Whimbrel Populations Differ in Trans-atlantic Pathways and Cyclone Encounters

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Watts, B. D., Smith, F. M., Hines, C., Duval, L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2021
• Subjects: Biology; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Mackenzie Delta; Whimbrel
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/aspubs/2054; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92429-z; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/aspubs/article/3059/viewcontent/Whimbrel_populations_differ_in_trans_atlantic_pathways_and_cyclone_encounters.pdf

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 migration routes...