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- Title
NOCTURNAL PROVISIONING BY SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
- Authors
BALL, JEFFREY R.; LUKIANCHUK, KATRINA C.; BAYNE, ERIN M.
- Abstract
We studied Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) at two study areas of different latitudes to examine if parents provisioned their nestlings beyond daylight hours. We viewed 591 hrs of video from 37 nests. All nests were provisioned outside the dawn to dusk period but provisioning also continued through the night at the northern site. Night provisioners made an average ± SE) of 1.55 ± 0.18 fewer provisioning trips/hr during the pre-dawn to late evening periods compared to non-night provisioners. Night provisioners compensated with two additional trips/hr during the post-dusk period and 2.11 (95% CI: 1.61-2.77) trips/hr during the night period. Night provisioners did not experience improved reproductive success, which supports our conclusion that night provisioning was compensatory rather than 'bonus' energy. Nocturnal provisioning was best explained by increased day length, which corresponded to increased light levels during the night period that enabled parents to navigate and locate food. Swainson's Thrush extend a given provisioning effort over more hours as light levels permit rather than increasing energy delivery to their nestlings, which may provide time and energy for other activities.
- Subjects
THRUSHES; BIRDS; CATHARUS ustulatus; CATHARUS; NESTS
- Publication
Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2011, Vol 123, Issue 3, p508
- ISSN
1559-4491
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1676/10-137.1