Diurnal and individual variability in the foraging behavior of American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla)

Oecologia ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. T. Holmes ◽  
T. W. Sherry ◽  
S. E. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
American Redstarts

Dual strategies of song development in American redstarts, Setophaga ruticilla

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Lemon ◽  
Stephane Perreault ◽  
Daniel M. Weary
Keyword(s):  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
American Redstarts ◽  
Song Development

Songs of American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla): Sequencing Rules and their Relationships to Repertoire Size

Ethology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Lemon ◽  
Charles W. Dobson ◽  
Peter G. Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Repertoire Size ◽  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
American Redstarts

scholarly journals Stopover Habitat Along the Shoreline of Northern Lake Huron, Michigan: Emergent Aquatic Insects as a Food Resource for Spring Migrating Landbirds

The Auk ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Smith ◽  
Frank R. Moore ◽  
Christopher A. May
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Spring Migration ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Mass Change ◽  
Upper Peninsula ◽  
Early Season ◽  
American Redstart ◽  
American Redstarts ◽  
Stopover Habitat

Abstract Recent work in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula suggests that terrestrial areas bordering northern Lake Huron provide important stopover habitat for spring migrating landbirds, principally because of the presence of emergent aquatic midges (Diptera: Chironomidae). Migrants were concentrated in lakeshore habitats abundant with midges during spring migration. American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) and Black-throated Green Warblers (Dendroica virens) foraged and used habitat differently, depending on their distance from the lakeshore. Here, we describe results of an integrative study in which we sampled resources, quantified American Redstart foraging behavior, and estimated mass change in American Redstarts and five other common migrant landbird species to evaluate the importance of adult midges as an early season resource for spring migrants. Resource sampling and American Redstart foraging behavior suggested that more food was available in shoreline habitats than inland during spring migration. Furthermore, migrants gained mass in shoreline habitat during stopover, which supports the argument that nearshore areas provide important stopover habitat for spring migrants. Finally, resource sampling, mass change estimates, and American Redstart foraging behavior suggested that midges and spiders (Araneae: Arachnidae) provided an important early season resource for migrating landbirds. Evidence suggests that midges were responsible for elevated spider abundance at the shoreline and that birds foraged on both midges and spiders. Midges appear to play an important role in providing high-quality stopover habitat for landbirds migrating through Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula. Hábitat de las Paradas Migratorias a lo Largo de la Costa Norte del Lago Huron, Michigan: Insectos Acuáticos Emergentes como Recurso Alimenticio para las Aves Terrestres Migratorias Durante la Primavera

scholarly journals Patterns and correlates of extrapair paternity in American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla)

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 612-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Perreault ◽  
Robert E. Lemon ◽  
Urs Kuhnlein
Keyword(s):  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
Extrapair Paternity ◽  
American Redstarts

American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla) usurp Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) nest in Southern Indiana

2018 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 554-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clayton D. Delancey ◽  
Garrett J. MacDonald ◽  
Kamal Islam
Keyword(s):  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
Cerulean Warbler ◽  
American Redstarts

Song Similarity between Neighboring American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla): A Statistical Analysis

The Auk ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. L. Shackell ◽  
R. E. Lemon ◽  
D. Roff
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Null Distribution ◽  
Computer Method ◽  
Setophaga Ruticilla ◽  
American Redstart ◽  
American Redstarts ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Degree Of Similarity

Abstract We examined the hypothesis that territorial American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) males are geographically randomly distributed with respect to structure of the single song used predominantly before nesting. Present methods to assess the degree of similarity of song between neighboring birds are often inadequate because they do not give the level of statistical significance. We present a computer method to generate the appropriate null distribution from which the level of significance can be determined. We found statistically significant correlations between neighbors primarily in the last and penultimate discrete vocal items (phones) of the song. There were also important differences between the 2 samples.

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