Perch sites and hunting behavior of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis)

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Leyhe, Jennifer E ^a   Ritchison, Gary ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buteo jamaicensis; Giving up time; Hunting; Perch site; Red tailed Hawk

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; RAPTOR; VEGETATION;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITRINAE; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS;

EID: 33745018396     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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