Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
Fact Sheet
2005-3067
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Abstract
Nearly all Neotropical migratory landbird species of the eastern United States as well as many western species use Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during their transcontinental migrations each spring and fall. Radar has determined that hundreds of millions of birds make the nocturnal crossing of the Gulf of Mexico resulting in daily flights of as many as 2.5 million individuals stopping in Louisiana to feed and rest. These migration landings are so spectacular that the term “fallout” has been coined to describe the concentrations of birds arriving on the coast.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2005-3067 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20053067 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
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