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Behavior, Nest Site Selection And Success Of Black Terns (Chlidonias Niger), Dawn Marsh
Behavior, Nest Site Selection And Success Of Black Terns (Chlidonias Niger), Dawn Marsh
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The Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) population has markedly declined over several decades in northern North America, the causes of which are still largely unknown. I monitored nest success and wetland use by Black Terns in three colony sites in northern Michigan throughout 2017 and 2018 and used traditional survey methods coupled with nest cameras to document Black Tern nest success and mortality events. Colony sites included in this study were experiencing invasion by non-native plant species including Phragmites, hybrid and narrow-leaved cattail (Typha spp.), and European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morus-ranae). Statistically significant differences (P …