TY - JOUR
T1 - Common, but commonly overlooked
T2 - Red-bellied Woodpeckers as songbird nest predators
AU - Hazler, Kirsten R.
AU - Drumtra, Dawn E.W.
AU - Marshall, Matthew R.
AU - Cooper, Robert J.
AU - Hamel, Paul B.
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - Woodpeckers in North America are not widely recognized as nest predators. In this paper, we describe several eyewitness accounts of songbird nest predation by Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus), document evidence that songbirds recognize woodpeckers as nest predators, and show that our observations are consistent with previously published notes. We believe that this species, commonly overlooked, may be an important predator of songbird nests in many eastern North American forests.
AB - Woodpeckers in North America are not widely recognized as nest predators. In this paper, we describe several eyewitness accounts of songbird nest predation by Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus), document evidence that songbirds recognize woodpeckers as nest predators, and show that our observations are consistent with previously published notes. We believe that this species, commonly overlooked, may be an important predator of songbird nests in many eastern North American forests.
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U2 - 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0467:CBCORW]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0467:CBCORW]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24344462719
SN - 1528-7092
VL - 3
SP - 467
EP - 474
JO - Southeastern Naturalist
JF - Southeastern Naturalist
IS - 3
ER -