About the Authors

Scott R. Loss

scott.loss@okstate.edu

Current address: Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute – Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Tom Will

Affiliation Division of Migratory Birds – Midwest Regional Office, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America

Peter P. Marra

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute – Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SRL TW PPM. Performed the experiments: SRL. Analyzed the data: SRL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SRL.