Habitat Use by Foraging Northern Harriers on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Publication Date
2009
Journal or Book Title
Wilson Journal Of Ornithology
Abstract
The Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is of major conservation and management concern in the northeastern United States. We studied habitat use of foraging adult male and female harriers on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts among four habitat types: grassland, shrubland, mowed, and burned. Overall, foraging indices were not correlated to nest proximity and harriers foraged significantly less frequently in mowed habitat than in the other habitat types. Management of harrier habitat in the northeastern United States may not exclusively require grasslands, and mowing reduces foraging habitat.
Volume
121
Issue
4
Pages
765-769
Recommended Citation
Massey, BH; Griffin, CR; and McGarigal, K, "Habitat Use by Foraging Northern Harriers on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts" (2009). Wilson Journal Of Ornithology. 132.
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