Breeding phenology and success of Black Swifts in Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 678-685

  Hirshman, Sue E ^a   Gunn, Carolyn ^a   Levad, Richard G ^a,b  

^a West Office ^*  (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; NESTING; NESTING SUCCESS; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BOX CANYON; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; OURAY COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

CYPSELOIDES; CYPSELOIDES NIGER;

EID: 38349070611     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-112.1     Document Type: Article

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