Series of three images of a Northern Saw-whet Owl in mid-flight against a black background. A Motus tag is attached to its back.

Publications Library

Peer-reviewed publications by Motus collaborators which have used Motus data.

Credit:Brock and Sherri Fenton

Attribution Guidelines

Whenever Motus data is used for purposes outside of the Motus platform, projects, collaborators and organizations must be properly acknowledged. Project citations should be used anytime Motus data is used or displayed outside of the Motus platform (see below for more information). Please review the Motus Collaboration Policy for more information regarding data use, project citation and acknowledgement.

Displaying 301 - 381 of 381 results

Results per page: 10 25 50 100

Sort: Title Author Publication Date Publisher

2019-07-01
Long-distance migratory shorebirds travel faster towards their breeding grounds, but fly faster post-breeding

Sjoerd Duijns, Alexandra M. Anderson, Yves Aubry, Amanda Dey, Scott A. Flemming, Charles M. Francis, Christian Friis, Cheri Gratto-Trevor, Diana J. Hamilton, Rebecca Holberton, Stephanie Koch, Ann E. McKellar, David Mizrahi, Christy A. Morrissey, Sarah G. Neima, David Newstead, Larry Niles, Erica Nol, Julie Paquet, Jennie Rausch, Lindsay Tudor, Yves Turcotte, Paul A. Smith

Migration strategy Flight orientation Flight speed Migratory speed Stopover duration Weather Scientific Reports
2018-08-01
Bat Use of an Island off the Coast of Massachusetts

Zara R. Dowling, Danielle I. O'Dell

Activity patterns Biodiversity management Site importance Northeastern Naturalist
2016
The effects of wind and fuel stores on stopover departure behavior across a migratory barrier

Bryant C. Dossman, Greg W. Mitchell, D. Ryan Norris, Philip D. Taylor, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Stephen N. Matthews, Paul G. Rodewald

Departure decisions Ecological barrier Stopover duration Weather Behavioral Ecology
2022-10-13
Migratory birds with delayed spring departure migrate faster but pay the costs

Bryant C. Dossman, Amanda D. Rodewald, Colin E. Studds, Peter P. Marra

Carry-over effects Migratory phenology Migratory speed Survival Ecology
2024-10-16
Beyond tracking: Advancing animal ecology through the longitudinal sampling of individuals

Bryant C Dossman, Emily Filiberti, Amber M Roth, Peter P Marra

Ornithology
2021-12
Endogenous and Exogenous Factors Influencing the Movement and Migratory Behaviors of a Wintering Songbird

Bryant Dossman

Carry-over effects Departure decisions Displacement Foray behaviour Migratory phenology Migratory speed Site importance Survival -
2024-04-29
Data Fusion and Visualization Approaches to Achieving a Common Operating Picture During Offshore Wind Construction and Operation Works

Daniel Doolittle, Ross Eaton, Marna Parslow, Paul Donlan, Craig Jones

Industrial development -
2021
Differences in use of Northumberland Strait habitat and fattening rates among migratory shorebird species

Parker Doiron

-
2023-03
Nestling diet, quality, and post-fledging survival: Comparing two species of aerial insectivores in a gradient of agricultural intensity in Saskatchewan, Canada

Ana Maria Diaz Bohorquez

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Post-fledging latency Survival -
2018-12-11
Estimating Wildlife Tag Location Errors from a VHF Receiver Mounted on a Drone

André Desrochers, Junior A. Tremblay, Yves Aubry, Dominique Chabot, Paul Pace, David M. Bird

Drones
2022-11-25
Body mass and triglycerides predict departure of free-living nomadic pine siskins

Joely G. DeSimone, Beverly S. Domschot, Megan A. Fylling, William M. Blake, Creagh W. Breuner

Body condition Departure decisions Migratory physiology Functional Ecology
2022-01-01
The Contrasting Physiological Mechanisms of Two Distinct Migratory Strategies

