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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Project
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During
four breeding seasons of 2005-2008 and currently we (Judit
Ungvari-Martin, Monique Hiersoux and Molly Phillips; UF
undergraduates)
have study different aspect of the incubation and nestling face
of the
Northern Mockingbird. Our study site is at the University of
Florida
campus, during these breeding seasons we captured and color
banded more
than 160 adult birds and more than 250 nestlings. We also
monitored
more than 450 nests. We used data loggers to measure time on the
nest
and conducted direct observation to estimate nestling feeding
rates by
the adult birds. The Northern mockingbird is a species where only
the
female incubate (male does not provision food while the female is
on
the nest) and both parents feed the nestlings. Mockingbird clutch size
can varied between 2 and 5 eggs but the average is three. We want
to
thank D. DeSantis, J. Jankowski, W. Schelsky. and A Savage,
for
helping with data collection during the
first two breeding seasons. Please click on the following link Projects to see current and previous projects
Mockingbird Field Crew 2006-2008
Mockingbird Field Crew 2009
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| Oona Tanako, Michelle Kelly, Andrew Schaeffer, Gustavo Londono, Daphna Shaw, Yanet Maderos, Melissa Williams |
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