Oiled Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus melodus) in Eastern Canada

Amirault-Langlais, Diane L.; Thomas, Peter; McKnight, Julie

doi:10.1675/1524-4695(2007)30[271:oppcmm]2.0.co;2

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“…Fish and Wildlife Service 2009), oil spills have affected piping plovers in the past. Effects (documented in both breeding and wintering areas) have been from direct oiling, and indirectly from loss of invertebrate prey (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] 1979, Donlan et al 2003, NOAA 2003, Amirault‐Langlais et al 2007). Results from this study suggest that most of the wintering birds affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill will be from the Great Plains (about 16% of the breeding population) and Prairie Canada (about 9%), plus a small percentage from the Great Lakes (about 4%), because oil from this event is concentrated primarily on the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the northern gulf coast of Florida (Bourne 2010).…”

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Connectivity in piping plovers: Do breeding populations have distinct winter distributions?

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Resightings of uniquely marked birds from 2001 to 2008 were used to determine winter distributions of 4 breeding populations of a species at risk, the piping plover (Charadrius melodus). Although considerable overlap exists, a distinct pattern in winter distributions was evident. Birds originating from eastern Canada wintered farthest north compared to other populations. Most individuals from the United States Great Lakes were found in South Carolina and Georgia in winter, whereas birds from eastern Canada were found primarily in North Carolina. Although the great majority of birds marked in Prairie Canada were observed wintering in Texas, particularly southern Texas, breeding plovers from the United States Great Plains were more widely distributed on the gulf coast from Florida to Texas. Very few large‐scale movements of individuals in winter were reported either within or between years. This study highlights the significance of geographic regions for eastern Canada, the United States Great Lakes, the United States Great Plains, and Prairie Canada populations, and demonstrates relatively high winter site fidelity. This information will help focus conservation efforts for specific breeding populations during the winter. © 2011 The Wildlife Society.

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Connectivity in piping plovers: Do breeding populations have distinct winter distributions?

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“…In two cases, the extent of oil on the body was such that a decision was made to attempt to capture, clean and release the plovers (not all oiled plovers necessarily warrant intervention, Amirault-Langlais et al 2007). Birds were captured using noose carpets (see Mehl et al 2003), which in the case of Hooded Plovers, could be used to selectively capture oiled birds.…”

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