Data from: Individual variation in migratory path and behavior among Eastern Lark Sparrows
Data from: Individual variation in migratory path and behavior among Eastern Lark Sparrows
Citation
Ross JD, Bridge ES, Rozmarynowycz MJ, Bingman VP. 2014. Data from: Individual variation in migratory path and behavior among Eastern Lark Sparrows. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8hAbstract
Two general migration strategies prevail among temperate-breeding migratory songbirds of North America. Most “Eastern” birds migrate relatively directly from breeding to wintering grounds immediately after molting, whereas a substantial proportion of “Western” species depart breeding grounds early, and molt during extended migratory stopovers before reaching wintering areas. The Lark Sparrow is one of a few Western Neotropical migrants with a breeding range that extends into regions dominated by Eastern species. We sought to determine whether Eastern Lark Sparrows migrated in a manner consistent with Western conspecifics or follow typical Eastern songbird migratory patterns. To do so, we tracked individual Eastern Lark Sparrows equipped with geolocators between their breeding grounds in Ohio and their unknown wintering locations. Data from three Ohio Lark Sparrows revealed 1) individual variation in the duration and directness of autumn migrations, 2) autumn departures that consistently preceded molt, 3) wintering grounds in the central highlands of Mexico, and 4) brief and direct spring migrations. These observations suggest that eastern populations of prevailingly Western migrants, such as Lark Sparrows, may be behaviorally constrained to depart breeding grounds before molt, but may facultatively adjust migration en route.
Keywords
Chondestes grammacus, breeding departure, molt, Neotropical migrant, site fidelity, animal migration, animal tracking, Chondestes grammacus, Lark Sparrow, light-level loggers
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@misc{001/1_5jd56s8h, title = {Data from: Individual variation in migratory path and behavior among Eastern Lark Sparrows}, author = {Ross, JD and Bridge, ES and Rozmarynowycz, MJ and Bingman, VP}, year = {2014}, URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8h}, doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8h}, publisher = {Movebank data repository} }
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TY - DATA ID - doi:10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8h T1 - Data from: Individual variation in migratory path and behavior among Eastern Lark Sparrows AU - Ross, Jeremy D. AU - Bridge, Eli S. AU - Rozmarynowycz, Mark J. AU - Bingman, Verner P. Y1 - 2014/08/12 KW - Chondestes grammacus KW - bird migration KW - breeding departure KW - molt KW - Neotropical migrant KW - site fidelity KW - animal migration KW - animal tracking KW - Chondestes grammacus KW - Lark Sparrow KW - light-level loggers KW - Chondestes grammacus PB - Movebank data repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8h DO - doi:10.5441/001/1.5jd56s8h ER -