Seasonal Distribution and Site Tenacity of the Great Lakes Common Tern

Haymes, Gerard T.; Blokpoel, Hans

doi:10.2307/4512344

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“…The Common Tern in our study for which we have 2 yr of tracking data used similar migration routes and wintering locations in successive years. Because of the small number of multiyear observations in our study and in previous studies (Haymes andBlokpoel 1978, Becker et al 2016), it is not possible to determine the degree of winter site fidelity in Common Terns. However, based on these collective observations, this species appears to display moderate to high levels of winter site fidelity.…”

Section: Wintering Locations and Migratory Connectivitymentioning

confidence: 67%

“…By contrast, individuals from Lake Huron used migratory routes that followed a more direct north-south route, and Common Terns from Oneida Lake showed a pattern of counterclockwise loop migration. It is noteworthy that we documented substantial use of inland locations during autumn migration, when it was previously thought that most inland populations of Common Terns migrated from the lower Great Lakes to the U.S. Atlantic coast before continuing south (Haymes and Blokpoel 1978, Blokpoel et al 1987, Szczys et al 2017. Not only did birds appear to be using inland sites, but many remained for several weeks to (in a few cases) months and didn't stop along the U.S. Atlantic coast at all.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Birds associated with the Atlantic unit include individuals banded on the Atlantic coast of North America and Canada and recovered in the Bahamas, in the West Indies, and along the north and east coasts of South America (Nisbet et al 2017). Birds associated with the Central unit include individuals banded in the Great Lakes region and observed or recovered in southern Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the west coast of South America (Haymes and Blokpoel 1978, Blokpoel et al 1987, Nisbet et al 2017. Common Terns nesting in Oneida Lake, New York, are also considered part of the Central unit based on band recoveries Wires 2002, Nisbet et al 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Migratory routes and wintering locations of declining inland North American Common Terns

Bracey

Lisovski

Moore

et al. 2018

The Auk

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Section: Wintering Locations and Migratory Connectivitymentioning

confidence: 67%

Section: Migration Routes and Stopover Locationsmentioning

confidence: 90%

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Migratory routes and wintering locations of declining inland North American Common Terns

Bracey

Lisovski

Moore

et al. 2018

The Auk

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“…Although terns and other seabirds are often assumed to be highly philopatric, the degree of site fidelity varies substantially both between species (McNicholl, 1975;Møller, 1982;Burger, 1984;Erwin et al, 1998;Renken and Smith, 1995;Ward et al, 2011;Ledwón et al, 2013;Zarza et al, 2013) and between colony sites within species (Austin, 1949;Haymes and Blokpoel, 1978;Tims et al, 2004;Spendelow et al, 1995;Feare and Lesperance, 2002;Lebreton et al, 2003;Sánchez et al, 2004;Shealer et al, 2005;Devlin et al, 2008;Ratcliffe et al, 2008;Draheim et al, 2010). Most measures of philopatry are probably biased toward high values because it is difficult to detect individuals who disperse (Coulson and Coulson, 2008).…”

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The role of behavior in tern conservation

Palestis

2014

Current Zoology

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Behavioral research has long had an important role in the conservation of terns (Aves: Sternidae). Habitat management and restoration of breeding colony sites depends on knowledge of the cues used to select colony and nest sites. For example, conspecific attraction with playback and decoys is commonly used to bring terns to suitable colony sites and habitat modification is often used to increase the availability of suitable nest sites. Tern colonies are interconnected by dispersal, and a metapopulation approach is needed for effective management. Population dynamics are therefore affected by behaviors that influence the frequency of movement among colony sites: site fidelity, natal and breeding dispersal, and group adherence. The monogamous breeding system of terns should keep effective population size similar to census population size, but variation in sex ratios (likely resulting from sex differences in behavior) and in parental quality can result in a smaller than expected effective population size. In addition to the behavior of terns, knowledge of the behavior of predators on terns contributes to management plans, because predator behavior can sometimes be manipulated and predation is often performed by only a few specialized individuals. Other examples of links between tern behavior and conservation are also briefly reviewed, such as behavioral toxicology research and studies of behavioral responses to human disturbance and manmade structures. More work is needed on the behavior of migratory terns at staging sites, stopover sites and wintering grounds, and on the behavior of less well-studied species and species in less well-studied geographic regions [Current Zoology 60 (4): 500-514, 2014].

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“…The decline in nest numbers on the Great Lakes is of concern because of the geographically isolated nature of the birds breeding there. Recoveries of Common Terns banded on the Great Lakes and smaller inland lakes are infrequent at colonies on the eastern seaboard (Haymes and Blokpoel 1978;Blokpoel and Courtney 1982;Courtney and Blokpoel 1983). Genetic analyses underway (J. Arnold and P. Szczyz, pers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%