| Abstract: | To learn how migrating birds determine where to stop and find food, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Arizona University, and The University of Arizona studied the behavior of 28 species of neotropical migrant songbirds - warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, and vireos - along the lower Colorado River from 2001 to 2004. They found that, like interstate travelers greeted by restaurant billboards, songbirds flying over Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, relied on the flowering of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) to detect the availability of insects that they prey on. Understanding where and why migrant birds stop will help land managers better protect key habitats used by these tiny travelers. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 97583 |
| Citation Author: | Fontaine, Joseph J.; van Riper, Charles, III |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Southwest Biological Science Center |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with The University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2009-3038 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | A Neotropical Migrant Bird‘s Dilemma - Where to Stop for a Good Meal; 2009; FS; 2009-3038; Fontaine, Joseph J.; van Riper, Charles, III |
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| Text: | A Neotropical Migrant Bird‘s Dilemma - Where to Stop for a Good Meal; 2009; FS; 2009-3038; Fontaine, Joseph J.; van Riper, Charles, III |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2009_3038.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3038/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
