Exaggerated orientation scatter of nocturnal passerine migrants close to breeding grounds: comparisons between seasons and latitudes

• Published in: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
• Main Authors: Karlsson, Håkan, Bäckman, Johan, Nilsson, Cecilia, Alerstam, Thomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2010
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Compensation; Drift; Wind; Orientation; Tracking radar; Bird; Migration; Abisko; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1752613; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-1015-z

Using tracking radars, we investigated the variability of flight directions of long-distance nocturnal passerine migrants across seasons (spring versus autumn migration) and sites at the southern (56A degrees N) and northern (68A degrees N) ends of the Scandinavian Peninsula (Lund versus Abisko). Wh...