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BIRD BANDING: SURVIVAL and PRODUCTIVITY OF SONGBIRDS 2016

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BIRD BANDING: SURVIVAL and PRODUCTIVITY OF SONGBIRDS 2016

September 1, 2016

Michael Krzywicki & Megan Fylling share a report on the annual survival and productivity of eight songbird species.

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BIRD BANDING: SURVIVAL and PRODUCTIVITY OF SONGBIRDS

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Introduction The University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab’s summer banding stations are part of the Institute for Bird Population’s (IBP) Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Program (MAPS).

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Bird banding is an excellent method for studying vital rates.

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Demographic parameters such as productivity and survival are also easier to correlate with environmental factors and habitat quality than abundance alone (Desante et al. 2005).

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We operated BEVEP songbird banding stations seven times each breeding season from 2011- 2015.

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Table 2 shows reproductive indices (# of young/# of adults) for all years combined for BEVEP sites, BNF sites, and all North American sites published on IBP’s website.

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Reproductive indices from western Montana sites (BEVEP and BNF) and North American sites.

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Understanding the relationship between birds and site-level habitat may also help guide decisions about restoration and management.

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This analysis provides us with a baseline and enables us to track survival and productivity at western Montana sites and compare to other regions.

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