2 edition of incidence of vagrant landbirds in Nova Scotian Islands found in the catalog.
incidence of vagrant landbirds in Nova Scotian Islands
I. A. McLaren
Published
1981
by American Ornithologists" Union] in [Washington, D.C
.
Written in
Edition Notes
Gift; Jack Satterly.
| Other titles | Auk. |
| Statement | Ian A. McLaren. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QL685.5.N6 M341 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | P. 243-257 : |
| Number of Pages | 257 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14782893M |
SABLE ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, TO , SHOW A DECLINE IN THE INCIDENCE OF OILING ZOE LUCAS1, ANDREW HORN2, and BILL FREEDMAN2 1P.O. Halifax CRO, Nova Scotia B3J 2L4, Canada [email protected] 2Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B4H 4J1, Canada [email protected] & [email protected] When comparing the number of warbler species at the 11 stations that had at least one vagrant species occurring (Fig. 3), we found that vagrant warblers were most common at the HOME station (in the Coastal Region) where vagrant warblers accounted for 9 of the 26 estimated species (36%). This was our highest ratio of vagrant to total species; this finding indicates that vagrancy Author: C. John Ralph, Jared D. Wolfe, Jared D. Wolfe.
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Incidence of vagrants may be related partly to the convergence of continental windstreams on Nova Scotia during migration seasons. Regional species, however, evidently avoid Sable Island, which is. The incidence of vagrant landbirds on Nova Scotia islands Article (PDF Available) in The Auk 98 January with 96 Reads How we measure 'reads'.
The Incidence of Vagrant Landbirds on Nova Scotian Islands; The Incidence of Vagrant Landbirds on Nova Scotian Islands. Ian A. Mclaren. Publication Information.
Journal: Auk. Volume: Issue: 2 (April-June) Year: Pages: The incidence of vagrant landbirds on Nova Scotian islands. The Auk Abstract: “Many vagrant landbirds have occurred on Brier, Sable, and Seal islands, Nova Scotia and have produced first records for Nova Scotia or Canada.
In counts made on these islands for more than a decade, individuals of western species were relatively more common than in similar counts on islands off. Winter Birding in Nova Scotia: Birds of Nova Scotia on-line version of Robie Tufts' classic book: On-line Article (downloadable PDF file): The Incidence of Vagrant Landbirds on Nova Scotian Islands "The Auk" Volume 98 No.
2, April On-line Article (PDF format): A Notable Autumn Arrival of Reverse Migrants in Nova Scotia. migrants that arrived in southern Nova Scotia in early October (McLaren et al.
Seal Island (43 ° 25 ′ N, 66 ° 01 ′ W) is a small (∼ × km) island about 24 km from the nearest mainland of southern Nova Scotia. The data consist of day-counts (or estimates) of individuals of all species seen there on irregular.
All the Birds of Nova Scotia aims to help observers evaluate bird sightings in Nova Scotia by focusing on the finer details of occurrence and identification.
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During 4 seasons of study, small numbers of birds flew overland to the NNE-E, counter to the main SW migration, intermittently throughout the ‘autumn’ (31 July – 16 November).
Radars also detected overwater reverse migration (RM) from New England to Nova Scotia and from Nova Scotia toward Newfoundland. RM occurred at all hours of the day and night, especially when few birds were Cited by: A Vagrant comics, topped The New York Times graphic novel bestseller list in October In a poll, Beaton ranked fourteenth among the top all-time female comics artists.
[30] Beaton's picture book King Baby was released Septem Born: September 8, (age 36), Nova Scotia, Canada. transatlantic vagrancy of landbirds and waders Norman Elkins In a previous paper (Elkins ), I described the results of an analysis of the relationship of Nearctic landbird vagrancy in Britain and Ireland to atmospheric conditions.
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Have you wondered how animals such as “moose” got their names, or which of the many wonderful animals we share the seas and forests with are really endangered species?You will find these and a wealth of other facts about Nova Scotia’s surprising range of wildlife.
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vagrant landbirds at three Nova Scotia islands (McLaren ) Table I: Late fall occurrences ofIndigo Bunting in northern Ontario.
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one - - Sept. Dorion,Thunder Bay Dist. 26 Sept. Red Rock, Thunder Bay Dist. 28 Oct.-File Size: 2MB.An advanced orientation capability offers possibilities for birds to optimize movement patterns in a wide variety of ecological situations.
McLaren, I. A., The incidence of vagrant landbirds on Nova Scotian Islands. Auk 88 () Richardson, W. J., Reorientation of nocturnal land bird migrants over the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Cited by: This Is Nova Scotia Hardcover – January 1, by Will R Bird (Author) See all 5 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions.
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