Canadian breeding populations of Horned Grebe were studied between 2020 and 2023 to understand their migration. The dataset, from Environment and Climate Change Canada, includes light-level geolocator data from 18 birds and stable isotope analysis of feathers. It provides information on migration routes and non-breeding areas across southeastern Canada, the United States, the Atlantic Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Use Cases
- Modeling migratory connectivity based on geolocator and stable isotope data mentioned in the description
- Identifying critical non-breeding habitats for Horned Grebe conservation planning based on location clusters
- Analyzing population structure and threats using spatial linkage information between breeding and non-breeding grounds
Strengths
- Data collection spanned multiple years from 2020 to 2023
- Includes data from 18 individual birds fitted with geolocators
- Combines two data sources: light-level geolocation and stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen) analysis
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
- Collection Method
- Light-level geolocators fitted to birds and feather samples collected for stable isotope analysis.
- Time Range
- 2020-2023
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-13 20:30:59.447912; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Prairie and Boreal breeding ranges in Canada; non-breeding areas in southeastern Canada, the Midwest and southern United States, the Atlantic Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico.