Leaving on migration: estimating departure dates of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica from summer roosts using a capture–mark–recapture approach

Autor: Piotr Zieliński, Elżbieta Buszkiewicz, Joachim Siekiera, Artur Siekiera, Grzegorz Neubauer, Zbigniew Wojciechowski
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Bird Study. 59:144-154
ISSN: 1944-6705
0006-3657
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.657155
Popis: Capsule Capture–mark–recapture data can be used to predict departure dates of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica from summer roosts. Aims To investigate how long Barn Swallows remain at their breeding grounds before migration by estimating departure dates. Methods A capture–mark–recapture approach was applied to an extensive data set (65 303 ringed and 710 recaptured birds) from two summer roosts. Multiple-day constancy models were used to estimate apparent survival, which was subsequently translated to residence time. Results The longest intervals between ringing and recapturing were between 66 and 67 days; estimated mean minimum durations were between 16.3 and 18.5 days. Apparent survival was high over most of the summer, indicating that there is little emigration during this period and was followed by a sharp departure-related decline in late August and September. Expected residence time, derived from apparent survival estimates, declined linearly from about 80 days in early July to less than 10 days in Sep...
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