Map of Dæli
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Details

Country
Norway
Species
Blue tit
Eurasian nuthatch
Great tit
Pied flycatcher
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
555
Running period
1992–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Environmental data
Food availability
Rainfall
Temperature
Individual data
Morphological measures
Personality data
Habitat
Mixed
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Basic breeding
No
Feeding at nest data
Yes
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General Information
Data owner Tore Slagsvold/University of Oslo
Contact tore.slagsvold@mn.uio.no
Institution Department of Biosciences, Univesity of Oslo
Conditions of use/Licence Agreement with the data owner
Data available via pipeline No
Quality check of the original data Yes
Study site
Name Dæli
ID DAE
Country Norway
Size (ha) 12
Major site changes 2003-2018: 13-14
2019-present: 12 
Latitude 59° 56' N
Latitude 10° 33' E
Number of nest boxes (min) 422
Number of nest boxes (max) 555
Vegetation Type Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland with a few patches of farm land
Description of study site The study area is on a south facing slope and thus the vegetation is rich for its northern latitude
Species
Species Great tit, blue tit, coal tit, Eurasian nuthatch, pied flycatcher
Start year 1992
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years No
Longest data collection 25
Parental ID's recorded Yes. In some years at most nests, in other years few.
List of basic breeding data collected For great tit and blue tit: lay date, clutch size, hatch date, number hatched, number fledged, body mass of nestlings when 15 (14-16) days old
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection NA
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements Using the common methods for: body mass (Pesola spring balances), wing length (maximum, ruler with zero stop), tarsus length (calipers)
Experimental manipulations Yes 
Description of experimental manipulations Cross-fostering between great tit and blue tit
Predation events recorded Yes
How are second clutches recorded? Based on identity of female
Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data For great tit and blue tit: age, immigration status, size (wing, weight, leg, beak); personality scores (only for a few years)
Feeding data Yes, for some years (Slagsvold & Wiebe 2011, 2018)
Type of feeding data Prey items provided by parents (from video recording)
Other catching data Incubation behaviour for a few great tit nests; degree of egg covering during the egg-laying period in great tit and blue tit (from 2016-19)
Roosting checks No
Winter ringing No, but much mist net trapping and ringing of great tit and blue tit in autumn (Sept-Nov) in most years
Colour rings Yes
Tags No
Other No
Genetic data
Blood samples Great tit and blue tit: for some years
Feather samples No
Other samples NA
Samples analysed Some
Environmental data
Food availability data No (only seasonal changes in frass fall)
Temperature data The Norwegian Meteorological Institute.  Station Blindern may be used (about 15 km from the study area).
Rainfall data The Norwegian Meteorological Institute.  Station Blindern may be used (about 15 km from the study area).
Other environmental data NA

Details

Country
Norway
Species
Blue tit
Eurasian nuthatch
Great tit
Pied flycatcher
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
555
Running period
1992–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Environmental data
Food availability
Rainfall
Temperature
Individual data
Morphological measures
Personality data
Habitat
Mixed
Genetic data
Blood samples collected
Basic breeding
No
Feeding at nest data
Yes