Ornithology

Migratory Connectivity in Wetland Birds (Citizen Science + Isotopes)

Citizen monitoring and distribution data for three wetland bird species (Sora, Virginia Rails, Yellow Rails) combined with stable isotopes to trace migratory routes across the USA.

Size
1.7 GB
Format
ZIP
License
CC0-1.0
Access
Open Access
Source
Zenodo (record 4980154)

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Challenge

Can citizen-science sightings plus stable isotopes reconstruct where a rail species spends winter vs. summer? Trace the migratory signal for one of the three species.

Where to start
Unzip only the tables you need. Look at the isotope values alongside the location/season fields; group by breeding vs. non-breeding.
What to share
A plot linking isotope signature to latitude/season and a short interpretation of the migratory connectivity.

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