Adaptation or ecological trap? Altered nest-site selection by Reed Parrotbills after an extreme flood

Floods and other extreme events have disastrous effects on wetland breeding birds. However, such events and their consequences are difficult to study due to their rarity and unpredictable occurrence. Here we compared nest-sites chosen by Reed Parrotbills (Paradoxornis heudei) during June‒August 2016 in Yongnianwa Wetlands, Hebei Province, China, before and after an extreme flooding event. Twenty-three nests were identified before and 13 new...