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Some Physical And Biological Factors Affecting Red-Tailed Hawk Productivity, Stewart Wayne Janes
Some Physical And Biological Factors Affecting Red-Tailed Hawk Productivity, Stewart Wayne Janes
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Various physical and biological factors affecting annual productivity in a Red-tailed Hawk population in north-central Oregon were investigated. The percentage of the population successfully fledging one or more young was the most important factor in determining the number of young fledged per pair in a given year. Neither clutch size nor the number of young fledged per successful nest varied significantly. Percent pair success was correlated with several January weather variables. A cold and dry January is positively correlated with Red-tailed Hawk productivity. This is apparently related to the onset of rapid vegetative growth and this in turn is positively …