Appendix 1. Mean, standard error and change, by species and covariate, for failed nests, successful nests and all nests.
Species Fate Nest Height Water Depth Secchi Depth Dense Emergent Clutch Size Initiation Date
x SE Δ x SE Δ x SE Δ x SE Δ x SE Δ x SE Δ n
American Bittern
Failure -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-Jun -- --
Success -- -- -- 58.0 0.0 -- 35.0 0.0 -- 60.0 0.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 3-Jun -- -- 1
Total -- -- 58.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 1.0 -- -- 1
American Coot
Failure 5.8 1.9 108.6 8.7 69.4 8.2 46.7 4.1 3.8 0.4 27-Jun 2.3 27
Success 4.1 1.7 -41.1% 124.3 7.2 12.6% 91.7 8.4 24.3% 53.5 4.5 12.7% 4.7 0.4 17.5% 24-Jun 2.5 0.0 29
Total 5.5 1.2 113.0 5.4 77.9 5.7 48.2 3.0 4.3 0.3 25-Jun 1.7 61
Black- crowned
Night- heron
Failure 9.5 5.6 62.1 4.1 26.1 2.5 82.1 1.8 3.2 0.2 6-Jun 1.9 19
Success 7.7 2.4 -24.0% 64.0 3.3 3.1% 35.5 3.6 26.5% 79.8 3.3 -2.9% 2.8 0.3 -15.8% 28-May 2.6 -0.1 22
Total 9.3 2.8 63.7 2.4 30.8 2.2 81.8 1.9 3.0 0.2 1-Jun 1.8 45
Black- necked
Stilt
Failure 0.8 0.4 18.2 5.7 14.5 4.5 8.3 5.2 3.3 0.2 5-Jun 2.3 24
Success 0.2 0.2 -235.2% 2.1 1.5 -772.3% 2.1 1.5 -592.3% 4.3 3.9 -91.7% 3.6 0.2 8.8% 2-Jun 1.9 0.0 23
Total 0.5 0.2 9.8 3.1 8.0 2.5 6.3 3.2 3.4 0.1 4-Jun 1.5 48
Common Gallinule
Failure 30.4 7.8 60.6 6.7 41.0 5.6 47.3 5.4 4.8 0.5 18-Jun 2.9 28
Success 38.9 9.0 21.9% 63.6 6.0 4.6% 39.3 5.6 -4.3% 60.4 5.1 21.7% 6.8 0.6 29.6% 4-Jun 2.5 -0.1 24
Total 33.0 5.3 64.9 4.4 41.9 4.0 52.2 3.5 5.8 0.4 11-Jun 2.1 58
Green Heron
Failure -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25-May -- --
Success -- -- -- 92.0 0.0 -- 30.0 0.0 -- 50.0 0.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 25-May -- 0.0 1
Total -- -- 92.0 -- 30.0 -- 50.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 1
Least Bittern
Failure 59.5 8.6 60.9 8.9 48.6 9.2 66.3 4.9 2.6 0.4 15-Jun 2.8 17
Success 58.8 5.6 -1.2% 61.1 6.1 0.3% 40.9 6.8 -18.7% 71.7 3.4 7.6% 3.4 0.3 21.3% 13-Jun 2.6 0.0 33
Total 59.5 4.4 64.8 5.2 44.0 5.2 70.3 2.6 3.1 0.3 14-Jun 1.9 54
Mallard
Failure 0.0 0.0 13.9 8.4 6.5 4.5 43.1 8.2 6.1 0.5 1-Jun 3.5 18
Success 0.0 0.0 -- 11.0 9.2 -26.4% 6.6 5.5 1.1% 28.1 12.3 -53.1% 6.7 0.7 9.6% 1-Jun 5.6 0.0 10
Total 0.0 0.0 17.9 7.4 10.9 5.2 37.2 6.7 6.3 0.4 1-Jun 2.9 29
Pied- billed Grebe
Failure 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 4.0 -- 15-Jul -- 1
Success 0.0 0.0 -- 107.3 5.1 -- 80.5 9.6 -- 11.7 11.7 -- 3.3 1.0 -20.0% 2-Jul 4.2 -0.1 6
Total 0.0 0.0 107.1 4.3 82.6 8.4 10.0 10.0 3.4 0.9 4-Jul 4.0 7
Sora
Failure 25.0 0.0 103.9 23.4 74.1 14.0 55.7 5.4 6.6 1.7 13-Jun 9.0 7
Success 23.0 0.0 -- 81.3 9.2 -27.8% 33.0 8.1 -124.5% 93.3 21.7 40.3% 4.0 1.2 -64.3% 24-Jun 10.8 0.1 3
Total 23.3 0.8 92.7 13.0 56.6 9.3 67.3 7.6 5.8 1.3 16-Jun 6.9 13
