Article: Nest-site selection and nest survival of Northern Bobwhite in Southern Texas.

Article: Veery Nest Sites in a Mid-Atlantic Piedmont Forest: ...
The American Midland Naturalist;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... ABSTRACT.-Veery (Catharus fuscescens) nest sites were compared to unused sites in a Middle ... in North American forests is lacking. Nest sites were distributed non-randomly in relation ... south- and east-facing slopes. All nest sites contained alien shrubs, and alien vegetation ...

Article: Extra nest site occupancy by Tree Swallows: do floaters avoid ...
Wilson Bulletin;  December 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... often goes unused. Occupancy of extra nest sites (ENSs) is therefore puzzling. In this ... results from avoidance by floaters of nest sites near settled pairs. To date, most explanations ... explanation is that floaters avoid or reject nest sites too close to already settled pairs ...

Article: Use of artificial nest sites as a function of age ...
The American Midland Naturalist;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT.-Relocation of nest sites is common among mice of the genus ... selection. INTRODUCTION Relocation of nest sites is common among mice of the genus ... nests are divided among adjacent nest sites (Havelka and Millar, 1996 ...

Article: Comparison of microhabitat conditions at nest sites ...
The American Midland Naturalist;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... nests. Vegetation type selection for nest sites (e.g., woodland, grassland and ... turkey (P = 0.96). However, turkey nest sites (subspecies polled) differed from paired reference sites by having: (1) more nest sites directly under shrubs (P < 0 ...

Article: Importance of competition for food and nest-sites ...
Bird Study;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... results suggest that competition for nest-sites, and to a lesser extent for food, may ... stages of the breeding cycle. Food and nest-sites are the most important resources in interspecific ... competing individuals) whereas that for nest-sites is considered to be interference (i ...

Article: DESPITE ISLAND WILDFIRE, NUMBER OF SEA TURTLE NEST ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of Sunday, there are a total of 205 nest sites on the island, which is a 22 percent ... present there is no threat to the turtle nest sites, which are located along the beach ... beachfront area pose a lesser threat to the nest sites as opposed the pine and palmetto stands ...

Article: Variation in nest sites, nesting success, territory ...
Wilson Bulletin;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... measured the relative abundance of potential nest sites within most nesting territories (see ... 1996 by counting the number of potential nest sites (i.e., understory wood: logs ... each territory. We judged potential nest sites based on the kinds of sites used for ...