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Effects Of Regional Cold Fronts And Localized Weather Phenomena On Autumn Migration Of Raptors And Landbirds In Southwest Idaho, Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle, Gregory S. Kaltenecker
Effects Of Regional Cold Fronts And Localized Weather Phenomena On Autumn Migration Of Raptors And Landbirds In Southwest Idaho, Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle, Gregory S. Kaltenecker
Intermountain Bird Observatory Publications and Presentations
Weather has a significant effect on avian migration, but whether the influence is similar across diverse geographic regions and across all species remains to be determined. We evaluated the effect of regional cold fronts and localized weather phenomena on the timing of autumn migration of multiple species of landbirds and raptors in southwest Idaho. The focus of the analysis was on total landbirds and the ten most common landbird species, along with total raptors and the eight most common raptor species. Using 13 years of data from the Idaho Bird Observatory in southwest Idaho (1997–2009), including standardized mist-net captures of …