Shrub Nesting of the Red-Eyed Vireo in Relation to Structure of Aspen Forests

William J. Mattson Jr.

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Shrub Nesting of the Red-Eyed Vireo in Relation to Structure of Aspen Forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William J. Mattson, Jr.

Year:

1979

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Nests were built in five species of high shrubs in four trembling aspen forests of northern Minnesoa. Nest densities ranged between 0.5 and 3.0 per acre and were positively related to the abundance3 of large (>1.2-cm diameter) shrub stems.

Keywords

Breeding, nest density, forest structure, nesting habits

Citation

Mattson, William J. Jr. 1979. Shrub Nesting of the Red-Eyed Vireo in Relation to Structure of Aspen Forests. Research Note NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station