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Table 1 Top five species sampled on transect counts

From: An assessment of spatio-temporal relationships between nocturnal bird migration traffic rates and diurnal bird stopover density

Season

Common name (scientific name)

Number of individuals detected

Percent of total detected

Spring

 

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

305

28.5

 

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

166

15.5

 

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

156

14.6

 

White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)

79

7.4

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

66

6.2

Fall

 

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

1228

47.9

 

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

494

19.3

 

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

89

3.5

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

82

3.2

 

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

81

3.2

  1. Raw counts of the five most common migrants detected on daily transect counts from spring (2011–12) and fall (2011–12) in Lewes, DE
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Movement Ecology

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