Whimbrel populations differ in trans-atlantic pathways and cyclone encounters

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Bryan D. Watts, Fletcher M. Smith, Chance Hines, Laura Duval, Diana J. Hamilton, Tim Keyes, Julie Paquet, Lisa Pirie-Dominix, Jennie Rausch, Barry Truitt, Brad Winn, Paul Woodard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Mackenzie Delta; Whimbrel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92429-z; https://doaj.org/article/8ea2b2336a5f4213bc44a32f8444d293

Abstract Each year hundreds of millions of birds cross the Atlantic Ocean during the peak of tropical cyclone activity. The extent and consequences of migrant-storm interactions remain unknown. We tracked whimbrels from two populations (Mackenzie Delta; Hudson Bay) to examine overlap between migrati...