Migration by Radio-Tagged Pacific Golden-Plovers from Hawaii to Alaska, and Their Subsequent Survival
Johnson OW, Warnock N, Bishop MA, Bennett AJ, Johnson PM, Kienholz RJ. 1997. Migration by Radio-Tagged Pacific Golden-Plovers from Hawaii to Alaska, and Their Subsequent Survival. The Auk. 114(3):521-524
Many Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) and other shorebirds winter in the Hawaiian Islands. This is the first landfall for mid-Pacific migrants after overwater flights of 4,000 km or more from Alaska. Previous findings (sightings of marked birds and winglength measurements) showed Alaska affinities for golden-plovers wintering in Hawaii, but there had been no attempt to demonstrate the movements between the two regions using radiotelemetry. We made such an effort in spring 1996 by radio-tagging plovers on wintering grounds in Hawaii just before their migration. Some of these birds were later found at three sites in Alaska, including a breeding ground.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Johnson, Oscar; Warnock, Nils; Bishop, Mary; Bennett, Alan; Johnson, Patricia; Kienholz, Ronad
- Units
- ARCN , BELA , CAKR , GAAR , KOVA , LACL , NOAT , WRST
- Keywords
- Alaska, Animal Studies, Arctic, Birds, Birds (Aves), Golden Pacific Plovers, Hawai`i, Hawaii, Lake Iliamna, Migration, Mortality, Mulchatna River, Nushagak River, pacific golden plovers, pacific golden-plover (pluvaialis fulva), Pluvialis fulva, Radio Telemetry, radoi-tagging, Seward Peninsula, Shorebirds, Survival, Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve AK