Habitat quality and nest-box occupancy by five species of oak woodland birds

Milligan, Megan C.; Dickinson, Janis L.

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“…Competition for nest-boxes between species that arrive or breed at different times is a well-known phenomenon (e.g. Slagsvold 1975;Minot and Perrins 1986;Charter et al 2013;Milligan and Dickinson 2016;Goldshtein et al 2018;Ye et al 2019). In several cases, a pair of sparrows shared a nest box with a pair of swifts when their breeding times overlapped.…”

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“…Nest boxes are only useful when the number of potential nesting sites is limited (Altwegg et al 2014), otherwise they can act as ecological traps (Demeyrier et al 2016;Jokimäki et al 2018;Kettel et al 2018;Sumasgutner et al 2014a, b). Other authors have noted that prior to using nest boxes as a conservation measure the following should be assessed: i) whether nest building materials are available, ii) whether local environmental conditions positively correlate with the reproductive biology of target species (Greenwood 2007), and iii) whether the location and distribution of nest boxes match the appropriate habitats and optimal distances in intra-and interspecific relationships (Milligan and Dickinson 2016;Deeming et al 2017). Bird protection guides often suggest hanging nest boxes in a specific direction.…”

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Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

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Modernization of urban buildings can decrease the availability of nesting sites in buildings, leading to sudden decreases in the density of avifauna. In this study, we investigated the use of nest boxes as a bird conservation measure after buildings were thermally modernized. In a 10 ha experimental area we mounted five types of nest boxes of different sizes and dimensions (a total of 132). Nest boxes were dedicated to species that lost access to their previous nesting sites. All species associated with the buildings significantly declined or disappeared. In the first year after the modernization, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) decreased by 66% compared with the period before the modernization, Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) by 68%, Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) by 70%, and Common Swift (Apus apus) by 100%. In the first two years after the modernization, the birds nested only in nest boxes. Five years of monitoring showed that using nest boxes as compensation for bird nesting sites lost during the renovation of buildings can cause a population to recover to ca. 50% of its original level. To optimize deployments of nest boxes, wildlife managers should consider target species’ preferences for the dimensions and placement of boxes and limit the time boxes are used if a species prefers nesting outside nest-boxes, but in buildings (e. g. the House Sparrow) and does not require additional support.

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Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

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“…In this study, we focus on breeding success as an indicator of habitat quality in restoration plantings and remnant woodland patches. Breeding success is a key measure of the productivity and quality of a habitat patch (Hinsley et al 2008;Milligan and Dickinson 2016). By assessing whether successful breeding is occurring, we can begin to assess the extent to which a habitat patch is supporting the species that it is intended to help conserve.…”

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Revegetation and reproduction: do restoration plantings in agricultural landscapes support breeding populations of woodland birds?

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We have updated our figure formatting as suggested. Please see attached files. Apologies for erroneously omitting the figure legends with the last revisions. They are now uploaded.We have added a sentence at line 237 (highlighted in yellow in revised manuscript) outlining packages used to calculate confidence intervals for nest fate and DSR: "To calculate model estimates and confidence intervals, we used the R packages 'dplyr' (Wickham et al. 2019) for FATE and 'RMark' for DSR."We have also added the cited package to the reference list.

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“…If such sites are few in number in any particular location then artificial boxes may offer a suitable nest cavity and allow breeding (Sánchez et al 2007, Camprodon et al 2008, Lima and Garcia 2016. The locations of a population of nest boxes are chosen by humans, which may not reflect the most appropriate habitat for the different species of birds (Mänd et al 2005, Milligan andDickinson 2016).…”

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Interspecific and intraspecific spatial separation by birds breeding in nest boxes

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Biddle²,

Feu³

2017

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ABSTRACT. Nest boxes can be seen as a conservation tool for improving low-grade nesting habitat but it is unclear how sympatric species using boxes establish a spatial distribution relative to conspecifics and heterospecifics. This study determined the distances between nest boxes occupied by Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tits (Parus major) in two British woodlands to ascertain whether spatial distribution was affected by species and, if it was, whether there were reproductive consequences of this breeding distribution. Occupancy of nest boxes at two woodland sites were recorded on an annual basis between 2010 and 2014, inclusive. Distances between nest boxes, and reproductive activity, were recorded. Even if nest boxes showed a clumped distribution in the woodlands, the occupancy of the boxes was random. Not all boxes were used and the minimum distance between occupied boxes was at least twice the distance between boxes in general. Blue Tits tended to have greater distances between boxes containing conspecifics but distances between boxes containing heterospecifics were generally of comparable lengths. Reproductive output was only affected in relation to clutch size for Blue Tits nesting at one site. Nest boxes that aim to improve habitats that lack suitable nesting sites should be placed to reflect actual dispersal distances of the focal bird species. Séparation spatiale interspécifique et intraspécifique d'oiseaux nichant dans des nichoirsRÉSUMÉ. Les nichoirs peuvent être considérés comme des outils de conservation pour améliorer les milieux de nidification de mauvaise qualité, mais on ne sait pas comment les espèces sympatriques utilisant les nichoirs établissent une répartition spatiale relativement aux individus conspécifiques et hétérospécifiques. La présente étude avait pour but de déterminer les distances entre les nichoirs occupés par les Mésanges bleues (Cyanistes caeruleus) et les Mésanges charbonnières (Parus major) dans deux boisés britanniques afin de vérifier si la répartition spatiale était influencée par les espèces et, le cas échéant, s'il y avait des conséquences sur le plan reproductif de cette répartition de nidification. L'occupation des nichoirs à deux sites boisés a été colligée annuellement de 2010 à 2014 inclusivement. La distance entre les nichoirs et l'activité reproductrice ont été notées. Même si les nichoirs montraient une répartition groupée dans les boisés, leur occupation était aléatoire. Tous les nichoirs n'étaient pas occupés et la distance minimale entre deux nichoirs occupés était au moins le double de celle entre les nichoirs en général. Chez la Mésange bleue, les distances entre les nichoirs occupés par des individus conspécifiques étaient plus grandes, mais les distances entre les nichoirs occupés par des individus hétérospécifiques étaient généralement de longueurs comparables. La seule composante affectée du succès reproducteur était la taille de ponte de la Mésange bleue nichant à un site. Les nichoirs dont l'objectif est d'améliorer l'habitat là où il man...

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Habitat quality and nest-box occupancy by five species of oak woodland birds

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

Revegetation and reproduction: do restoration plantings in agricultural landscapes support breeding populations of woodland birds?

Interspecific and intraspecific spatial separation by birds breeding in nest boxes

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