Tick ID. No.

Bird species

Date ticks collected

Life Stage

pre-molt post-molt

Days to molt

Presence of B. burgdorferi

Larva-nymph molt

12-5A126B

Fox Sparrow

15 Oct 2012

Larva―nymph

57

Amplicon

12-5A130A

Spotted Towhee

17 Oct 2012

Larva―nymph

52

Amplicon

Nymph-adult molt

10-5A46

Bewick’s Wren

24 Aug 2012

Nymph―female

49

Live culture

11-5A62B

Lincoln’sSparrow

11 Sep 2012

Nymph―female

47

Amplicon

11-5A62C

same host

11 Sep 2012

Nymph―female

47

Amplicon

11-5A62D

same host

11 Sep 2012

Nymph―male

43

Amplicon

11-5A64

Swainson’s Thrush

14 Sep 2012

Nymph―male

48

Amplicon

11-5A70A

Fox Sparrow

06 Oct 2012

Nymph―male

54

Amplicon

11-5A70B

same host

06 Oct 2012

Nymph―male

53

Amplicon

12-5A82

Swainson’s Thrush

11 Sep 2012

Nymph―female

55

Amplicon

12-5A142

Fox Sparrow

08 Nov 2012

Nymph―male

43

Amplicon