Diurnal and Nocturnal Roost Site Fidelity of Dunlin (Calidris Alpina Pacifica) at Humboldt Bay, California

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Conklin, Jesse R., Colwell, Mark A.
• Other Authors: Lank, D. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2007
• Subjects: Calidris alpina; Dunlin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/124.2.677; http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/124/2/677/29691517/auk677.pdf

Abstract Shorebird roosts are often considered traditional, on the basis of predictable occupancy by large numbers of birds over long periods. However, fidelity of individuals to roosts at fine spatial and temporal scales, particularly at night, has rarely been described. We compared diurnal and noc...