Joely DeSimone

Activity patterns Departure decisions Migratory physiology Migratory speed -
2019-07-01
Sex differences in migratory restlessness behavior in a Nearctic–Neotropical songbird

Jessica E. Deakin, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Yolanda E. Morbey

Departure preparation Stopover duration The Auk: Ornithological Advances
2017-08
Behavioural Mechanisms of Protandrous Spring Migration in a Nearctic-Neotropical Songbird

Jessica E. Deakin

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
2023-11-10
Differential Migration Timing and the Form and Function of Avian Wings

Jessica E. Deakin

Migration strategy Activity patterns Body condition Departure decisions Departure preparation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
2023-07-01
Breeding season management is unlikely to improve population viability of a data-deficient migratory species in decline

Kayla L. Davis, Sarah P. Saunders, Stephanie Beilke, Erin Rowan Ford, Jennifer Fuller, Ava Landgraf, Elise F. Zipkin

Biodiversity management Individual path choice Reproductive success Biological Conservation
2025-05
Examining the Predictors of White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Spring Departure Date

Josh Davidson

Departure decisions -
2024-05
USDA Wildlife Services managements efforts at the Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant

Dorothy Celeste Daulton

Industrial development Survival -
2025
Habitat use and local movement of staging Lesser Yellowlegs ( Tringa flavipes ) differ between coastal and inland habitat in Atlantic Canada

Kathryn Danyk, Devin De Zwaan, Julie Paquet, Diana Hamilton

Site importance Stopover duration Journal of Field Ornithology
2016-01-21
Differential fall migratory routes of adult and juvenile Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Zoe J. Crysler, Robert A. Ronconi, Philip D. Taylor

Flight orientation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Movement Ecology
2015-03-03
Breeding ground dispersal and fall migratory movements of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Zoe Crysler

Activity patterns Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Migratory phenology Stopover duration -
2019-03-03
Detection range of songbirds using a stopover site by automated radio-telemetry

Tara L. Crewe, Jessica E. Deakin, Andrew T. Beauchamp, Yolanda E. Morbey

Journal of Field Ornithology
2020-11-20
Motivations and fears driving participation in collaborative research infrastructure for animal tracking

Tara L. Crewe, Dave Kendal, Hamish A. Campbell

PLOS ONE
2024
Understanding the spring migration ecology of sora and virginia rail in central illinois: a study utilizing automated telemetry

Chad A. Cremer

Activity patterns Departure decisions Site importance Stopover duration Weather -
2017-05-15
A Markov model for planning and permitting offshore wind energy: A case study of radio-tracked terns in the Gulf of Maine, USA

Alexana Cranmer, Jennifer R. Smetzer, Linda Welch, Erin Baker

Biodiversity management Industrial development Journal of Environmental Management
2023-12-08
Irruptive fall migrations are linked to elevated breeding abundance but are not associated with body condition or stopover duration in Northern Saw-whet Owls

Shawn R Craik, Amélie Doucet, Mathieu Manuel, Chloé Roy, Taylor M Brown, Emilie J Knighton, Dave Shutler, Randy F Lauff, Danielle Ethier, Amy-Lee Kouwenberg, Philip D Taylor

Body condition Site importance Stopover duration Ornithology
2019-10-16
Contrasting patterns of post-fledging movements of two sympatric warbler species with different life-history strategies

Dominic A. Cormier, Philip D. Taylor

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Displacement Ecological barrier Flight orientation Post-fledging latency Journal of Avian Biology
2024-11-04
Non-breeding conditions induce carry-over effects on survival of migratory birds

Nathan W. Cooper, Scott W. Yanco, Clark S. Rushing, T. Scott Sillett, Peter P. Marra

Carry-over effects Survival Current Biology
2023-05-01
Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds

Nathan W. Cooper, Bryant C. Dossman, Lucas E. Berrigan, J. Morgan Brown, Dominic A. Cormier, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Amanda D. Rodewald, Philip D. Taylor, Junior A. Tremblay, Peter P. Marra

