Habitat requirements of the pileated woodpecker in northeastern Oregon

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Bull, Evelyn L.; Meslow, E. C.

Source:

Journal of Forestry, Society of American Foresters, Volume 75, Issue 6, p.335-337 (1977)

Call Number:

A77BUL01IDUS

URL:

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/saf/jof/1977/00000075/00000006/art00012

Keywords:

Dryocopus pileatus, Larix occidentalis, Pileated Woodpecker, Pinus ponderosa, ponderosa pine, western larch

Abstract:

Nesting, feeding, and territorial activities of the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus L.) were observed in the spring and summer of 1973 and 1974 in northeastern Oregon. The 13 nests found in a 28,000-acre area were in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) and western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.) snags greater than 23 inches in d.b.h. Pileated woodpeckers fed primarily in dead wood in snags, logs, and naturally created stumps. Both nest trees and feeding sites were in concentrations of snags and in the most dense forest types. Minimum nesting territories were estimated at 320 acres.

Notes:

Reference Code: A77BUL01IDUS

Full Citation: Bull, E. L., and E. C. Meslow. 1977. Habitat requirements of the pileated woodpecker in northeastern Oregon. Journal of Forestry 75(6): 335-337.

Location: ANIMAL EF: BIRDS