Editor's Choice: Waterbirds

7 articles in this category

1. Long-term research at Bahia Kina

   Author: Stephanie Jones

   In this edition of the Editor's Choice series, Stephanie Jones, Editor of Waterbirds, highlights an article from the December 2015 issue of Waterbirds (vol. 38, no. 4), titled Diversity, Abundance and Nesting Phenology of the Wading Birds of Bahía Kino, Sonora, México.

   By Fern Davies, January 19, 2016
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   • January 19, 2016

2. Editor's Choice: Waterbirds

   Author: Stephanie Jones

   Dippers are very cool birds, and the Rufous-throated Dipper may be the coolest of the dippers!

   By Fern Davies, December 13, 2015
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   • Updated by Chris Merkord
   • April 19, 2018

3. Editor's Choice: Importance of survey timing on shorebird density estimates

   Author: Stephanie L. Jones, Editor

   Waterbirds editor Stephanie Jones highlights a paper describing the importance of survey timing on shorebird density estimates at East Bay, Nunavut, Canada

   By Stephanie Jones, January 12, 2015
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   • Added by Stephanie Jones
   • January 12, 2015

4. Migration route and stopovers: Do we really know the patterns?

   Author: Stephanie L. Jones, Editor

   Migration route and stopovers: Do we really know the patterns? A recent paper in Waterbirds details information on migration, and maybe it is more idiosyncratic than we thought.

   By Stephanie Jones, July 17, 2014
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   • Added by Stephanie Jones
   • July 17, 2014

5. Editor's Choice: Technology to identify seabird foraging sites

   Author: Stephanie L. Jones, Editor

   Waterbirds editor Stephanie Jones highlights a paper describing the use of tracking devices on seabirds to identify foraging areas.

   By Stephanie Jones, January 22, 2014
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   • Added by Stephanie Jones
   • January 22, 2014

6. Editor's Choice: Waterbirds September 2013

   Author: Stephanie L. Jones, Editor

   The Waterbirds Editor Stephanie L. Jones offers her choice for must-read articles in the most recent issue of Waterbirds. In the September 2013 issue, she highlights the influence of wind turbines on inland shorebirds. In addition, the Waterbirds September issue documents recent advances in the understanding of long-distance migration using satellite and radio geolocators. Technological advances often spawn new discoveries, and this is certainly true of avian migration.

   By Stephanie Jones, October 24, 2013
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   • Added by Stephanie Jones
   • October 24, 2013

7. Editor's Choice: Waterbirds papers on molt patterns and nomenclature in ducks

   Author: Stephanie L. Jones, Editor

   Waterbirds Editor Stephanie Jones summarizes an exchange about molt patterns and nomenclature in ducks, and how a clear understanding of molt terminology is critical to our increased understanding of molt strategies in birds. Full text articles are provided courtesy of the Waterbird Society!

   By Stephanie Jones, August 1, 2013
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   • Added by Stephanie Jones
   • August 1, 2013