scholarly journals DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND HABITAT AFFINITIES OF THE COASTAL PLAIN SWAMP SPARROW

2003 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
JON BEADELL ◽  
RUSSELL GREENBERG ◽  
SAM DROEGE ◽  
J. ANDREW ROYLE
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Swamp Sparrow ◽  
Habitat Affinities

scholarly journals Stable-Isotope (C, N, H) Analyses Help Locate the Winter Range of the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza Georgiana Nigrescens)

The Auk ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Greenberg ◽  
Peter P. Marra ◽  
Matthew J. Wooller
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
Δ13c And Δ15n ◽  
Swamp Sparrow ◽  
Brackish Marshes ◽  
Melospiza Georgiana

Abstract Some taxa of North American birds have unknown winter ranges, because of the difficulty in tracking individuals between seasons. Stable isotopes may provide clues to help locate these nonbreeding populations. Previously, no valid records existed for the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana nigrescens) from October to late April. We used stable-isotope (C, N, and H) analyses to provide estimates of where molt occurs and then searched those areas for individuals of this species. The δ13C and δ15N of rump feathers were consistent with the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow molting in more saline marshes than the nominate subspecies after the breeding season, which confirms what was already known. The values for the same isotopes from crown feathers revealed that winter molt in the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow probably occurred in similar coastal brackish habitats. The δD of crown feathers indicated that prebreeding molt occurred at latitudes between South Carolina and Virginia. A subsequent search of this region located 18 Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrows, all of which were found in North Carolina or southeastern Virginia. Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrows were found predominantly in brackish marshes similar to their breeding habitat. On the basis of these observations, it appears that Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrows undergo a short southerly migration to a coastal region with substantially warmer winter conditions. This study is the first to make a specific geographic prediction based on stable-isotope analysis and to test the prediction in the field. Análisis de Isótopos Estables (C, N, H) Ayudan a Localizar la Distribución Invernal de Melospiza georgiana nigrescens

Breeding Range Extension of the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow

2008 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan D. Watts ◽  
Michael D. Wilson ◽  
Fletcher M. Smith ◽  
Barton J. Paxton ◽  
J. Bill Williams
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Swamp Sparrow ◽  
Breeding Range

Morphological Adaptation with No Mitochondrial DNA Differentiation in the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow

The Auk ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 706-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Greenberg ◽  
Pedro J. Cordero ◽  
Sam Droege ◽  
Robert C. Fleischer
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Morphological Adaptation ◽  
Swamp Sparrow

Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic Geology of the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain: Atlanta, Georgia to Chesapeake, Virginia July 1-9, 1989

10.1029/ft172 ◽  
1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Burleigh Harris ◽  
Vernon J. Hurst ◽  
Paul G. Nystrom ◽  
Lauck W. Ward ◽  
Charles W. Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽  
Atlantic Coastal ◽  
Southeastern Atlantic

LATE QUATERNARY GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF RIO GRANGE DO SUL COASTAL PLAIN, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ JOSÉ TOMAZELLI ◽  
SÉRGIO REBELLO DILLENBURG ◽  
JORGE ALBERTO VILLWOCK
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
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