Black-throated Blue Warbler capture histories, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 1986 - 2010

This dataset provides body measurements and encounter
histories for black-throated blue warblers. Birds were
captured in mist nets, given unique combinations of colored
leg bands and a numbered, aluminium USGS leg band, and aged
as either yearlings or older breeders based on plumage
characters. Standard body measurements were taken, following
Pyle 1997 (Pyle, P. 1997. Identification guide to North
American birds. Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, CA). All birds
were released unharmed after banding and measurements were
completed. Capture histories were generated from resightings
of banded individuals on three gridded study plots at the
HBEF: low elevation (250-350 m; 85 ha), middle elevation
(450-600 m; 65 ha), and high elevation (750-850 m; 35 ha).
See Rodenhouse et al. 2003 for plot details.
These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook
Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at
the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and
maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research
Station.