| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Authors: | Krementz, DG, Seginak, JT, Pendleton, GW |
| Journal: | The Wilson Bulletin |
| Volume: | 107 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Date Published: | 1995 |
| ISBN Number: | 00435643 |
| Keywords: | Georgia, Philohela, Philohela minor, Scolopacidae, Scolopax, Scolopax minor, Scolopax rusticola |
| Abstract: | Nocturnal habitats used by American woodcock (Scolopax minor) were studied using radio telemetry at two coastal wintering sites in Georgia (1982-84) and Virginia (1991-92). In Georgia, use of forested habitats at night was extensive while use of fields at night varied between years but generally was low. We found no difference in the probability of moving to a field at night among the four age-sex classes (P = 0.23). A significant effect (P < 0.05) of age-sex class was noted between distances moved from diurnal to nocturnal locations in Georgia. Young females moved farther than any other age-sex class. In Virginia, no effect of age-sex class was found on the probability of being located during the night in either a field or a forest. |
| URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4163605 |
| Short Title: | The Wilson Bulletin |
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