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Title Author Publication Date Publisher
  1. 2023-06-21
    Avian monitoring results for two years of study at a newly recognized spring migration concentration point in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California
    Tania Romero, Lauren Hill, Jayde Blair, Walter Sakai, C. John Ralph
    North American Bird Bander
  2. 2023-06-22
    Elevational differences in migration phenology of Lazuli Buntings do not support selection-based hypotheses for protandry
    Kim Savides, Clark S Rushing
  3. 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
  4. 2023-07-04
    The urge to breed early: Similar responses to environmental conditions in short- and long-distance migrants during spring migration
    Georg Rüppel, Ommo Hüppop, Heiko Schmaljohann, Vera Brust
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 2023-07-18
    The influence of natural and artificial light on the migratory patterns of an obligate nocturnal bird
    Alicia M. Korpach
  8. 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
  9. 2023-10-03
    Insights from attempts to track movement of Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) fledglings in the southern Gulf of Mexico with automated telemetry and band resighting
    Kara L. Lefevre, Elizabeth Forys, Adam DiNuovo, Adam D. Smith
  10. 2023-10-13
    Natal forest fragment size does not predict fledgling, pre-migration or apparent annual survival in Wood Thrushes
    Sue M Hayes, Brendan P Boyd, Alexandra M Israel, Bridget J M Stutchbury
  11. 2023-10-19
    Rangewide migratory connectivity and migration ecology in Swainson's Warblers (Limnothlypis swainsonii) derived from multisensor geolocators
    Garrett Rhyne
  12. 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
  13. 2023-11-10
    Differential Migration Timing and the Form and Function of Avian Wings
    Jessica E. Deakin
  14. 2023-11-16
    Springing forward: Migrating songbirds catch up with the start of spring in North America
    Claire E. Nemes, Peter P. Marra, Theodore J. Zenzal Jr, Samantha A. Collins, Bryant C. Dossman, Alexander R. Gerson, Camila Gómez, Ana M. González, Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, Sarah A. Hamer, Joseph Marty, Phillip L. Vasseur, Emily B. Cohen
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 2024
    Movement and Population Dynamics of Great Lakes Mallards
    Benjamin Luukkonen
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  18. 2024
    Understanding the spring migration ecology of sora and virginia rail in central illinois: a study utilizing automated telemetry
    Chad A. Cremer
  19. 2024
    Spatiotemporal Patterns of Invasive Mammals in a Wetland Environment: Trialling an Automated Radio Telemetry System to Track Rattus spp.
    Ellen Carlyon
  20. 2024
    Antipredator Nest-Defense Behaviour and Post-Breeding Migration of Two Poorly Understood Subarctic Breeding Shorebirds, the Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) and the Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
    Olivia R. Maillet
  21. 2024
    The Effects of Supplementary Bird Feeding on Space Use of Backyard Birds in San Antonio, Texas
    Lauren Granger
  22. 2024
    Migration Ecology of Harris’s Sparrow in Nebraska: 2024 Report
    Stephen J. Brenner, Joel G. Jorgensen
  23. 2024
    Lake-crossing behavior of migratory songbirds: Assessing potential collision risk with offshore wind on Lake Erie
    Zoe Olivia Korpi
  24. 2024
    First Visual Record of a Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) over the Open Ocean
    William L. Kennerley, Lisa T. Ballance, Rachael A. Orben, Leigh G. Torres, Donald I. Solick
    Ecological barrier Industrial development Journal of North American Bat Research Notes
  25. 2024
    User documentation for the Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM 2)
    A Gilbert, E. M. Adams, H. F. Goyert, J Gulka, P. H. Loring, J. E. F. Stepanuk, K. A. Williams
  26. 2024-01-01
    Peri-urban forest margins are important stopover sites for moult-migrating songbirds
    Vanessa Poirier, Kyle H. Elliott, Barbara Frei
  27. 2024-02
    Importance of Demographics and Vital Rates to Cavity-Nesting Waterfowl in the Lower Saint John River of New Brunswick, Canada
    Jared Sonnleitner
  28. 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
