Mean initiation dates of seasons for whimbrels from Mackenzie Delta and Hudson Bay breeding populations as determined by satellite tracking between 2008 and 2018.

• Main Authors: Bryan D. Watts (2852099), Fletcher M. Smith (11890513), Chance Hines (11890516), Laura Duval (11890519), Diana J. Hamilton (11890522), Tim Keyes (11890525), Julie Paquet (2651812), Lisa Pirie-Dominix (7479851), Jennie Rausch (2807230), Barry Truitt (11890528), Brad Winn (11890531), Paul Woodard (11890534)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Evolutionary Biology; Ecology; Developmental Biology; Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; scattered across continents; numenius phaeopus </; confront hazards throughout; 98 %) fidelity; whimbrel populations using; direct migrations along; two populations overlap; two populations differed; left winter grounds; en route </; div >< p; two breeding populations; staging areas suggests; winter grounds; staging areas; populations spend; loop migrations; breeding ground; significantly higher; shorter stopovers; seasonal schedules; satellite transmitters; multiple years; migratory pathways; migration speed; migration routes; many long; mackenzie delta; hudson bay; faster migration; effective management; documented dozens; birds stopped; annual cycles; annual cycle; 800 km; 500 km; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Mackenzie Delta; Numenius phaeopus; Whimbrel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260339.t002

Mean initiation dates of seasons for whimbrels from Mackenzie Delta and Hudson Bay breeding populations as determined by satellite tracking between 2008 and 2018.