Band recovery distribution of eastern Maine woodcock
Wildlife Society Bulletin
By: W.B. Krohn and E.R. Clark
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Abstract
A total of 9,643 American woodcock (Philohela minor) was banded in eastern Maine during the summers of 1962-74. The fall migration of these woodcock, based on 620 recoveries, occurred along a broad front between the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Ocean. Most birds wintered in a region extending from southern Virginia to northern Florida; a few woodcock moved as far west as Louisiana and eastern Texas. The band-recovery distribution of Maine woodcock, and band-recovery records from birds wintering in Louisiana published by other investigators, support the idea of Atlantic and Central flyways. However, recoveries from woodcock banded in breeding localities other than eastern Maine must be studied to more precisely relate major breeding and wintering grounds
Suggested Citation
Krohn, W., and Clark, E., 1977, Band recovery distribution of eastern Maine woodcock: Wildlife Society Bulletin, v. 5, no. 3, p. 118-122.
ISSN: 1938-5463 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Band recovery distribution of eastern Maine woodcock |
| Series title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 118-122 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| First page | 118 |
| Last page | 122 |