Departure decisions Migratory phenology Weather Movement Ecology
2018-03-20
Resighting data reveal weak connectivity from wintering to breeding grounds in a range-restricted and endangered long-distance migratory passerine

Nathan Cooper, David Ewert, Kimberly Hall, Sarah Rockwell, Dave Currie, Jr Wunderle, Jennifer White, Peter Marra

Migratory connectivity Avian Conservation and Ecology
2023-05-01
Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk

Nathan W. Cooper, Bryant C. Dossman, Lucas E. Berrigan, J. Morgan Brown, Alicia R. Brunner, Helen E. Chmura, Dominic A. Cormier, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Amanda D. Rodewald, Philip D. Taylor, Christopher M. Tonra, Junior A. Tremblay, Peter P. Marra

Departure decisions Flight navigation Flight orientation Migratory phenology Movement Ecology
2020-08-20
Hidden Long-Distance Movements by a Migratory Bird

Nathan W. Cooper, Peter P. Marra

Activity patterns Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Displacement Foray behaviour Site importance Current Biology
2021-01-24
A NASBR History of Radiotelemetry: How Technology Has Contributed to Advances in Bat Biology

Jeff Clerc, R. Mark Brigham, Justin G. Boyles, Liam P. McGuire, Burton K. Lim, M. Brock Fenton, R. Mark Brigham, Shahroukh Mistry, Allen Kurta, Erin H. Gillam, Amy Russell, Jorge Ortega

-
2020-05
Theoretical and empirical investigation of the influence of heterothermy on bat migration ecology

Jeffrey Clerc

Individual path choice Migratory physiology -
2024
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Invasive Mammals in a Wetland Environment: Trialling an Automated Radio Telemetry System to Track Rattus spp.

Ellen Carlyon

Activity patterns -
2020-02-26
Conspecific cues encourage Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) prospecting, but not nesting, at new nesting structures

Andrew J. Campomizzi, Zoé M. Lebrun-Southcott, Kristyn Richardson

The Canadian Field-Naturalist
2024-02-22
Determinants of spring migration departure dates in a New World sparrow: Weather variables reign supreme

Allison J. Byrd, Katherine M. Talbott, Tara M. Smiley, Taylor B. Verrett, Michael S. Gross, Michelle L. Hladik, Ellen D. Ketterson, Daniel J. Becker

Departure decisions Disease Weather Ecology and Evolution
2020-01-23
Niche segregation among three sympatric species of swallows in southern Ontario

Kaelyn H. Bumelis

Biodiversity management Displacement Post-fledging latency Site importance -
2019-09-26
Habitat‐dependent occupancy and movement in a migrant songbird highlights the importance of mangroves and forested lagoons in Panama and Colombia

Lesley Bulluck, Elizabeth Ames, Nicholas Bayly, Jessie Reese, Cathy Viverette, James Wright, Angela Caguazango, Christopher Tonra

Site importance Survival Ecology and Evolution
2023-05-24
Post-breeding survival of adult and hatch-year Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia) in the Great Lakes region: a radio telemetry study

Christian M.M Buchanan-Fraser

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Migratory phenology Post-fledging latency Survival -
2019-10-31
To cross or not to cross – thrushes at the German North Sea coast adapt flight and routing to wind conditions in autumn

Vera Brust, Bianca Michalik, Ommo Hüppop

Departure decisions Individual path choice Industrial development Weather Movement Ecology
2022-09-23
Do departure and flight route decisions correlate with immune parameters in migratory songbirds?

