TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix G - Equation for Calculating Home Range for Insect Eating Birds

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Table G.1 and Figure G.1 depict the data reported by Schoener 1968 for species identified in field surveys associated with agricultural fields/orchards and adjacent habitats that are described in Appendix D.

Table G.1. Birds Cited by Schoener (1968) That Were Identified in Appendix D
Species (scientific name)	Species (common name)	Predominant Diet^*	Additional diet items^*	Mean body weight (g)^**	Home Range (ha)
Passerina cyanea	Indigo bunting	insects	seeds, fruit	14.5	0.11
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina wren	insects	seeds, fruit	21	0.12
Icteria virens	Yellow-breasted chat	insects	fruit	25.3	0.13
Vireo griseus	White-eyed vireo	insects	fruit	11.4	0.13
Dendroica petechia	Yellow warbler	insects	fruit	9.5	0.17
Sialia sialis	Eastern bluebird	insects	fruit	31.6	1.01
Seiurus aurocapillus	Ovenbird	insects	plant matter	19.4	1.01
Sturnella magna	Eastern meadowlark	insects	seeds	89	3.04
Sturnella neglecta	Western meadowlark	insects	seeds	97.7	3.04
Guiraca caerulea	Blue grosbeak	insects	seeds	28.4	6.19
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern kingbird	insects	fruit	39.5	8.38

^*From: Gough et al. (1998).

^**From Dunning (1984).

^***From Schoener (1968)

Fitted line to points with y-axis of Home range (ha) and x-axis of BW (g). R-square = 0.5124 — Figure G.1
Home Range and Body Weights of Species Included in Table G.1.

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