BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE CHIPPING SPARROW IN PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS OF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE

We present information on the breeding biology and nest-site characteristics of the western subspecies of the Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina arizonae) in montane ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests of the Colorado Front Range. We located 83 nests during the summers of 1999–2002. The earli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Wilson bulletin (Wilson Ornithological Society) 2004-09, Vol.116 (3), p.246-251
Hauptverfasser:	SWANSON, HEATHER M, KINNEY, BREANNA, CRUZ, ALEXANDER
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal nesting Biology Bird nesting branches Breeding Brood parasitism canopy coniferous forests CONTENTS Eggs Forest canopy microhabitats Molothrus ater nesting nesting sites nests parasitism Pinus ponderosa Predation Sparrows Spizella passerina summer Vireos
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