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Potter trap

Subcategory: demographic monitoring
Standard reference: Wingfield and Farner 1076
Papers: 6 | Mentions: 6

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Description

Standard bird capture protocol using Potter's traps baited with seed, followed by individual banding and morphological measurements for population monitoring and identification.

Typical Equipment

  • Potter's traps
  • white proso millet bait
  • brown paper bags
  • USGS serial numbered bands
  • colored bands
  • measuring calipers
  • rulers

Output Measurements

  • individual capture records
  • morphological measurements
  • individual identification bands

Papers Using This Protocol (6)

student_paper

Effect of blood parasites on secondary sexual characteristics and morphology in mountain white-crowned sparrows

2018using
student_paper

Factors that affect territory size in Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)

2017using
student_paper

Effects of Life History Traits in the Mountain White-Crowned Sparrow During Incubation

2017using
student_paper

Influence of elevation on the sexual dimorphic gap in mountain white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha).

2014using
student_paper

Behavioral response of Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows towards an interspecific competitor

2013using
student_paper

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

2013using