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Changes in First Arrival Dates in the Eastern United States

Abstract: 
We are assembling a first-arrival database for Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Baltimore Oriole, and Chimney Swift in the Eastern United States. Historical records from the North American Bird Phenology Program at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and recent citizen science data are being matched with appropriate weather, population trend, and human influence data. Our objectives are to better understand why some species are arriving earlier than in previous time periods and others are not; and to examine spatial trends in species' responses.
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Time period
Start year: 
1880
Taxonomy
Groups: 
Birds
Phenophases
Phenophases: 
Migration
Creator
First name: 
Jason
Last name: 
Courter
Affiliation: 
PhD Student, Clemson University
Email: 
jcourte@clemson.edu
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