Behavior of lekking sage grouse in response to a perched golden eagle

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Ellis, Kevin L.

Source:

Western Birds, Western Field Ornithologists, Volume 15, Issue 1, p.37-38 (1984)

Call Number:

A84ELL02IDUS

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/node/122227

Keywords:

Aquila chrysaetos, Centrocercus urophasianus, Golden Eagle, Greater Sage-Grouse, SWAP

Abstract:

This Note describes the behavioral response of sage-grouse to a perched juvenile golden eagle. The male grouse were displaying in two different areas of a lek when the golden eagle perched on an oil well.

Notes:

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Ellis KL. 1984. Behavior of lekking sage grouse in response to a perched golden eagle. [accessed 2016 Feb 17]; Western Birds. 15(1):37–38. https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wb/v15n01/p0037-p0038.pdf.