Table 2.
Adults captured in years following injection and blood sampling of nestlings
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of adults captured at all nests (% of possible captures)a | 738 (51.5) | 840 (47.6) | 908 (66.7) | 954 (55.2) | 1022 (62.9) | 958 (69.4) | 806 (67.2) | 800 (75.8) | 883 (74.0) | 806 (84.5) |
| Number of adults captured at successful nests (% of possible captures)b | 555 (79.7) | 631 (78.3) | 713 (82.1) | 714 (69.7) | 799 (77.7) | 728 (86.1) | 569 (82.5) | 500 (93.3) | 540 (93.8) | 633 (95.9) |
| Number of successful nests (% of total nests) | 348 (48.6) | 404 (45.8) | 445 (65.3) | 512 (59.3) | 514 (63.3) | 423 (61.3) | 345 (57.5) | 268 (50.8) | 288 (48.2) | 330 (69.2) |
| Total number of nests initiated | 716 | 883 | 681 | 864 | 812 | 690 | 600 | 528 | 597 | 477 |
Percent of possible adult captures assumes two resident birds at each nest, which is not always the case.
a
Includes clutches initiated and then failed prior to having an opportunity to capture the resident pair.
b
Nests that fledged at least one young.