Table 1. Regional comparison of Ovenbird body measurements and landscape structure. Means and standard deviations are shown.

Variable Alberta (n = 55) Québec (n = 89)
Body mass (g)† 16.6 ± 1.4 19.2 ± 1.2
Wing length (mm)‡ 77.9 ± 2.2 77.7 ± 2.0
Wing chord (mm) from museum skins§ 75.9 ± 1.9 76.2 ± 1.6
Wing loading index (g/mm) 0.21 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.02
Homing time (h; uncensored cases) 3.41 ± 0.24 2.47 ± 0.85
Translocation distance (m) 2039 ± 337 1870 ± 428
Forest cover (%) 57.5 ± 30.2 55.2 ± 28.4
Forest patch density (patches/km²) 5.0 ± 3.9 1.9 ± 1.5
Mean forest patch size (ha) 55.9 ± 72.7 73.6 ± 106.6
Forest edge / forest area (m/ha) 171 ± 112 96 ± 44
Forest edge / landscape area (m/ha) 65 ± 20 42 ± 12
Mean distance to nearest forest patch (m) 41 ± 13 64 ± 40
†Uncorrected for date and time of capture; correction led to the same values.
‡Corrected for measurement method; see Methods for details.
§Alberta: n = 11; Ontario: n = 15.