@article{6278acd280ba432fb5dad79da86f8849,
title = "Migration chronology and wintering locations of king rails (Rallus elegans) captured in the upper Midwest",
abstract = "King Rails (Rallus elegans) are a secretive marshbird often separated for management purposes into resident and migratory populations. The objective of this research was to gain a better understanding of where Midwest King Rails migrate and winter. Satellite transmitters were placed on nine King Rails captured in Ohio (USA). Autumn migration data was available for four individuals and spring migration data for two individuals. Autumn migration was completed in ≤ 5 days. During autumn migration, three individuals migrated from Ohio to the Gulf Coast, and one individual migrated from Pennsylvania to the southern Atlantic coast. Spring migration lasted longer and had more stopovers than autumn migration. During spring, one individual migrated from Louisiana to Indiana, and one individual migrated from Georgia to Louisiana, indicating likely immigration and emigration between coastal resident and Midwest King Rail populations. Departure dates from the breeding range varied from 30 August to 20 October and spring arrival date to the Upper Midwest was 20 April. All four of the individuals monitored were exposed to potential harvest while on the wintering range. We recommend continued satellite marking of the migratory population across their breeding range to improve understanding of the annual lifecycle of King Rail.",
author = "Kane, {Michelle E} and Gehring, {Thomas M}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Tom Kashmer of Sandusky County Park District, whose expertise helped launch the initial phases of this project. We thank Laura Kearns and Mike Ervin of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, for support with whoosh nets, and John Clem, who designed and assisted with remote detonator systems. We thank the volunteers who helped check rail traps. We thank Dr. David Krementz and Dr. Auriel Fournier for their advice throughout this project, and two anonymous reviewers for helpful suggestions to improve the manuscript. We recognize and thank our funding sources, including: the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture, the Webless Migratory Game Bird Program (both of USFWS), the GG Wade Foundation, Central Michigan University, the Environmental Protection Agency, trustees of the Winous Point Marsh Conservancy and the Ohio Division of Wildlife, whose support made this project possible. This paper is Contribution Number 122 of the Central Michigan University Institute for Great Lakes Research. All birds were banded under Federal permit 20929 obtained by master bander Mark Shieldcastle, and all applicable ethical guidelines for the use of birds in research have been followed, including those presented in the Ornithological Council{\textquoteright}s “Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research” (Fair et al. 2010). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 BioOne. All rights reserved.",
year = "2019",
language = "English",
journal = "Waterbirds",
issn = "1524-4695",
publisher = "Waterbirds",
}