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1 February 2001 USING HYDROGEN ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY TO ESTIMATE THE NATAL LATITUDES OF IMMATURE COOPER'S HAWKS MIGRATING THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS
Timothy D. Meehan, Casey A. Lott, Zachary D. Sharp, Ruth B. Smith, Robert N. Rosenfield, Andrew C. Stewart, Robert K. Murphy
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Abstract

We constructed a regression model for the relationship between stable-hydrogen isotope ratios in immature Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) feathers (δDf) and precipitation in areas where feathers were grown (δDp) across much of the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the species' breeding range. We used our model to estimate δDp values from δDf values of immature Cooper's Hawks captured during migration in the Florida Keys. We compared these estimated δDp values to a published map of δDp values of North American precipitation to learn the latitudinal origins of migrants. We reviewed previous migration banding studies to estimate the longitudinal range of migrants. Our analysis suggested that most of the immature Cooper's Hawks migrating through the Keys originated in natal areas in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the continent. We found no difference in the passage date of northern and southern birds or in the latitudinal origins of males and females. This new information will aid in the interpretation of population trends generated from the ongoing migration count in the Keys.

Timothy D. Meehan, Casey A. Lott, Zachary D. Sharp, Ruth B. Smith, Robert N. Rosenfield, Andrew C. Stewart, and Robert K. Murphy "USING HYDROGEN ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY TO ESTIMATE THE NATAL LATITUDES OF IMMATURE COOPER'S HAWKS MIGRATING THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS," The Condor 103(1), 11-20, (1 February 2001). https://doi.org/10.1650/0010-5422(2001)103[0011:UHIGTE]2.0.CO;2
Received: 25 May 2000; Accepted: 1 October 2000; Published: 1 February 2001
KEYWORDS
Accipiter cooperii
migration
raptors
stable-hydrogen isotopes
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