Nesting biology of urban Cooper's hawks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 366-375

  Stout, William E ^a   Rosenfield, Robert N ^b   Holton, William G ^a   Bielefeldt, John ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter cooperii; Cooper's hawk; Natal dispersal; Nest site re occupancy; Predation; Reproductive success; Urban nesting habitat

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; NATAL DISPERSAL; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; URBAN AREA;

MILWAUKEE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACCIPITER COOPERII; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 34250875882     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-664     Document Type: Article

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