| Abstract: | In many parts of the United States, the starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has I become a serious competitor for nest boxes erected for wood ducks (Aix sponsa). Research at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Hall, Maryland, demonstrated that horizontal nest structures with semicircular entrance holes 11 inches in diameter were acceptable to nesting wood ducks but discouraged nesting by starlings. Starlings seemed to prefer boxes in open impoundments to those in wooded impoundments, whereas wood ducks seemed to show no preference. |
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| Citation Author: | McGilvrey, F.B.; Uhler, F.M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Management |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 793-797 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A starling-deterrent wood duck nest box; 1971; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; McGilvrey, F.B.; Uhler, F.M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 793 |
| Citation Volume: | 35 |
| Citation Year: | 1971 |
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| Text: | A starling-deterrent wood duck nest box; 1971; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; McGilvrey, F.B.; Uhler, F.M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3799789 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17 -0500 |
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