2024
DOI: 10.5751/jfo-00477-950207
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Nest usurpation and adult mortality in a secondary cavity-nesting songbird

Matthew Scerbicke,
Jacob Dodson,
Patrick Page
et al.

Abstract: Competition for limited nest sites among secondary cavity-nesting bird species is intense and may result in loss of nests, physical conflict, injury, and occasionally death. The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a secondary cavity-nesting species that has experienced a 38% population decline over the past five decades. In the northern portion of their range, Prothonotary Warblers are sympatric with two cavity-nesting species known for their nest usurpation behaviors: the House Wren (Troglodytes aed… Show more

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