Table 2. Mean distance moved by birds tagged at each of the three capture sites in Chignecto Bay 2005. Number of observations is indicated in parentheses.


Site of Tagging Distance moved (km)
Mean Standard error
Slack’s Cove 6.9 0.6 (n = 59)
Hopewell Cape 6.0 0.4 (n = 122)
Grande Anse 5.8 0.6 (n = 60)