  29. 2024-03
    Bank and Barn Swallow Movement and Roost Site Use Patterns in Eastern New Brunswick
    Sarah Fensore
  30. 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
  31. 2024-03-01
    Lunar synchrony, geography, and individual clocks shape autumn migration timing in an avian migrant
    Alicia M Korpach, Christina M Davy, Alex M Mills, Kevin C Fraser, Diego Gil
  32. 2024-03-16
    Pre-migration behaviour and survival of juvenile Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) in a fragmented forest landscape
    Susan Mary Hayes
  33. 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
  34. 2024-04-23
    Ecological drivers of songbird stopover behaviour during migration in eastern New Brunswick
    Andrew T. Beauchamp
  35. 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
  36. 2024-04-30
    Mapping seasonal migration in a songbird hybrid zone -- heritability, genetic correlations, and genomic patterns linked to speciation
    Hannah C. Justen, Wendy E. Easton, Kira E. Delmore
  37. 2024-05
    Habitat use of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Southern Ohio
    Gabriella A. Lindsey
  38. 2024-05
    USDA Wildlife Services managements efforts at the Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Dorothy Celeste Daulton
  39. 2024-05
    Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too
    Todd Jones, Nathan Cooper, Haley Haradon, Alicia Brunner, Bryant Dossman, Michael Ward, T. Scott Sillett, Sara Kaiser
    Journal of Field Ornithology
  40. 2024-05
    Coastal and offshore movements of Nathusius' pipistrelle during autumn migration
    Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn de Vries, Bart Noort, Karina Stienstra, Cor Sonneveld, Tamara Vallina, Martijn Keur, Josien Steenbergen
  41. 2024-05-03
    Spatial and Demographic Variations in Apparent Annual Survival of Golden-Winged Warblers: a Range-Wide Investigation
    Emily Filiberti
  42. 2024-05-15
    A refined magnetic pulse treatment method for magnetic navigation experiments with adequate sham control: a case study on free-flying songbirds
    Thiemo Karwinkel, Michael Winklhofer, Dario Allenstein, Vera Brust, Paula Christoph, Richard A. Holland, Ommo Hüppop, Jan Steen, Franz Bairlein, Heiko Schmaljohann
    Flight navigation Migratory phenology Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  43. 2024-06
    Why do juvenile Wood Thrushes make long-distance pre-migratory movements across a fragmented landscape?
    Sue Hayes, Brendan Boyd, Bridget Stutchbury
  44. 2024-07
    Motus as a Tool for Offshore Wind Assessment and Monitoring: a Knowledge Review
    Kianna Leung, Erica A. Geldart
  45. 2024-08
    Using emerging technologies to link resource use to plant communities for a migratory songbird, the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
    Diane June Klement
  46. 2024-08
    The role of prealternate moult in nonbreeding period carry-over effects in neotropical migratory songbirds
    Shae Turner
  47. 2024-09
    Length of Stay and Habitat Use of Shorebirds at Two Migratory Stopover Sites in British Columbia, Canada
    Anne L. Blondin
  48. 2024-09
    Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia)
    Michael Gamble
  49. 2024-9-23
    Integration of the Motus Wildlife Tracking System to the NOAA GOES Data Collection System for Offshore Wildlife Telemetry Applications
    Daniel Gillies, Pamela Loring, Nathan Holcomb, David Ilogho, William Dronen, Zhiqun Daniel Deng, Brett Betsill, Beau Backus, Stuart Mackenzie, Thorsten Von Eicken
  50. 2024-10-01
    Migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows during spring
    Sydney Bliss, Marty Leonard, Zoe Crysler, Phil Taylor
  51. 2024-10-08
    Examining Environmental and Life History Correlates of Winter and Migratory Movements in a Nomadic Arctic-Breeding Passerine
    Samuelle Simard-Provençal
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 2024-12
    Evaluation of automated radio telemetry technologies for ground-dwelling species
    Aubrey Ray Power Sullivan
  56. 2024-12-12
    Effects of immune status on stopover departure decisions are subordinate to those of condition, cloud cover and tailwind in autumn‐migrating common blackbirds Turdus merula
    Tjomme van Mastrigt, Kevin D. Matson, Sander Lagerveld, Xinrou S. Huang, Willem F. De Boer, Henk P. Van Der Jeugd
  57. 2024-12-18
    Migratory movements of bats are shaped by barrier effects, sex-biased timing and the adaptive use of winds
    Sander Lagerveld, Pepijn De Vries, Jane Harris, Sue Parsons, Elisabeth Debusschere, Ommo Hüppop, Vera Brust, Heiko Schmaljohann
  58. 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
  59. 2025
    Developing Research Tools for Demographic Study of Rhynchophanes mccownii (Thick-billed Longspurs)
    Megan M, Ring, Rose J. Swift, Michael J. Anteau, Lawrence D. Igl, Mark E. Seamans, Scott G. Somershoe, Jay A. VonBank, John M. Yeiser, Garrett J. MacDonald
  60. 2025
    Insights from a decade of using the Motus network to track boreal bird species from Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac, Québec to temperate and tropical wintering grounds
    Jacob Walker, Jean-François Therrien, Camille Bégin-Marchand, Pascal Côté, Alexandre Terrigeol, François Gagnon, Junior A. Tremblay
  61. 2025
    The influence of migratory routes, breeding, and wintering grounds on cultural shifts in song of White-throated Sparrows ( Zonotrichia albicollis )
    Joel Khoo, Amelia MacDonald, Ingebjorg Jean Hansen, Cody Cox, Scott Ramsay, Ken Otter
  62. 2025
    In the clear: weather drives the northward movement of American Tree Sparrows ( Spizelloides arborea ) as spring progresses
    Yolanda Morbey, Kevin Hannah, Jeffrey Costa, Jackson Kusack, Stuart Mackenzie
    Migratory phenology Journal of Field Ornithology
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. 2025-02-17
    Close encounters: behavioral responses of migrating songbirds to the perceived risk of predation
    Claire E Nemes, Andrea M Lindsay, Lucas W DeGroote, Emily B Cohen, Emilie Snell-Rood
  67. 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
  68. 2025-03-05
    Spatial and species-specific variation in lake-crossing behavior in the Great Lakes region influences collision risk with offshore wind development
    Zoe O Korpi, Stephen N Matthews, Matthew B Shumar, Molly E McDermott, David Russell, Lucas W DeGroote, Ryan Jacob, Mark Shieldcastle, Christopher M Tonra
  69. 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
  70. 2025-03-31
    Sufficient food is critical for a long-distant migratory shorebird to advance migration phenology
    Thomas Lameris, Allert Bijleveld, Roeland Bom, Julia Karagicheva, Hidde Kressin, Eva Kok, Sander Lagerveld, Luc de Monte, Barbara Helm, Theunis Piersma
  71. 2025-05
    Examining the Predictors of White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Spring Departure Date
    Josh Davidson
  72. 2025-05
    Home range, habitat Use, and fall migration of Lewis’s woodpeckers in the Eastern Cascade Range, Oregon
    Cameron Piper
  73. 2025-05
    Tracking Fall Migration with the Motus Wildlife Tracking System: The Fate of Window-struck and Captive-raised Passerines
    Cailin O'Connor
  74. 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
  75. 2025-05-13
    Long-term monitoring of Arctic coastal ecology at the East Bay Mainland Research Station, in Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut
    Doug MacNearney, Emma Davis, Jennie Rausch, Erica Nol, H. Grant Gilchrist, Josiah Nakoolak, Ken Abraham, Karel Allard, Sara Bellefontaine, Nik Clyde, Lisa Docken, Darryl B Edwards, Willow English, Scott Flemming, Anna Hargreaves, Christie Macdonald, Heather Mariash, Deborah E Perkins, Iain J Stenhouse, Paul A. Smith
    Arctic Science
  76. 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
  77. 2025-07-03
    Movetrack: An R package to model flight paths from radio-telemetry networks
    Georg Rüppel, Vera Brust, Heiko Schmaljohann, Thiemo Karwinkel
  78. 2025-07-09
    Effects of severe weather on shorebirds: Evidence of disrupted refueling and delayed departure on southbound migration
    Sophia M. Fraser, Devin R. De Zwaan, Hilary A. R. Mann, Julie Paquet, Diana J. Hamilton
  79. 2025-08
    Movement Ecology of Migratory Birds Using Motus Technology
    Kaitlyn Young
  80. 2025-09-22
    Stopover departure decisions in spring: pre-Saharan migrants stay longer and are more selective for favourable wind than trans-Saharan migrants
    Thomas Klinner, Thiemo Karwinkel, Florian Packmor, Heiko Schmaljohann
  81. 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

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