Effects of Mate and Site Fidelity on Nest Survival of Western Sandpipers (Calidris Mauri)

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Matthew Johnson, Jeffrey R. Walters
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2008
• Subjects: Fidelidad; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.76

We examined the effects of mate and site fidelity on Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) nesting success in a breeding population on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska (1998–2005). We estimated return rates (percentage of banded birds that returned to the site in the subsequent season) and mate...