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Article: Use of nest boxes by Goldeneyes in eastern North America.
- Article from:
- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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The eastern population of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is estimated at 1,400 pairs (Robert et al. 2000a) and was classified as Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada in November 2000 (COSEWIC 2006). Its breeding range has been discovered only recently in the Quebec Laurentian Highlands, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River estuary and gulf (Robert et al. 2000b). It breeds on small lakes, often without fish at >500 m in elevation (Robert et al. 2000b), where tree growth is slow and large trees with suitable nest cavities are apparently rare (MR, pers. obs.). Forests in its breeding area are under intense logging ...