Peid Flycatcher Observation

Observations of Peid Flycatcher mobbing behavior will be made between June and September in southeastern Latvia. 30 Wooden board nest boxes placed in young pine forests would be used to attract flycatchers. Distance between wooden boxes will be 50m. After eggs have hatched, the adult flycatchers will be caught with a net and marked individually. While the parents are captured the nestlings will be marked. 50 μL of blood will be taken from both the parents and the offspring will be taken and DNA will be extracted to analyze paternity. Parents will be released back into their nest boxes once blood is drawn.
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