Vera Brust, Cas Eikenaar, Florian Packmor, Heiko Schmaljohann, Ommo Hüppop, Gábor Á. Czirják

Body condition Departure decisions Disease Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory physiology Stopover duration Functional Ecology
2021-10-13
Underestimated scale of songbird offshore migration across the south-eastern North Sea during autumn

Vera Brust, Ommo Hüppop

Migration strategy Ecological barrier Flight orientation Individual path choice Industrial development Journal of Ornithology
2022-09-26
Migratory behavior and connectivity revealed in a secretive Neotropical migratory songbird, the Swainson’s Warbler

Alicia Brunner, Bryant Dossman, Vitek Jirinec, Katie Percy, Christopher Tonra, Erik Johnson, Peter Marra

Individual path choice Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Migratory speed Journal of Field Ornithology
2015-12-01
Adult and hatch-year blackpoll warblers exhibit radically different regional-scale movements during post-fledging dispersal

J. Morgan Brown, Philip D. Taylor

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory phenology Biology Letters
2017-07-03
Migratory blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) make regional-scale movements that are not oriented toward their migratory goal during fall

J. Morgan Brown, Philip D. Taylor

Flight orientation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Movement Ecology
2024
Migration Ecology of Harris’s Sparrow in Nebraska: 2024 Report

Stephen J. Brenner, Joel G. Jorgensen

Stopover duration -
2024-11-20
Stopover regions, phenology, and spatiotemporal group dynamics of adult and juvenile common terns Sterna hirundo from inland lakes in North America

Annie Bracey, Fred Strand, Alexis Grinde, Francesca Cuthbert, Ann E. McKellar, David Moore, Elizabeth Craig, Simeon Lisovski

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Site importance Journal of Avian Biology
2020-05-21
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) fledglings use crop habitat more frequently in relation to its availability than pasture and other habitat types

Chloe K. Boynton, Nancy A. Mahony, Tony D. Williams

Agricultural intensification Biodiversity management Post-fledging latency Site importance Survival The Condor
2025-05-06
Age-related differences in fall migration timing and performance of juvenile and adult Wood Thrushes departing from a breeding site

Brendan P. Boyd, Sue M. Hayes, Anna Agazzi Migotto, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury

Departure decisions Flight speed Migratory speed Movement Ecology
2023-07-14
Breeding season forest fragment size does not create negative carry-over for adult Wood Thrushes on fall migration timing or apparent annual survival

Brendan P Boyd, Sue Hayes, Alexandra M Israel, Bridget J M Stutchbury

Carry-over effects Departure decisions Migratory physiology Reproductive success Survival Ornithological Applications
2025
Lengths of Stay and Stopover Strategies of Western Sandpipers During Migration at Two Sites in British Columbia, Canada

Anne L. Blondin, Mark C. Drever, Scott A. Flemming, Wendy E. Easton, Mark Maftei, Yuri Zharikov, Nils Warnock, Erica Nol

Individual path choice Migratory physiology Site importance Stopover duration Ecology and Evolution
2024-09
Length of Stay and Habitat Use of Shorebirds at Two Migratory Stopover Sites in British Columbia, Canada

Anne L. Blondin

Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Site importance Stopover duration -
2024-10-01
Migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows during spring

Sydney Bliss, Marty Leonard, Zoe Crysler, Phil Taylor

Departure decisions Flight distance Flight speed Stopover duration Canadian Journal of Zoology
2020-04-15
Using Automated Radio-Telemetry to Assess Spring Migratory Ecology and Survival of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)

Sydney Bliss

Ecological barrier Flight orientation Individual path choice Migratory phenology Site importance Survival -
2024-04
Reduced hybrid survival in a migratory divide between songbirds

Stephanie A. Blain, Hannah C. Justen, Wendy Easton, Kira E. Delmore

Survival Ecology Letters
2020-02-03
The Value of Experimental Approaches in Migration Biology

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Robert J. Lennox, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Amy K. Teffer, Glenn T. Crossin, D. Ryan Norris, Kim Aarestrup, Steven J. Cooke

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
2020-09-15
Differences in Migration Timing along the Midcontinental Flyway in Sanderling (Calidris alba) from Three Gulf of Mexico Staging Areas

