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Habitat use and foraging behavior of four parulid warblers in a second-growth forest
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of Field Ornithology
Volume
66
Issue
2
First Page
277
Last Page
288
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
Habitat useand foragingbehax4orof the Chestnut-sidedWarbler (Dendroicapen- sylvanica),CanadaWarbler(Wilsoniacanadensis)M,ourningWarbler(Oporornisphiladel- phia) and NashvilleWarbler (Veq'mivorrauficapilla)were studiedin a second-growthforest in northern Wisconsin(USA) during the breedingseason.Our objectivewasto determine if interspecificand intersexualforaging differencesexistamong thesespecies.The warblers concentratedforaging activitieson a few speciesof trees and shrubs.Compared to other speciesC,anadaWarblersmorefrequentlyusedconiferoustreesthatwerescatteredthrough the primarilydeciduoushabitat.All speciesmostfrequentlyusedbranchesof trees,but male NashvilleWarblersalsomade considerableuse of leavesand twigs.Warblersforaged at a varietyof heightsin the vegetation,with male NashvilleWarblersforaginghighestin the nfidstoryand canopyof mature trees.Femalesof all speciestended to be activelower in the vegetationthan males.Gleaningwasthe mostfrequentlyusedforagingmethod, exceptfor male CanadaWarblers,which usedforagingmethodsinvolvingflight in about 70% of prey pursuits.When 30 foraging-relatedcharacterswere consideredsimultaneouslyin a multivar- iate analysisi,t wasfound that intersexualdifferenceswithin a specieswere lesspronounced than interspecificdifferences,except NashvilleWarbler males,which were distinctin their foraging.Whendesigningaconservationstrategyforthesespeciesb,iologistsmustrecognize that thesebirds require heterogenoussecond-growthforests
Recommended Citation
Sodhi, N.S. and Paskowski, C.A., "Habitat use and foraging behavior of four parulid warblers in a second-growth forest" (1995). Aspen Bibliography. Paper 1859.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/1859