General Information
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
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
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
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
Blood samples Yes
Feather samples No
Other samples N/A
Samples analysed Yes (see here)

 

Environmental data
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