http://www.nbii.gov/metadata/mdata/USGS_PIERC/brdpierc0020.xml Gerald D. Lindsey, Thane K. Pratt, Michelle H. Reynolds, and James D. Jacobi United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station) 199706 Hawaii National Park, HI U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station) This metadata file can be found at: ftp://cameron.cr.usgs.gov/pub/nbii_metadata/brdpierc0020.txt (text format) and ftp://cameron.cr.usgs.gov/pub/nbii_metadata/brdpierc0020.html (HTML format) and ftp://cameron.cr.usgs.gov/pub/nbii_metadata/brdpierc0020.sgml (SGML format). A short-term effect of an El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drought on capture rates, fat scores, and active nests of 6 resident forest birds in a dryland mamane-naio forest on Mauna Kea, Hawaii was recorded. In 1991-1992, an ENSO resulted in a 9-month drought from October through June. Total rainfall (<67 mm) in our study area was approximately 17% of average. The overall capture rate (number of birds per 100 net-h) for the 6 species combined was 49.9 in 1991, 19.2 in 1992, and 47.5 in 1993. In 1992, the ENSO drought reduced capture rates for 4 species, fat scores for 4 species, and number of active nests for at least 2 species compared to 1991. To study the response of six species of Hawaiian forest birds to a 1991-1992 El Nino drought. From April through September 1991-1993, 10 mist nets were operated. See methodology for more details. 199104 199309 Ground Condition Complete None Planned Study conducted on the island of Hawaii in the dryland mamane (Sophor chrysophylla)-naio (Myoporum sandwicense) forest near Puu Laau on the southwestern slope of Mauna Kea. -155.58333 -155.58333 19.83333 19.83333 None El Nino Southern Oscillation ENSO drought bird capture rates fat levels nesting attempts None Mauna Kea Hawaii HI Puu Laau None None Hemignathus virens Loxioides bailleui Chasiempis sandwichensis Zosterops japonicus Hawaii Amakihi Palila Elepaio Japanese White-eye Red-billed Leiothrix House Finch Leiothrix lutea Carpodacus mexicanus Animal Chordata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae Hemignathus Hemignathus virens Hawaii Amakihi Hawaiian birds and honeycreepers Animal Chordata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae Loxioides Loxioides bailleui Palila Animal Chordata Aves Chasiempis Chasiempis sandwichensis Elepaio Animal Chordata Aves Zosterops Zosterops japonicus Japanese White-eye Animal Chordata Aves Leiothrix Leiothrix lutex Red-billed Leiothrix Animal Chordata Aves Carpodacus Carpodacus mexicanus House finch None None Gerald Lindsey U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field Station Principle investigator Mailing Address

P.O. Box 44 - Building 344

Hawaii National Park, HI HI 96718 808-967-7396, ext. 232 808-967-8568 gerald_lindsey@usgs.gov Gerald D. Lindsey, Thane K. Pratt, Michelle H. Reynolds, James D. Jacobi United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station) 1997 Wilson Bulletin 109(2) pp. 339-343. unknown not applicable unknown Field None fixed banding stations mist nets From April through September 1991-1993, they operated 10 mist nets at each of four fixed banding stations to capture birds within the study area. Nets were opened 1-4 days monthly at each banding station. Each bird captured was identified to species, marked with a USFWS aluminum band, and scored for visible fat within the furcular region before being released. Fat scores ranged from zero for no visible fat to four for the interclavicular fossa bulging with fat. Active nests were searched by walking 24 strip transects (each 40 m X 1 km) at monthly intervals during the same six-month period each year. A nest was considered active if eggs or nestlings were found. Capture data were compared by the paired comparison t test and fat scores by the Mann-Whitney U test (Sprent 1993). Sprent, P. 1993 London, United Kingdom Chapman & Hall Unknown Unknown Based on local reference names. Entity - six species of Hawaiian forest birds; Associated attributes - capture rates, fat scores, and active nests unknown Entity - six Hawaiian forest birds - Hawaii Amakihi, Palila, Elepaio, Japenese White-eye, Red-billed Leiothrix, and House Finch; Associated attributes - mean monthly capture rates, mean monthly fat scores unknown Gerald Lindsey U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field Station Principle investigator Mailing Address

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