About the Authors

Anouck Viain

anouck.viain@uqar.ca

Affiliation Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada

Jean-Pierre L. Savard

Affiliation Sciences and Technology, Environment Canada, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada

Scott Gilliland

Affiliation Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Sackville, NB, Canada

Matthew C. Perry

Affiliation USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, United States of America

Magella Guillemette

Affiliation Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AV JPLS SG MCP MG. Performed the experiments: AV JPLS SG MCP. Analyzed the data: AV. Wrote the paper: AV JPLS SG MCP MG. Care of birds: AV MCP.