Article: Bird nest `hotels' easy prey for thieves

Article: Influence of nest concealment and distance to habitat edge on ...
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... most influential. We placed simulated bird nests baited with House Sparrow (Passer domesticus ... indicate that in simulated grassland bird nests baited with sparrow eggs, concealment ... Roper 1988; Paton 1994). Simulated bird nests baited with quail-sized (Coturnix ...

Article: Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour. ...
Wilson Bulletin;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...BIRD NESTS AND CONSTRUCTION BEHAVIOUR. By Mike ... This book is an interesting account of bird nests and other structures, covering topics ... Animal builders and the importance of bird nests," covers nest construction behaviors ...

Article: Field Guide to Bird Nests and Eggs of Alaska's ...
Small Press Bookwatch;  August 1, 2004 ;     505 words ...Field Guide To Bird Nests And Eggs Of Alaska's Coastal Tundra Tim Bowman Sea Grant Alaska ... Wildlife Refuge and down to the Canadian border. Field Guide To Bird Nests And Eggs Of Alaska's Coastal Tundra is ably constructed with enduring ...

Article: Dermestid Beetles Inhabiting Wading-bird Nests in ...
Northeastern Naturalist;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... documented skin-eating dermestid beetle abundance in 261 wading-bird nests in seven heronries located in northeastern US estuaries during ... investigated the occurrence of dermestid beetles in wading-bird nests at colony-sites in several northeastern US estuaries from ...

Article: Bird nests leading cause of 1994 Long Grove fires
Buffalo Grove Countryside (IL);  October 12, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Grove Fire Protection District, said most of its 16 fires that started outside the home in his district were the result of bird nests built in outside lights attached to the house. When the lights went on, the nests would ignite, Grupp said. "The lesson ...

Article: Bird nests not hurt by tree cutting
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  August 2, 2001 ;     692 words ...State investigators have determined that migratory bird nests were not harmed by the illegal clearing of trees by a mining company near a proposed landfill site near Bartlett. But agents did ...

Article: Leave bird nests alone
New Straits Times;  July 20, 2001 ;     205 words ...G.K.M. New Straits Times 07-20-2001 Leave bird nests alone Byline: G.K.M. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I READ with concern the sale of sarang ...