General Information | |
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Data owner | Nathaniel T. Wheelwright |
Contact | Patricia Jones, pjones3@bowdoin.edu |
Institution | Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011 USA |
Conditions of use/Licence | Free download, but please see the terms here https://www.bowdoin.edu/kent-island/research/longterm-population.html |
Data available via pipeline | No |
Quality check of the original data | Yes, repeated verification by owner and collaborators |
Study site | |
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Name | Bowdoin Scientific Station, Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada |
Size (ha) | 100 |
Major site changes | No |
Latitude | 44.5819° N |
Longitude | 66.7559° W |
Number of nest boxes (min) | 50 |
Number of nest boxes (max) | 100 |
Vegetation Type | Boreal forest, abandoned agricultural fields, intertidal |
Description of study site | Boreal island in the Bay of Fundy |
Species | |
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Species | Tree Swallows, Savannah Sparrows, Leach's Storm-Petrels |
Start year | 1986 |
End year | 2005 |
Continuous collection of data | Yes |
Gap years | NA |
Longest data collection | 20 |
Parental ID's recorded | Yes |
List of basic breeding data collected | Clutch size, laying date, number of hatchlings and fledglings, fledging date, nest characteristics, microhabitat |
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection | See here |
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements | See here |
Experimental manipulations | Yes |
Description of experimental manipulations |
See here |
Predation events recorded | Yes |
How are second clutches recorded? | All nests are located and recorded in the database |
Catching data | |
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Individual data | Yes |
Type of individual data | Age, immigration status, size (wing, weight, leg, beak); breast stripe; plumage characteristics, parasites, personality scores; physiological data |
Feeding data | No |
Type of feeding data | N/A |
Other catching data | Hatching/fledging order, nest temperatures, incubation behaviour |
Roosting checks | No |
Winter ringing | No |
Colour rings | Yes |
Tags | Yes |
Other | NA |
Genetic data | |
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Blood samples | Yes |
Feather samples | No |
Other samples | N/A |
Samples analysed | Yes (see here) |
Environmental data | |
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Food availability data | No |
Temperature data | Detailed weather data (see website for Bowdoin Scientific Station) |
Rainfall data | Detailed weather data (see website for Bowdoin Scientific Station) |
Other environmental data | N/A |