Table 3. Stopover duration estimates for Least Sandpipers in this study and comparison of estimates for other Calidris species.
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Study |
Season |
Species |
Type (I = Interior, C = Coastal) |
Estimation method |
Stopover duration (days) |
Minimum Length of Stay - all data |
Minimum Length of Stay - using only birds resighted at least
once |
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This study - Bald Knob |
Fall |
Least Sandpiper adults |
I |
CJS |
3.7 (2.6-5.2) |
1.8 (n = 49) |
5.1 (n = 18) |
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This study - Yazoo |
Fall |
Least Sandpiper adults and juveniles |
I |
CJS |
5.1 (4.2-6.1) |
3.7 (n = 135) |
8.0 (n = 62) |
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This study - Morgan Brake |
Fall |
Least Sandpiper juveniles |
I |
CJS |
6.9 (5.5-8.7) |
4.9 (n = 113) |
6.1 (n = 92) |
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Butler and Kaiser 1995 |
Fall |
Least Sandpiper |
C |
Maximum likelihood estimator |
5.0 (4.3-5.9) |
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Dunn et al. 1988 |
Fall |
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(C. pusilla) |
C |
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11.8-21.5 |
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Farmer and Wiens 1999 |
Spring |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
I |
Radio-telemetry |
8.5 (5.7-11.2) |
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Farmer and Durbian 2006 |
Fall |
Pectoral and Least Sandpipers |
I |
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3.7 (3.1-5.1) |
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Iverson et al. 1996 |
Spring |
Western Sandpiper |
C |
Radio-telemetry |
1-3.8 |
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Lehnen and Krementz 2005 |
Fall |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
I |
Radio-telemetry |
10.0 (8.2-11.7) |
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Skagen and Knopf 1994 |
Spring |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
I |
Radio-telemetry |
7 ±.7 |
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Thomas1 |
Fall |
Least Sandpiper |
I |
Radio-telemetry |
17-19 |
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Thomas 1987 |
Spring |
Least Sandpiper |
I |
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11.2 8.4 |
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1 Unpublished data |
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