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Woodpecker habitat use in the forests of southeast Wyoming
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Wyoming. Journal of Field Ornithology
Volume
66
Issue
4
First Page
503
Last Page
514
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
Woodpeckerswere studiedin the Medicine BowNational Forestof southcentral Wyomingduring1991and1992toidentifyhabitatsusedforforagingandnesting.A key componentof thisstudywasto evaluatethe snag-retentiopnolicyof the forest.Thirty of the 33 nestsof woodpeckerswere in aspentrees.Woodpeckersnestedin aspentreeswith an averagedbh of 26.7 cm (range18-45 cm). This diameterwaslargerthan the meandbh of availableaspen,11.8cm,or snags9,.0cm.The majorityoftheaspenstandsusedfor nesting were comprisedof large trees (>20 cm dbh). Woodpeckerswere observedforagingin all foresttypes,but spruce-firforestwasusedfor foragingmore frequentlythan it occurredin the studysites.Snagswereseldomusedfor nestingor foragingbecausetheywereoften smallerthan 18 cm dbh and in open clear cuts.Larger snagsat the edge of clear cutsor in the forestwouldin all likelihoodenhancewoodpeckernestingand foragingsites.
Recommended Citation
Loose, S.S. and Anderson, S.H., "Woodpecker habitat use in the forests of southeast Wyoming" (1995). Aspen Bibliography. Paper 1925.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/1925