Fall foods of migrant common snipe in North Dakota
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Abstract
Studies of foods consumed by common snipe (Capella gallinago) during fall migration (Sperry 1940, Erickson 1941, Choate in Tuck 1972, Tuck 1972) have shown that diets vary among habitats. More recently, Fogarty and Arnold (1977) expressed the need for more detailed information on snipe food habits and more refined knowledge of the snipe's range and adaptability to various food situations. There is a paucity of information on snipe feeding ecology in the prairie pothole region of North America where unstable and unpredictable hydrological conditions affect abundance and availability of aquatic foods. The objectives of study were to (1) identify foods consumed by common snipe during fall migration in south-central North Dakota, and (2) describe changes in diet during years with different water regimes.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Fall foods of migrant common snipe in North Dakota |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.2307/3800667 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 253 |
| Last page | 257 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |