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Title Author Publication Date Publisher
  1. 2020-03-23
    Florida's strategic position for collaborative automated-telemetry tracking of avian movements across the Americas
    Kara L. Lefevre, Adam D. Smith
    Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
  2. 2022
    Songbird Behavior and Conservation in the Anthropocene
    Darren S. Proppe
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  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 2023
    New insights into the influence of turbines on the behaviour of migrant birds: implications for predicting impacts of offshore wind developments on wildlife
    J. Robinson Willmott, G. Forcey, M. Vukovich
    Industrial development Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  6. 2026-01-26
    Divergent migration strategies within a population of Snow Buntings
    Samuelle Simard-Provençal, Oliver O Love, Rebecca J Jardine, Alysha Riquier, Patricia Rokitnicki, Sara Pearce Meikerink, François Vézina, Christina A.D. Semeniuk, Emily A McKinnon
  7. 2019-12
    GoMAMN Strategic Bird Monitoring Guidelines: Landbirds
    Theodore J. Zenzal Jr, William G. Vermillion, Jacqueline R. Ferrato, Lori A. Randall, Robert C. Dobbs, Heather Q. Baldwin
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  8. 2022-08-18
    Seasonal and Nightly Activity Patterns of Migrating Silver-Haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Compared to Non-Migrating Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) at a Fall Migration Stopover Site
    Lucas Haddaway, Liam P. McGuire
    Acta Chiropterologica
  9. 2022-08-08
    Migratory connectivity and timing for an at-risk Canadian landbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), from two geographically distant breeding areas
    Alicia M. Korpach, Christina M. Davy, Alex Mills, Kevin C. Fraser
  10. 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
  11. 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
  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. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 2022-02-16
    No apparent effect of a magnetic pulse on free-flight behaviour in northern wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe) at a stopover site
    Thiemo Karwinkel, Michael Winklhofer, Paula Christoph, Dario Allenstein, Ommo Hüppop, Vera Brust, Franz Bairlein, Heiko Schmaljohann
  18. 2023-02-08
    Departure, routing and landing decisions of long-distance migratory songbirds in relation to weather
    Georg Rüppel, Ommo Hüppop, Sander Lagerveld, Heiko Schmaljohann, Vera Brust
  19. 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
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  20. 2023-01-03
    The Big Picture and Future Directions for Urban Bat Conservation and Research
    Krista J. Patriquin, Lauren Moretto, M. Brock Fenton, Lauren Moretto, Joanna L. Coleman, Christina M. Davy, M. Brock Fenton, Carmi Korine, Krista J. Patriquin
  21. 2021-02-15
    Effects of early-life exposure to sublethal levels of a common neonicotinoid insecticide on the orientation and migration of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
    Alana A. E. Wilcox, Amy E. M. Newman, Nigel E. Raine, Greg W. Mitchell, D. Ryan Norris
  22. 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
  23. 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
    Site importance Avian Conservation and Ecology
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 2020-04-14
    Wood thrush migratory connectivity using Motus tracking stations
    David Aborn
  29. 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
  30. 2020-05-20
    Diurnal and crepuscular activity during fall migration for four species of aerial foragers
    Tara L. Imlay, Philip D. Taylor
    Migratory phenology The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
  31. 2024-10-08
    Examining Environmental and Life History Correlates of Winter and Migratory Movements in a Nomadic Arctic-Breeding Passerine
    Samuelle Simard-Provençal
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 2024-09
    Length of Stay and Habitat Use of Shorebirds at Two Migratory Stopover Sites in British Columbia, Canada
    Anne L. Blondin
  36. 2024-08
    Using emerging technologies to link resource use to plant communities for a migratory songbird, the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
    Diane June Klement
  37. 2024-10-01
    Migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows during spring
    Sydney Bliss, Marty Leonard, Zoe Crysler, Phil Taylor
  38. 2024-09
    Application of Automated Radio Telemetry to Explore Space Use of Golden-cheeked Warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia)
    Michael Gamble
  39. 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
  40. 2024-05-03
    Spatial and Demographic Variations in Apparent Annual Survival of Golden-Winged Warblers: a Range-Wide Investigation
    Emily Filiberti
  41. 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
  42. 2024-04-23
    Ecological drivers of songbird stopover behaviour during migration in eastern New Brunswick
    Andrew T. Beauchamp
  43. 2024-05
    Habitat use of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Southern Ohio
    Gabriella A. Lindsey
  44. 2024-05
    USDA Wildlife Services managements efforts at the Grand Forks Wastewater Treatment Plant
    Dorothy Celeste Daulton
  45. 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
  46. 2024-03
    Bank and Barn Swallow Movement and Roost Site Use Patterns in Eastern New Brunswick
    Sarah Fensore
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 2024-02
    Importance of Demographics and Vital Rates to Cavity-Nesting Waterfowl in the Lower Saint John River of New Brunswick, Canada
    Jared Sonnleitner
  50. 2024
    Movement and Population Dynamics of Great Lakes Mallards
    Benjamin Luukkonen
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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.

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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/.

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