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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Replacement of Cavity-Hunting Starlings and House Sparrows after Removal

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1973
Authors:Stewart, PA
Journal:The Wilson Bulletin
Volume:85
Issue:3
Date Published:1973
ISBN Number:00435643
Keywords:Passer domesticus, Sturnidae, Sturnus, Sturnus vulgaris
Abstract:An automatic nest-box trap was operated at one site throughout a nesting season, with the captured birds continually removed. Seventy birds were captured, including 39 male and 17 female Starlings and six male and eight female House Sparrows. As indicated by captures in the nest-box trap, cavity hunting by Starlings continued from 16 February through 19 June, with captures on 51 days. Scattered captures of House Sparrows continued from 17 February through 3 July, with captures on 11 days. Starlings and House Sparrows explored the nest box both as pairs and unpaired individuals. Nest box visits were made chiefly in the forenoon, but some visits of both Starlings and House Sparrows were made in the afternoon. A reduction in nest box visits by Starlings started 10 days after fledged young were first seen, but scattered visits continued another three weeks.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4160349
Short Title:The Wilson Bulletin
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