A night-lighting technique for at-sea capture of Xantus' Murrelets
Colonial Waterbirds
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Abstract
We captured 575 Xantus' Murrelets (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) with spotlights and dip nets at 3 islands in the Southern California Channel Islands during April and May of 1995-1997. Working at night (2100-0500 h), 3-person teams in inflatable boats located murrelets with a spotlight and captured them in dip nets from the waters near known breeding colonies at Santa Barbara, Anacapa, and San Clemente Islands. Our average capture rate was 4.7 murrelets hr-1, but we captured up to 12.3 murrelets hr-1. We recaptured 34 murrelets or 6% of the capture total. We recommend this simple, inexpensive, safe and effective night-lighting capture technique for Xantus' Murrelets and other seabirds.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A night-lighting technique for at-sea capture of Xantus' Murrelets |
| Series title | Colonial Waterbirds |
| DOI | 10.2307/1521603 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Waterbird Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 525 |
| Last page | 531 |