Nest-site selection and characteristics in a mixed-species colony of...

Bird Study;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......breeding failure determined optimal nest location, Black-winged Stilts being better adapted...correlates between hatching success and nest location. Methods Nest-site selection, characteristics...breeding failure determined optima nest location. Nest-site selection in birds refers...

Nest location within the tree and breeding parameters of Rooks Corvus...

Bird Study;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......in breeding success in relation to nest location is most often an effect of predation...effects of the horizontal pattern of nest location (Brown & Brown 2001). Breeding...on many factors connected with the nest location within the colony. Broods located at...

Location, location, location.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

New York State Conservationist;  April 1, 2005 ;     108 words ......they can afford to lose a nest and still be able to produce a number of young. Their relatively high reproductive rate helps make up for losses to predators, bad weather, and even bad nest location choices. --Alan Mapes, Environmental Educator

Habitat Use by Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) at Midewin...

The American Midland Naturalist;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......regarding nest success. Beginning in 1994, data were collected on nest location and height, nest tree species and height, number of eggs...reliable nest monitoring data were not available for every nest location). I analyzed the remaining data (n = 57) to estimate nesting...

birding; ON THE WING; Eagle nests are few and far between; Eagles have...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 23, 2006 ;     547 words ...Byline: Jim Williams Bird nests are practical structures, built by instinct for a single purpose. Nest location is mostly a matter of safety. Beauty, in human terms, is not a consideration. But there's a bald eagle nest in northern Minnesota...

Characteristics of Florida grasshopper sparrow nests.

Wilson Bulletin;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Basic information on nesting ecology is needed to develop and implement conservation strategies for the sparrow (USFWS 1988). Nest location, structure, and orientation may have important implications for reproductive success and population stability. Previous descriptions...

BROWN-CAPPED BIRDS CAUSE CRACKED RIBS

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  July 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......far north. Instead, a variety of emergency medical technicians and sheriff's deputies became intimately familiar with the nest location because one of the student's pieces of climbing protection came out of the crack, and she was dumped onto the jagged boulders...

Nest Placement, Nest-site Fidelity and Nesting Movements in Midland...

The American Midland Naturalist;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of the relatively large nesting areas (n = 5) of our study. Nest predation was 17.4% over all years and was independent of nest location (distance from water, road vs. field nests, nesting field). Many turtles showed nest-site fidelity between years in that...

Do northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus and little ringed plovers...

Folia Zoologica;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......body size and aggressiveness combined with colonial breeding. Smaller and solitary little ringed plovers tended to hide the nest location more thoroughly than lapwings, probably due to their limited ability to defend the nest actively. Instead of aggressive attacks...

Baked Eggs

Natural History;  December 1, 2006 ;     260 words ......In many sea-turtle populations female hatchlings heavily outnumber the males, which could impair reproduction. But could nest location explain it? Not surprisingly, Kamel and Mrosovsky determined that sand amid low-growing vegetation is warmer than the hawksbills...

Motel 6 de puppy love.(Arts)(Movies)

The Washington Times;  February 23, 1997 ;     688 words ......foolish enough to fall in love with the same dream girl when they were 17. Mr. Rosenberg derives goofy advantage from his love nest location. Hotel de Love emerges as a parochial update of the rendezvous settings that link such hideaways as George Feydeau's Hotel...

COMPARISON OF CRABRO ADVENA NESTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK (HYMENOPTERA:...

Northeastern Naturalist;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......in the region. Crabro advena nests in soils ranging from coarse sand and loamy fine sand to silty loam and gravelly loam. Nest location, cell depth, and burrow length are often influenced by soil type. Provisioning of nests occurs in the morning and late afternoon-ear...

PEREGRINE FALCON NEST BOX MOVED

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 10, 2008 ;     416 words ......potentially enhance the chances for successful nesting, both boxes will face north allowing the falcons to see their previous nest location. While it is not believed to be an absolute necessity, the unobstructed line of sight to the Kodak building may prove to...

Bayou Bend Petroleum enters joint agreement for Eagle's Nest Prospect in...

New Orleans CityBusiness;  March 17, 2008 ;     172 words ......contracted for the well is the Atwood Richmond. The rig is currently on a well for another operator and is expected on the Eagle's Nest location within about a month. The project kicks off Bayou Bend's 2008 capital projects, which include about $47 million to drill...

NINE PEREGRINE FALCON NESTS THIS YEAR NOT ALL SUCCESSFUL

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 24, 2007 ;     680 words ......nest on a rocky ledge in New Haven County for the past eight years, but success has been limited by weather conditions. The nest location makes it vulnerable to extreme weather changes during the nesting season. This year, the pair nesting on the rocky ledge...