Fidelity to territory and mate in flammulated owls

Publication Type:

Conference Paper

Authors:

Reynolds, Richard T.; Linkhart, Brian D.

Source:

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Volume RM-142, p.234-238 (1987)

Call Number:

A87REY04IDUS

Keywords:

Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus, Psiloscops flammeolus

Abstract:

Adult flammulated owls were banded on a 452-ha area in Colorado. Nine adults nested 1 year only, five nested in 2 years, four in 3, one in 4, and one in 5. Males had a lower return rate than females. Once males established breeding territories, they returned to them each year. Females sometimes changed territories, and their corresponding dispersal distance (474 m) was similar to the mean distance across territories, 424 m.

Notes:

Reference Code:A87REY04IDUS

Full Citation: Reynolds, R. T. and B. D. Linkhart. 1987. Fidelity to territory and mate in flammulated owls. Pages 234-238 in R. W. Nero, R. J. Clark, R. J. Knapton, and R. H. Hamre, eds., Biology and conservation of northern forest owls: symposium proceedings. General Technical Report RM-142. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO.

Location: ANIMAL EF: OTUS FLAMMEOLUS