Oral Capillariosis Due to Eucoleus dispar in Migrating Sharp-Shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus) in New York, USA, 2016–18

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Childs-Sanford ◽  
Manigandan Lejeune ◽  
Amira Abdu ◽  
Elizabeth Buckles ◽  
Randall Renshaw ◽  
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New York ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kerlinger ◽  
Verner P. Bingman ◽  
Kenneth P. Able

Tracking radar with simultaneous visual observations was employed to study the flight behaviour of nine species of hawks during autumn migration, 1978–1979, in central New York. The predominant mode of flight for all species was thermal soaring and interthermal gliding. Although most species were seen in small flocks at some time, only Broad-winged Hawks (Buteo platypterus) could be considered flocking migrants, with most migrating in flocks < 40 individuals. Altitude of flight increased through the day as convective depth developed, with approximately 85% of all individuals flying below 1000 m. Climb rates of individuals soaring in thermals averaged 3 ms−1 and were greater than previously reported for larger soaring species. Short- to medium-distance migrants (Accipiter striatus, Falco sparverius) tended to fly at lower altitudes than longer distance migrants. The direction realized during thermal soaring was positively related to wind direction and was oriented to the southeast, a function of the prevailing northwest winds. Orientation strategy was considered to be a compromise between drift and complete compensation, resulting in an elliptical migratory flight path, probably shaped by prevailing northwest winds. Such a compromise promotes a faster and more energetically efficient migration.


The Condor ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Schmidt ◽  
Christopher J. Whelan

Abstract Male Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) attend their nests by perching near its rim, a behavior common to many species and presumed to be for the purpose of guarding eggs or young in the nest. We classified nests into two groups based on whether or not we observed an attending male during any nest inspection. We found that nests attended by male Wood Thrushes had higher success rates (i.e., lower predation rates) than unattended nests in Illinois where Blue Jays were a dominant nest predator. In contrast, there was no significant difference in nest success between attended and unattended nests in New York where rodents (mice and chipmunks) and raptors, such as the Sharp-shinned Hawk, were important predators on nests and adults, respectively. Despite differences in risk to adults and nests between the two sites, the frequency of observing attendant males did not differ between sites. In contrast to studies in the literature, the frequency of nest-attendance in the New York population was negatively related to year-to-year variation in chipmunk density, an independent measure of the risk of nest predation. Cuantificación de la Presencia del Macho de Hylocichla mustelina en el Nido y su Relación con el Éxito del Nido Resumen. Los machos de Hylocichla mustelina se posan cerca del borde sus nidos aparentemente con el propósito de vigilar sus huevos o sus crías, lo que representa un comportamiento común en muchas especies. Clasificamos los nidos en dos grupos basados en la presencia o ausencia de un macho durante las inspecciones de los nidos. Encontramos que los nidos que presentaron machos de H. mustelina tuvieron mayores tasas de éxito (i.e., menores tasas de depredación) que los nidos sin machos en Illinois, donde Cyanocitta cristata fue el depredador de nidos dominante. En contraste, no hubo una diferencia significativa en el éxito de los nidos entre los que contaron o no con la presencia de machos en Nueva York, donde los roedores (ratones y ardillas listadas) y las rapaces (como Accipiter striatus) fueron importantes depredadores tanto de nidos como de adultos. A pesar de las diferencias en el riesgo al que están sujetos los adultos y los nidos entre los dos sitios, la frecuencia de observación de presencia de machos no difirió entre los sitios. En contraste con los estudios publicados, la frecuencia de la presencia de machos en los nidos en la población de Nueva York se relacionó negativamente con la variación interanual en la densidad de ardillas listadas, lo que representa una medida independiente del riesgo de depredación de los nidos.


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