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Title Author Publication Date Publisher
  1. 2022-05
    Fall Migratory Behaviour and Cross-Seasonal Interactions in Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) Breeding in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada
    Marley Aikens
  2. 2021
    Linking events across the annual cycle, in a Neotropical migratory songbird of conservation concern, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
    Elizabeth Ames
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 2020-04-15
    Using Automated Radio-Telemetry to Assess Spring Migratory Ecology and Survival of Ipswich Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis princeps)
    Sydney Bliss
  10. 2024-09
    Length of Stay and Habitat Use of Shorebirds at Two Migratory Stopover Sites in British Columbia, Canada
    Anne L. Blondin
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 2020-01-23
    Niche segregation among three sympatric species of swallows in southern Ontario
    Kaelyn H. Bumelis
  16. 2020-08-20
    Hidden Long-Distance Movements by a Migratory Bird
    Nathan W. Cooper, Peter P. Marra
  17. 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
  18. 2024
    Understanding the spring migration ecology of sora and virginia rail in central illinois: a study utilizing automated telemetry
    Chad A. Cremer
  19. 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
  20. 2021-12
    Endogenous and Exogenous Factors Influencing the Movement and Migratory Behaviors of a Wintering Songbird
    Bryant Dossman
  21. 2018-08-01
    Bat Use of an Island off the Coast of Massachusetts
    Zara R. Dowling, Danielle I. O'Dell
  22. 2025-10-15
    Rings and Pings: Band Encounters and Motus Elucidate the Overwintering Locations and Movements of Sharp-shinned Hawks in Western North America
    Teresa E. Ely, Ryan P. Bourbour, Benjamin M. Dudek, Allen M. Fish, Angus C. Hull, Breanna L. Martinico, Shannon M. Skalos, Levi E. Souza, Christopher W. Briggs
    Home range and territory The Journal of Raptor Research
  23. 2024-09
    Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia)
    Michael Gamble
  24. 2021-11-01
    Shade coffee or native forest? Indicators of winter habitat quality for a long-distance migratory bird in the Colombian Andes
    Ana M. González, Nicholas J. Bayly, Scott Wilson, Keith A. Hobson
  25. 2020-09-29
    Earlier and slower or later and faster: Spring migration pace linked to departure time in a Neotropical migrant songbird
    Ana M. González, Nicholas J. Bayly, Keith A. Hobson
  26. 2021
    Diurnal and nocturnal habitat preference of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferous) in the northern portion of their breeding range
    Elora R. M. Grahame, Kayla D. Martin, Elizabeth A. Gow, D. Ryan Norris
    Biodiversity management Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
  27. 2024
    The Effects of Supplementary Bird Feeding on Space Use of Backyard Birds in San Antonio, Texas
    Lauren Granger
  28. 2025-03-17
    Using motus automated telemetry to quantify habitat use and movement in a Far Eastern Curlew within the Hunter Estuary, NSW, Australia
    Andrea S. Griffin, Callum Gapes, Louise A. Williams, Mattea Taylor, Rob Kyte, Greg Little, Judith Little
    Site importance The Whistler
  29. 2021-09
    Mapping Avian Movement in Minnesota
    Alexis R. Grinde, Annie Bracey, Stephen Kolbe
  30. 2024-03-16
    Pre-migration behaviour and survival of juvenile Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) in a fragmented forest landscape
    Susan Mary Hayes
  31. 2024-06
    Why do juvenile Wood Thrushes make long-distance pre-migratory movements across a fragmented landscape?
