 2001. This year, one fifth of all
Sandoval, Cristina, Nielsen, Jessica
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The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2012 [PDF]
From 5 April – 21 September 2012 we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) along the Oregon coast.
Castelein, Kathleen J. +4 more
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A Nest Trap for Snowy Plovers [PDF]
A nest trap designed for ground nesting birds, specifically Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus), is described. The trap is inexpensive to construct, easy to operate, and lightweight for ease of use under field conditions.
Conway, Warren C.
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Age-Related Survival and Behavior of Snowy Plover Chicks [PDF]
AbstractAbstract. Precocial young often experience high mortality prior to achieving flight, especially in the first days after hatching. We quantified relationships between chick age, survival, behavior, and response to natural and anthropogenic danger for the threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in coastal northern ...
Colwell, Mark +3 more
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The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2009 [PDF]
From 3 April – 23 September 2009 we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast.
Castelein, Kathleen J. +4 more
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Camouflage predicts survival in ground-nesting birds [PDF]
ArticleEvading detection by predators is crucial for survival. Camouflage is therefore a widespread adaptation, but despite substantial research effort our understanding of different camouflage strategies has relied predominantly on artificial systems ...
Spottiswoode, CN +3 more
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NOU Spring Field Days and Annual Meeting, Kimball, May 20–22, 2016 [PDF]
The annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists\u27 Union was held at the Kimball Event Center on May 20–22, 2016, and was organized by Robin Harding and Betty Grenon.
Paseka, Janis
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Western snowy plover breeding dispersal in response to nest failure in Monterey Bay, California, USA
We examined short-distance breeding dispersal between nesting attempts of the serially polygamous western snowy plover Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus, a federally threatened species in Monterey Bay, California, USA, during 2013-2020.
EA Haile +3 more
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