Sentences with phrase «wood thrush»

To delve further into how winter habitat affects songbirds, Taylor has recruited a new PhD student, Fabiola Rodriguez of Honduras to study wood thrush during the over-wintering period in these critical Central American forests.

Taylor in collaboration with Bridget Stutchbury, a leading expert on songbirds, reached that same conclusion through a demographic model of the wood thrush population covering the entire network of wintering and breeding regions.

According to a new study by biologists at Virginia Tech and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the offspring of a certain songbird, the wood thrush, are more likely to survive drought in larger forest plots that offer plenty of shade and resources.

A team of Smithsonian biologists led by Brandt Ryder worked closely with Ben Vernasco, a doctoral candidate in biology at Virginia Tech, on a study that aimed to identify characteristics that promote healthy wood thrush populations on U.S. Department of Defense land.

Vernasco specifically worked to determine the factors affecting wood thrush survival during the post-fledgling period — the stage lasting about 21 days until baby birds become independent.

In addition, many species of songbirds, such as blue jays, robins, and cardinals, as well as wood thrush, face the highest risk of dying within the first five days of leaving their nests.

And for five years when I was there opening the mist nets every spring migration we captured the same wood thrush in the same net in the same lower position of the net.

That all changed in 2007, when, for the first time, researchers developed trackers that were light enough for wood thrushes and purple martins; they hooked up 34 birds, and even though only seven of the tagged birds were found the next year, these seven gave the scientists major insight — and newfound respect — into the migratory lives of these silver - voiced flyers.

Other troubled species nationally that rank high in vulnerability to window crashes include painted buntings, wood thrushes and Kentucky warblers.

«This demonstrates that while wood thrushes are sensitive to breeding forest fragmentation, it is not the main cause of declines, rather the loss and / or degradation of habitat in the winter range in Central America is the culprit,» Taylor said.

A Tulane University researcher who studies bird migration has found that a decline in the number of wood thrushes is probably due to deforestation in Central America, not to the loss and degrading of forest in the United States where the songbird breeds.

Not exact matches

The 16 bird species surveyed were: red - backed shrike; great tit; barn swallow; wood warbler; blackcap; whitethroat; barred warbler; tree pipit; chaffinch; hawfinch; mistle thrush; song thrush; blackbird; black redstart; robin and thrush nightingale.

Preferred habitat: coastal woods, along forested streams, river bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous, leaves turn red in fall + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: shade to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: 3 to 5 feet + + + + Wildlife value: fruit attracts these birds; Eastern Bluebird, Mockingbird, Wood Thrush, Fox Sparrow, and Yellow - rumped Warbler

Preferred habitat: wetlands, low woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous, red leaves in fall + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: partial shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 30 feet + + + + Wildlife value: Flowers are a source of bee food; foliage browsed by White - Tailed Deer; fruit attracts the following birds: Eastern Bluebird, Gray Catbird, Eastern Kingbird, Mockingbird, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Summer Tanager, Cedar Waxwing, Red - bellied and Red - headed Woodpecker, Gray Cheeked Thrush, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Rose - breasted Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Wood Duck, wild turkey, flicker

Preferred habitat: along streams, edges of woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to partial sun + + + + Plant spacing: 5 to 6 feet + + + + Wildlife value: the fruit is a favorite of many birds; in summer its thick foliage provides good escape and shelter cover, as well as nesting sites, hark often used in nest building; fruit attracts the following birds: Mourning Dove; Red - bellied and Red - headed Woodpeckers, Eastern Kingbird; Blue Jay, Great Crested Flycatcher, Tufted Titmouse, Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood, Hermit, Gray - cheeked, and Swanson's Thrushes, Eastern Bluebird, Red - eyed Virea, Yellow - breasted Chat, House and Fox Sparrows, Orchard and Northern Orioles, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Cardinal, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Rufous - sided Towhee