Kristin Bianchini, David J. Newstead, Christy A. Morrissey

Migration strategy Individual path choice Migratory phenology Migratory speed Site importance Stopover duration Waterbirds
2018-10-26
Assessment of Shorebird Migratory Fueling Physiology and Departure Timing in Relation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in the Gulf of Mexico

Kristin Bianchini, Christy A. Morrissey

Biodiversity management Contaminants Site importance Stopover duration Environmental Science & Technology
2018-12
Investigating the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on avian pre-migratory fuelling and migration

Kristin Bianchini

Biodiversity management Contaminants Migratory connectivity Migratory speed Stopover duration -
2018-05-14
Post-breeding movements of Swainson’s Thrush in Southern Nova Scotia

Lucas Berrigan

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure preparation Flight navigation Individual path choice Migratory speed -
2025
Automated telemetry reveals migratory movements and stopover timing of an endangered saltmarsh passerine

Bri Benvenuti, Adam Smith, Chris Elphick, Nick Ernst, Adrienne Kovach, Kathleen O'Brien, Nancy Pau

Departure decisions Flight speed Individual path choice Stopover duration Avian Conservation and Ecology
2020-02-13
Comparing fall migration of three Catharus species using a radio-telemetry network

Camille Bégin-Marchand, André Desrochers, Junior A. Tremblay, Pascal Côté

Individual path choice Migratory speed Animal Migration
2022-01-31
Insights on post-breeding movements from a northeastern population of Canada Warblers (Cardellina canadensis)

Camille Bégin-Marchand, François Gagnon, Bruno Drolet, Jacques Ibarzabal, Junior Tremblay

Biodiversity management Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Departure decisions Individual path choice Migratory speed Residence time Avian Conservation and Ecology
2021-05-13
Spatial structure in migration routes maintained despite regional convergence among eastern populations of Swainson’s Thrushes

Camille Bégin-Marchand, André Desrochers, Philip D. Taylor, Junior A. Tremblay, Lucas Berrigan, Barbara Frei, Ana Morales, Greg W. Mitchell

Individual path choice Migratory connectivity Movement Ecology
2019
Comprendre la stratégie migratoire de trois espèces de grives du genre Catharus à l'aide d'un réseau innovateur de radio-télémétrie

Camille Bégin Marchand

Migration strategy Flight distance Individual path choice Migratory speed -
2020-08-08
Stopover refueling, movement, and departure decisions in the White-throated Sparrow: the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors during spring migration

Andrew T. Beauchamp, Christopher G. Guglielmo, Yolanda E. Morbey

Activity patterns Departure decisions Displacement Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Stopover duration Journal of Animal Ecology
2024-04-23
Ecological drivers of songbird stopover behaviour during migration in eastern New Brunswick

Andrew T. Beauchamp

Activity patterns Departure decisions Displacement Flight orientation Migratory physiology Stopover duration Weather -
2025-05-23
Wetter and more forested nonbreeding areas result in later departures but a faster spring migration in Vermivora chrysoptera (Golden-winged Warbler)

Nicholas J Bayly, Sarah Kendrick, Ernesto Carman, María De La Paz Angulo-Irola, Yuly Caicedo-Ortiz, Stuart Mackenzie

Carry-over effects Departure decisions Migratory connectivity Migratory speed Site importance Weather Ornithological Applications
2020-04-01
There's no place like home: tropical overwintering sites may have a fundamental role in shaping migratory strategies

Nicholas J. Bayly, D. Ryan Norris, Philip D. Taylor, Keith A. Hobson, Andrea Morales-Rozo

Migration strategy Displacement Flight orientation Individual path choice Migration range Migratory phenology Migratory physiology Migratory speed Site fidelity Animal Behaviour
2020-11-29
Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird

Sahas Barve, Natasha D. G. Hagemeyer, Russell E. Winter, Samuel D. Chamberlain, Walter D. Koenig, David W. Winkler, Eric L. Walters

