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Publication Details

Title:
Fledging times of grassland birds (2nd Edition)
Author(s):
Ribic, Christine A.; Pietz, Pamela J.; Koper, Nicola; Ng, Christoph S.
Publication Year:
2021
How to Cite:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government (except for the Canadian observations) and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:
Ribic, Christine A.; Pietz, Pamela J.; Koper, Nicola; Ng, Christoph S. 2021. Fledging times of grassland birds. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0001-2
Abstract:
These data provides information on the nesting ecology of grassland birds. Data were collected from 1996-2014 video surveillance of 205 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. These data include number of nestlings that fledged from the nest, the time of fledging relative to local sunrise for each nestling, duration of the fledging period, and day length of the fledging date relative to the summer solstice. We also provide data on 474 nest predation events (type of grassland habitat, predator species, month, day, and time relative to local sunrise), also obtained from the video surveillance studies.

Keywords:
fledging time; passerines; grassland birds; nesting ecology; predation; 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.; Pietz, Pamela J.; Koper, Nicola; Ng, Christoph S. 2018. Fledging times of grassland birds. 1st Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0001
  • 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
  • Ribic, Christine A.; Rugg, David J.; Ellison, Kevin; Koper, Nicola; Pietz, Pamela J. 2021. Diel patterns of predation and fledging at nests of four species of grassland songbirds. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7541
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