RED-SHOULDERED HAWK NEST SITE SELECTION IN NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Ecopark Site Selection in Central Isfahan Province

Today’s situation in cities requires that planned parks be set up to create ecological equilibrium. The current study was  aimed to identify suitable zones for establishing ecoparks in the central region of Isfahan province; this was done using seven effective criteria including topography, landscape, climate, rock and soil, water resources, environmental sensitivity, and accessibility. The wei...

Nest Site Selection by Sea Turtles

West Nile Virus Epizootiology, Central Red River Valley, North Dakota and Minnesota, 2002–2005

West Nile virus (WNV) epizootiology was monitored from 2002 through 2005 in the area surrounding Grand Forks, North Dakota. Mosquitoes were tested for infection, and birds were surveyed for antibodies. In 2003, WNV was epidemic; in 2004, cool temperatures precluded WNV amplification; and in 2005, immunity in passerines decreased, but did not preclude, WNV amplification.

Nest-site selection and nesting success in the Azure-winged Magpie in Central Spain

Nest-Site Characteristics of Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers and Northern Flickers in East-Central Ohio

In order to understand more clearly what factors limit the reproductive success of primary cavity-nesting birds, it is important to examine and compare the nest-site characteristics of sympatric species in a variety of forest and woodland habitats. To add to the data already available on various woodpecker species in eastern and central North America, several nest-site and habitat characteristi...