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

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. Data have been described and published in: Rodenhouse, N. L., Sillett, T. S., Doran, P. J., & Holmes, R. T.
(2003). Multiple density-dependence mechanisms regulate a migratory
bird population during the breeding season. Proceedings.
Biological sciences , 270 (1529),
2105–2110. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2438 Sillett, T. S., & Holmes, R. T. (2002). Variation in Survivorship
of a Migratory Songbird throughout Its Annual Cycle. Journal
of Animal Ecology , 71 (2), 296–308.
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