Results & Publications

Annual Project Reporting

Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks

Friis, C. et al. 2024. Little Gulls (Hydrocoloeus minutus) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Canada 1973-2021. Waterbirds, 47(2):1-11 https://doi.org/10.1675/063.047.0202

Christie, K., et al. 2023. Movement and Genomic Methods Reveal Mechanisms Promoting Connectivity in a Declining Shorebird: The Lesser Yellowlegs. Diversity, 15(5), 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050595

McDuffie, L. A et al. 2022. Flyway-scale GPS tracking reveals migratory routes and key stopover and non-breeding locations of lesser yellowlegs. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e9495. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9495

McDuffie, L. A. et al. 2022. Eastern-breeding Lesser Yellowlegs are more likely than western-breeding birds to visit areas with high shorebird hunting during southward migration. Ornithological Applications, Volume 124, Issue 1, duab061, https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duab061

Anderson, A.M. et al. 2021. Drought at a coastal wetland affects refuelling and migration strategies of shorebirds. Oecologia 197, 661–674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05047-x

MacDonald, A.J. et al. 2021. Stopover Ecology of Red Knots in Southwestern James Bay During Southbound Migration. Journal of Wildlife Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22059

Anderson, A. et al. 2019. Migration Distance and Body Condition Influence Shorebird Migration Strategies and Stopover Decisions During Southbound Migration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00251

Anderson A., et al. 2019. Consistent declines in wing lengths of Calidridine sandpipers suggest a rapid morphometric response to environmental change. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213930

Duijns S., et al. 2019. Long-distance migratory shorebirds travel faster in spring, but fly faster in autumn. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45862-0

Duijns S, et al. 2017. Body condition explains migratory performance of a long-distance migrant. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20171374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1374

Lank D., et al. 2017. Long‐term continental changes in wing length, but not bill length, of a long‐distance migratory shorebird. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2898

Smith et al. 2017. Body condition explains migratory performance of a long-distance migrant. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting, Peru.

MacDonald, A., et al. 2017. Estimating passage population size for the endangered rufa Red Knot staging in southwestern James Bay, Ontario, Canada. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting, Peru.

Anderson A., et al. 2017. Quantifying shorebird niche breadth and diet during stopover along the southwestern James Bay coast using field sampling, stable isotopes, and molecular techniques. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting, Peru.

Friis C., et al. 2015. James Bay shorebird project – New insights into a globally important shorebird staging area. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting, VA.

Friis, C. 2013. Flight times and abundance of three shorebird species staging near Chickney Channel, James Bay, Ontario, summer 2012. Ontario Birds 31(1):10-23. http://www.ofo.ca/library/view/id/2