Article
An Investigation of Whimbrel Stopover and Migration Ecology on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
The Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series, CCBTR-14-12. College of William and Mary & Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg, VA.
Code
CCBTR-14-12
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
1) To determine spatial use and activity budgets of whimbrels during spring and fall migration including foraging rates, the influence of tide cycle on activities, the location of roosting sites, and opportunistic resighting of any previously tagged whimbrels in Virginia. 2) Conduct ongoing “Whimbrel Watch” program at Box Tree Creek, Virginia.
Topic
Diet/Feeding/Energetics; Habitat Quality/Use/Movement; Migration
Species
Whimbrel
Citation Information
Smith, F.M., and B.D. Watts. 2014. An Investigation of Whimbrel Stopover and Migration Ecology on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series, CCBTR-14-12. College of William and Mary & Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg, VA. 12 pp.