Breeding and postbreeding dispersal Foray behaviour Ecology
2022-02-02
Does hatch date set the clock? Timing of post-fledging movements for families of a colonially breeding, long-distance migratory songbird

Saeedeh Bani Assadi, Emily A. McKinnon, Edward D. Cheskey, Kevin C. Fraser

Departure decisions Post-fledging latency Residence time Journal of Avian Biology
2018-10-24
Bayesian state-space models reveal unobserved off-shore nocturnal migration from Motus data

Justin W. Baldwin, Katie Leap, John T. Finn, Jennifer R. Smetzer

Individual path choice Migratory phenology Ecological Modelling
2017-09
Modelling Bird Migration with Motus Data and Bayesian State-Space Models

Justin Baldwin

Local movement Individual path choice Migratory phenology -
2022-08-19
Offshore and coastline migration of radio-tagged Nathusius' pipistrelles

Petra Bach, Christian C. Voigt, Matthias Göttsche, Lothar Bach, Vera Brust, Reinhold Hill, Ommo Hüppop, Sander Lagerveld, Heiko Schmaljohann, Antje Seebens-Hoyer

Biodiversity management Individual path choice Industrial development Conservation Science and Practice
2025-02-25
Sex-specific variation in breeding-ground departure decisions and detection rates during southbound migration in West Atlantic Flyway Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus)

Anne N. M. A. Ausems, Hannah MacKellar, Glen S. Brown, Erica Nol

Departure decisions Individual path choice Scientific Reports
2019-07-09
Migration Distance and Body Condition Influence Shorebird Migration Strategies and Stopover Decisions During Southbound Migration

Alexandra M. Anderson, Sjoerd Duijns, Paul A. Smith, Christian Friis, Erica Nol

Migration strategy Body condition Carry-over effects Departure decisions Flight speed Individual path choice Migration range Migratory physiology Stopover duration Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2021-10-16
Drought at a coastal wetland affects refuelling and migration strategies of shorebirds

Alexandra M. Anderson, Christian Friis, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Christopher M. Harris, Oliver P. Love, R. I. Guy Morrison, Sean W. J. Prosser, Erica Nol, Paul A. Smith

Stopover duration Weather Oecologia
2021
Linking events across the annual cycle, in a Neotropical migratory songbird of conservation concern, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)

Elizabeth Ames

Body condition Displacement Migratory phenology Reproductive success Site importance Survival -
2022-05
Fall Migratory Behaviour and Cross-Seasonal Interactions in Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) Breeding in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada

Marley Aikens

Departure decisions Flight orientation Migratory connectivity Migratory phenology Site importance Stopover duration -
2020-04-14
Wood thrush migratory connectivity using Motus tracking stations

David Aborn

Migratory connectivity Urban landscapes -

Attribution Formatting

Project citation format:

[Institution | Collaborators]. [Project Name and Number]. [Years of project activity]. Data accessed from Motus Wildlife Tracking System, Birds Canada. Available: https://motus.org/. Accessed: [Date].

*Institutions or collaborators, project name and number, and years of project activity can be identified through project profiles on the Motus website.

Collaborators are encouraged to acknowledge Motus in any written work, popular or peer-reviewed publications, oral presentations, social media, or websites. Collaborators are also encouraged to acknowledge Motus as a program of Birds Canada in close collaboration with a diverse network of organizations, businesses and individuals.

If Motus tools (e.g. Motus website, visualizations, output tables) are used in your analysis or communications, the citation should be as follows:

Motus Wildlife Tracking System. [Year]. Birds Canada, Port Rowan, Ontario. Available: https://motus.org. Accessed: [Date].

Motus RBook citation:

Birds Canada (2024). motus: Fetch and use data from the Motus Wildlife Tracking System. https://motusWTS.github.io/motus/.

Add publication to library

If you are affiliated with a project that has used data collected through Motus, and your publication is not already listed, please let us know and we will ensure to add it.