A surprising number of North American migrants strike out from New England and fly long distances over the western Atlantic Ocean to Caribbean islands or further to mainland South America. Other birds find themselves off the New England coast and reorient to the NW to regain their migratory route. Examining the dynamics of habitat use by migrants during stopover at various spatial scales. Forest fragmentation effects on stopover habitat suitability. Attention focuses largely on bottomland hardwood landscapes.
Research takes place along the northern Gulf Coast of Louisiana during spring migration.
All artwork is by Michelle Davis , an ornithological illustrator and chief bander for many of our projects. Go here to see a list of publications from members of our lab. Return to top Migration Literature of Interest Alerstam, T. 1993. Cambridge University Press, New York. Dingle, H. 1996.