The winter roosting behavior of eastern screech-owls in Central Kentucky

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-266

  Duguay, Tara A ^a   Ritchison, Gary ^a   Duguay, Jeffrey P ^a,b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavities; Eastern Screech owl; Otus asio; Roosting behavior; Winter

Indexed keywords

EASTERN SCREECH-OWL; ROOSTING BEHAVIOR; WINTER;

USA;

JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; OTUS ASIO; QUERCUS FALCATA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0031393795     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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