@article{d4a7e9b3b28a483ea83daecb91d96817,
title = "Timing of Autumn Migration of Sora (Porzana carolina) in MISSOURI",
abstract = "Monitoring and conserving waterbirds, including Sora (Porzana carolina), in Missouri, is constrained by the lack of information on migration phenology. We performed nocturnal distance sampling surveys by ATV across 11 state and federal managed wetlands in Missouri, USA from 2012-2015 to compare the timing of Sora' autumn migration among years. Migration of Sora in Missouri began in the first week of August, on average it peaked on 25 September, and continued through the last week of October. We detected migration of Sora earlier in autumn than did previous work. We found the start and end of migration did not vary annually in 3 of 4 years. With our results, wetland managers should be able to better time their management for rails in Missouri.",
keywords = "Autumn migration, Missouri, Moist soil management, Rallidae, Sora, Wetlands",
author = "Fournier, {Auriel M.V.} and Mengel, {Doreen C.} and Gbur, {Edward E.} and Krementz, {David G.}",
note = "Funding Information: Our research was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Missouri Department of Conservation, the U.S. Geological Survey Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and the University of Arkansas. We would like to thank K. Ackley, C. Alger, R. Bell, M. Bowyer, K. Brunke, G. Calvert, C. Chambers, K. Cordell, C. Crisler, C. Freeman, M. Flaspohler, R. Kelly, L. Landowski, J. Hager, M. Hanan, M. Marks, F. Nelson, B. Pendley, A. Raedeke, D. Welchert, S. Whitson, and J. Wilson for help in coordinating field work and site access. Special thanks to M. Boone, L. Brinkman, D. Datlof, J. Fournier, J. Lehman, H. Pavisich, and N. Seeger for their diligent work in the field collecting data. Thanks to S. Lehnen, and the unmarked Google Group for their help with analysis. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. All work was completed under Special Use Permits from Missouri Department of Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, IACUC proposal #13044 and #15023 from the University of Arkansas, and Federal Bird Banding Permit #23002. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Wilson Ornithological Society. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1676/16-108.1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "129",
pages = "765--770",
journal = "Wilson Journal of Ornithology",
issn = "1559-4491",
publisher = "Wilson Ornithological Society",
number = "4",
}