    Sue Hayes, Brendan Boyd, Bridget Stutchbury
  32. 2022-01-20
    Using automated telemetry to identify population connectivity and migration phenology of Snowy Plovers breeding in the Southern Great Plains
    Kristen M. Heath-Acre, Clint W. Boal, Daniel P. Collins, Warren C. Conway, William P. Johnson
  33. 2021
    Movements and Habitat Relationships of Virginia Rails and Soras within Impounded Coastal Wetlands of Northwest Ohio
    Nicole M. Hengst
  34. 2021-08
    Survival, Effects of Habitat Change, and Migratory Tactics of Nearctic-Neotropical Migratory Shorebirds
    John A Herbert
  35. 2022-02-03
    Migration tactics and connectivity of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory shorebird
    John A. Herbert, David Mizrahi, Caz M. Taylor
  36. 2019-09-13
    Automated VHF Radiotelemetry Revealed Site-Specific Differences in Fall Migration Strategies of Semipalmated Sandpipers on Stopover in the Gulf of Maine
    Rebecca L. Holberton, Philip D. Taylor, Lindsay M. Tudor, Kathleen M. O'Brien, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Ana Breit
    Biodiversity management Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  37. 2019-03-27
    Spring Shorebird Migration Chronology and Stopover Duration at an Important Staging Site in the North American Central Flyway
    Jessica E. Howell, Ann E. McKellar, Richard H. M. Espie, Christy A. Morrissey
  38. 2024-08
    Using emerging technologies to link resource use to plant communities for a migratory songbird, the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
    Diane June Klement
  39. 2021-03-20
    Roost sites of chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) form large-scale spatial networks
    Courtney E. le Roux, Joseph J. Nocera
  40. 2018-06-21
    Field test of an automated radio-telemetry system: tracking local space use of aerial insectivores
    Ariel K. Lenske, Joseph J. Nocera
    Biodiversity management Site importance Journal of Field Ornithology
  41. 2024-05
    Habitat use of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Southern Ohio
    Gabriella A. Lindsey
  42. 2023-12-06
    Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada
    Rebeca C Linhart, Diana J Hamilton, Julie Paquet, Cheri L Gratto-Trevor
  43. 2022-12-22
    Variation in resource use between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) and use of physiological indicators for movement decisions highlights the importance of small staging sites during southbound migration in Atlantic Canada
    Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, Sara C. Bellefontaine, Siena Davis, Parker B. Doiron, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor
    Site importance Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  44. 2022-03-25
    Movement and habitat use of non-breeding Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) at the Banco dos Cajuais in Northeast Brazil
    Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie Paquet, J. Onofre N. Monteiro, Gabriela P. Ramires, Jason A. Mobley
  45. 2017-02-01
    Comparing Satellite and Digital Radio Telemetry to Estimate Space and Habitat Use of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in Massachusetts, USA
    Pamela H. Loring, Curtice R. Griffin, Paul R. Sievert, Caleb S. Spiegel
  46. 2017-12-20
    Postbreeding dispersal and staging of Common and Arctic Terns throughout the western North Atlantic
    Pamela Loring, Robert Ronconi, Linda Welch, Philip Taylor, Mark Mallory
  47. 2017-03
    Effects of Extreme Tidal Events on Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Migratory Stopover in the Bay of Fundy, Canada
    Hilary A. R. Mann, Diana J. Hamilton, Julie M. Paquet, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Sarah G. Neima
  48. 2023-01-01
    How Does the Creation of Temporary Wetland Habitat on Agricultural Fields in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Affect the Abundance of Migratory Shorebirds?
    Emma McCarley Counce
  49. 2015-12-07
    Shorebird use of western Hudson Bay near the Nelson River during migration, with a focus on Red Knot.
    Ann E. McKellar, R. Kenyon Ross, R.I.Guy Morrison, Lawrence J. Niles, Ronald R. Porter, Joanna Burger, David J. Newstead, Amanda D. Dey, Paul A. Smith
  50. 2019-09-03
    Tracking landscape-scale movements of Snow Buntings and weather-driven changes in flock composition during the temperate winter
    Emily Anne McKinnon, Marie-Pier Laplante, Oliver Love, Kevin C. Fraser, Stuart Mackenzie, François Vézina
    Activity patterns Site importance Weather Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  51. 2011-08-01
    Passerines use Nocturnal Flights for Landscape-Scale Movements during Migration Stopover
    Alexander M. Mills, Bethany G. Thurber, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Philip D. Taylor
  52. 2020-04-22
    Intra- and interannual regional fidelity of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) during migratory stopover in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada
    Sarah Neima, Diana Hamilton, Cheri Gratto-Trevor, Julie Paquet
  53. 2022-9-2
    Length of stay and departure strategies of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) during post-breeding migration in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada
    Sarah G. Neima, Rebeca C. Linhart, Diana J. Hamilton, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Julie Paquet
  54. 2021-11-15
    Exploring the Strategies of First Migration in the Subarctic-Nesting Shorebird, Calidris Alpina Hudsonia
    Victor Olek
  55. 2025-05
    Home range, habitat Use, and fall migration of Lewis’s woodpeckers in the Eastern Cascade Range, Oregon
    Cameron Piper
  56. 2023-10-19
    Moult migrant Tennessee Warblers undergo extensive stopover in peri-urban forests of southern Quebec
    Vanessa Poirier, Barbara Frei, Mathilde Lefvert, Ana Morales, Kyle Hamish Elliott
  57. 2024-01-01
    Peri-urban forest margins are important stopover sites for moult-migrating songbirds
    Vanessa Poirier, Kyle H. Elliott, Barbara Frei
  58. 2019-12-29
    Biological and environmental factors related to communal roosting behavior of breeding Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
    Sarah Saldanha, Philip Taylor, Tara Imlay, Marty Leonard
    Colony attendance Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
  59. 2023
    South Atlantic Bight – a final stop for Ruddy Turnstones migrating to the Arctic
    Felicia Sanders, Adam Smith, Janet Thibault, Deborah Carter, Maina Handmaker, Fletcher Smith
  60. 2018-02
    Tracking Migratory Bird Movements in the Gulf of Maine with Automated Radio Telemetry and Stable Hydrogen Isotope Markers
    Jennifer Smetzer
  61. 2017-08-05
    Fall migratory departure decisions and routes of Blackpoll Warblers Setophaga striata and Red-eyed Vireos Vireo olivaceus at a coastal barrier in the Gulf of Maine
    Jennifer R. Smetzer, David I. King, Philip D. Taylor
  62. 2023-07-10
    Spring migration patterns of red knots in the Southeast United States disentangled using automated telemetry
    Adam D. Smith, Felicia J. Sanders, Kara L. Lefevre, Janet M. Thibault, Kevin S. Kalasz, Maina C. Handmaker, Fletcher M. Smith, Tim S. Keyes
  63. 2024-12
    Evaluation of automated radio telemetry technologies for ground-dwelling species
    Aubrey Ray Power Sullivan
  64. 2011-11-03
    Landscape movements of migratory birds and bats reveal an expanded scale of stopover
    Philip D. Taylor, Stuart A. Mackenzie, Bethany G. Thurber, Anna M. Calvert, Alex M. Mills, Liam P. McGuire, Christopher G. Guglielmo
  65. 2023-08-19
    Migratory behaviour of eastern whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus): quantifying return rates and the effects of artificial light on flight paths
    Stephanie Thompson
  66. 2021-01-22
    Occurrence of a forest-dwelling bat, northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis), within Canada’s largest conurbation
    Toby J Thorne, Eryk Matczak, Melissa Donnelly, Maria C Franke, Kevin C R Kerr
    Site importance Urban landscapes Journal of Urban Ecology
  67. 2024-08
    The role of prealternate moult in nonbreeding period carry-over effects in neotropical migratory songbirds
    Shae Turner
  68. 2024-12-21
    Euphagus carolinus (Rusty Blackbird) from two different breeding populations in northeastern North America exhibit chain migration yet use the same region for stopover
    Jacob Walker, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Alexandre Terrigeol, Jean-François Therrien, Pascal Côté, Levi Burford, Carol R Foss, Junior A Tremblay
  69. 2024-03-01
    Early parental nest initiation carries over to the departure date and quality of fledglings from the breeding grounds in the Purple Martin
    H. M. Williams, E. E. DeLeon, R. L. DeLeon
  70. 2014-07-01
    Inland flights of young red-eyed vireos Vireo olivaceus in relation to survival and habitat in a coastal stopover landscape
    Bradley K. Woodworth, Charles M. Francis, Philip D. Taylor
  71. 2018-04-25
    Automated telemetry reveals staging behavior in a declining migratory passerine
    James R. Wright, Luke L. Powell, Christopher M. Tonra
  72. 2025-08
    Movement Ecology of Migratory Birds Using Motus Technology
    Kaitlyn Young

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