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    • Title:
    Fledging times of grassland birds
    Author(s):
    Ribic, Christine A.; Pietz, Pamela J.; Koper, Nicola; Ng, Christoph S.
    Publication Year:
    2018
    How to Cite:
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    Ribic, Christine A.; Pietz, Pamela J.; Koper, Nicola; Ng, Christoph S. 2018. Fledging times of grassland birds. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0001
    Abstract:
    The data set provides information on the nesting ecology of grassland birds. Data were collected from 1996-2014 video surveillance of 206 nests of 17 bird species that nested in grasslands of three states within the United States (Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota) as well as Alberta, Canada. The data include number of nestlings that fledged from the nest, the time of first fledging relative to local sunrise, duration of the fledging period, and day length of the fledging date relative to the summer solstice.

    Keywords:
    fledging time; passerines; grassland birds; nesting ecology; video surveillance; Bobolink; Chestnut-collared Longspur; Clay-colored Sparrow; Eastern Meadowlark; Grasshopper Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Common Yellowthroat; Field Sparrow; Henslow's Sparrow; biota; environment; geoscientificInformation; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Animal ecology; Wildlife (or Fauna); Birds; Alberta, Canada; Minnesota; North Dakota; Wisconsin
    Related publications:
    • Ribic, Christine A.; Ng, Christoph S.; Koper, Nicola; Ellison, Kevin; Pietz, Pamela J.; Rugg, David J. 2018. Diel fledging patterns among grassland passerines: Relative impacts of energetics and predation risk. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 135(4): 1100-1112. Petaluma, CA: American Ornithological Society. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-17-213.1
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