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Article: Summer Nest Tree Use by Northern Flying Squirrels in the Black Hills, South Dakota
- Article from:
- The American Midland Naturalist
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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ABSTRACT.
Northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) of the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) of South Dakota represent a unique and isolated population, but little is known about the nesting ecology of this population. We radio-collared 59 northern flying squirrels and collected a daytime nest location every 2-4 wk during May through Aug., 2005 through 2007. The radio-collared northern flying squirrels used 133 different nests, including drays in live trees, cavities in live trees and cavities in snags. We examined distance between consecutively located nests and characteristics of nest trees to random and available trees within the northern flying squirrels' home ranges. The distance ...