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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Comparison of Black-Headed Grosbeaks Nesting in Riparian and Gambel Oak Pastures in Southwestern Colorado

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2003
Authors:Ortega, CP, Ortega, JC
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:48
Issue:3
Date Published:2003
ISBN Number:00384909
Keywords:Cardinalidae, Eophona, Eophona migratoria, Fringillidae, Pheucticus, Pheucticus melanocephalus
Abstract:From mid-May through July, 1992 to 1998, we searched for black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) nests in riparian and Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) pastures in La Plata County, Colorado. Twenty-six nests (63%) were successful in fledging at least 1 young, and 15 nests (37%) failed because of predation. The mean number of grosbeaks hatched and fledged per nest did not differ between riparian pastures and oak pastures. The proportion of nests depredated in riparian pastures (10/25, 40%) and oak pastures (5/17, 29%) did not differ significantly. Mortality rates did not differ between habitats during the incubation stage (riparian: 0.056 nests/day; oak: 0.046 nests/day) or during the nestling stage (riparian: 0.011 nests/day; oak: 0.0 nests/day). Mean nest height did not differ between depredated nests and successful nests in either riparian pastures or oak pastures. /// De mediados de mayo a julio de 1992 a 1998, buscamos nidos del tigrillo (Pheucticus melanocephalus) en pastizales ribereños y del encino Quercus gambelii en el condado La Plata, estado de Colorado, USA. Veintiséis nidos (63%) fueron exitosos en producir por lo menos 1 volantón, y 15 nidos (37%) fracasaron debido a la depredación. El número promedio de P. melanocephalus que eclosionó y voló no difirió entre nidos en pastizales ribereños y nidos en pastizales encinales. A pesar de que más nidos fueron víctimas de la depredación en pastizales ribereños (10/25, 40%), que en los de encino (5/17, 29%), la diferencia no fue significativa. La tasa de mortandad no difirió entre hábitats durante el período de incubación (ribereño: 0.056 nidos/día; encinal: 0.046 nidos/día) o durante la etapa de anidación (ribereño: 0.011 nidos/día; encinal: 0.0 nidos/día). La altura promedio de nido no difirió entre nidos depredados y los exitosos ni en pastizales ribereños o en pastizales encinales.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/3672882
Short Title:The Southwestern Naturalist
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