Shorebird avoidance of nearshore feeding and roosting areas at night correlates with presence of a nocturnal avian predator

• Main Authors: Piersma, Theunis, Gill, Robert E., Goeij, Petra de, Dekinga, Anne, Shepherd, Marnie L., Ruthrauff, Daniel, Tibbitts, Lee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Gyrfalcon; Short-eared Owl; Dunlin; sandpipers; habitat selection; predation risk; predation; daily routines; Alaska; South Spit; Calidris alpina; Falco rusticolus; gyrfalcon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/543c808d-1697-4f4f-a5ce-2d98765efa30; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/543c808d-1697-4f4f-a5ce-2d98765efa30; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/2842335/2006WaderStudyGroupBullPiersma1.pdf

We here report two anecdotes about avian interactions relevant to the interpretation of differences in shorebird habitat use between day and night. Several studies have reported that shorebirds avoid feeding and roosting along nearshore areas at night yet commonly use these sites during daytime. Thi...