Table 2.
Distribution of habitats in which aerial telemetry points (ruddy turnstones and sanderlings) and GIS-generated random points were located.
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n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |
2008 |
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| Habitat | Ruddy turnstone | Ruddy turnstone | Sanderling | Random points |
| Day locations | ||||
| Salt Marsh | 42 (25) | 34 (17) | 16 (14) | 477 (48) |
| Agriculture | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 147 (15) |
| Wooded Wetland | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.7) | 103 (10) |
| Forest | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (6.7) |
| Residential | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 66 (6.6) |
| Urban | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 53 (5.3) |
| Freshwater Wetland | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (3.1) |
| Beach | 78 (46) | 70 (36) | 60 (52) | 18 (1.8) |
| Shrubland | 3 (1.8) | 12 (6.1) | 5 (4.3) | 16 (1.6) |
| Barren-Altered Land | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.1) |
| Recreation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.1) |
| Open Water | 42 (25) | 77 (39) | 33 (28) | 0 (0)A |
| Night locations | ||||
| Salt Marsh | 69 (82) | 92 (81) | 15 (26) | 477 (48) |
| Agriculture | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 147 (15) |
| Wooded Wetland | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | 103 (10) |
| Forest | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (6.7) |
| Residential | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 66 (6.6) |
| Urban | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 53 (5.3) |
| Freshwater Wetland | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (3.1) |
| Beach | 1 (1.2) | 3 (2.6) | 10 (17) | 18 (1.8) |
| Shrubland | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | 16 (1.6) |
| Barren-Altered Land | 3 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.1) |
| Recreation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.1) |
| Open Water | 10 (12) | 19 (17) | 31 (53) | 0 (0)A |
A
Random points were excluded from location in open water.