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Effects Of Height And Vegetation On Success Of Bird Nests In Maritime Forests, Sharon M. Defalco
Effects Of Height And Vegetation On Success Of Bird Nests In Maritime Forests, Sharon M. Defalco
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Nest predation is an important source of mortality in songbirds and may contribute to declines in Neotropical migrants. I used artificial nests baited with fresh Japanese Quail and Zebra Finch eggs in conjunction with observations of natural nests to quantity the ettects ol nest height and vegetation on nest predation on St. Catherine's Island, a barrier island in southeast Georgia. Because of intense browsing by white-tailed deer. I predicted that lower, more exposed nests would be least successful. Artificial nests (n = 389) were placed in the field, and natural nests (n = 49) were observed, durintz April and May …