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Titre :	An effective nest trap for female Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Auteurs :	Jennifer L. Newbrey, Auteur ; Wendy L. Reed, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Field Ornithology (79(2) JUN 2008)
Article en page(s) :	202-206
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Capturing breeding female blackbirds using mist nets and food-baited traps can be challenging because nets are difficult to set in wetland habitats and females feed preferentially on insects. Given the problems associated with other trapping methods, we designed a highly effective nest trap that allowed us to successfully capture targeted female Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) at our wetland study sites in North Dakota. From 15 May to 16 July 2004, we captured 56 of 59 (95%) targeted females during incubation and eight of 18 (44%) targeted females with nestlings, and were also able to recapture 12 of

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