| Abstract: | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were videotaped depredating four songbird nests in grassland habitats in southeastern and northcentral North Dakota, 1996-1999. Deer ate two Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), two grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), one clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida), one red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) and three brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) nestlings. Deer removed nestlings quickly (5-19 sec/nest) at night (22:00 to 05:17 Central Daylight Time) and left no evidence of predation. Although probably opportunistic, deer predations clearly were deliberate and likely are more common than generally believed. |
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| ProdID: | 1001703 |
| Citation Author: | Pietz, P. J.; Granfors, D. A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | American Midland Naturalist |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 419-422 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) predation on grassland songbird nestlings; 2000; Article; Journal; American Midland Naturalist; Pietz, P. J.; Granfors, D. A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 419 |
| Citation Volume: | 144 |
| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) predation on grassland songbird nestlings; 2000; Article; Journal; American Midland Naturalist; Pietz, P. J.; Granfors, D. A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/deerpred/index.htm |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
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