Table 2. Summary of colony departure and arrival dates of individually tracked murres (wet-dry log).
Values are median dates (± SD days) summarized by sex (and year where sample size allows).
Year | Colony Departure Median Date | Colony Arrival Median Date | ||
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F (n = 15) | M (n = 7) | F (n = 8) | M (n = 4) | |
2009 | 22 Aug ± 0 d (2) | 16 Aug (1) | NA | NA |
2010 | 21 Aug ± 4.6 d (4) | 17 Aug ± 10 d (2) | 20 May ± 4 d (2) | 15 May ± 1 d (2) |
2011 | 11 Aug ± 2 d (2) | 31 Jul (1) | 24 May (1) | 06 May (1) |
2012 P | 06 Aug (1) | 25 Jul (1) | 17 May (1) | NA |
2013 | 07 Aug ± 2.5 d (6) | 30 Jul ± 8 d (2) | 08 May ± 7 d (4) | 03 May (1) |
Overall | 10 Aug ± 7.5 d | 3 Aug ± 11.1 d | 16 May ± 7.1 d | 10 May ± 5.5 d |
P breeding pair sampled in 2013.