Are dawn vocalization surveys effective for monitoring goshawk nest-area occupancy?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-397

  Dewey, Sarah R ^a,d   Kennedy, Patricia L ^b   Stephens, Robert M ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d USDA Forest Service Bridger Teton National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Acoustic lure; Courtship; Nest site occupancy; Raptor monitoring; Utah; Vocal survey techniques

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; MONITORING; NEST SITE; RAPTOR; SURVEY; VOCALIZATION;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER GENTILIS; ACCIPITER GENTILIS ATRICAPILLUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0038371161     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802779     Document Type: Article

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