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Table 3 Number (and proportion, in parentheses) of locations that occurred in shrubland, needleleaf forest and grassland by stopover type (long or short) and by season (fall or spring) for migrating Golden-crowned Sparrows GPS-tagged at wintering grounds in California

From: Land cover and NDVI are important predictors in habitat selection along migration for the Golden-crowned Sparrow, a temperate-zone migrating songbird

Season

Stopover type

Total locations

Shrubland

Needleleaf forest

Grassland

Fall

Long

178

85 (0.48)

28 (0.16)

31 (0.17)

Short

109

43 (0.39)

36 (0.33)

4 (0.04)

Spring

Long

75

36 (0.48)

11 (0.15)

4 (0.05)

Short

158

61 (0.39)

44 (0.28)

8 (0.05)