Woodcock utilization of commercial timberlands in the northeast
OCLC: 37723545
By: C.P. Nicholson, S. Homer, Ray B. Owen, and T.G. Dilworth
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Abstract
This paper reports the results of studies in Maine (1975-77) and New Brunswick (1974) on the utilization of commercial timber areas by woodcock (Philohela minor). Openings created by logging operations were utilized for singing grounds and nocturnal roosting habitat. Singing male densities of 3.4 birds/1oo ha on were found on New Brunswick elearcuts, 0.24 birds/IOO ha on northern Maine elearcuts, and 1.8-2.1 birds/IOO ha on central Maine selective cuts. Singing male densities in New Brunswick were greater on cuts smaller than 20 ha than on larger cuts. Compared to abandoned agricultural land and alder thickets, earthworm biomass on timber harvest areas was lower and fewer birds used the cuts as diurnal habitat. Regenerating stands provided low quality diurnal habitat, which appeared to limit woodcock numbers on the study areas. The importance of commercial timber harvest operations to future woodcock populations is discussed.
Suggested Citation
Nicholson, C., Homer, S., Owen, R., Dilworth, T., 1977, Woodcock utilization of commercial timberlands in the northeast, chap. of Proceedings of the Sixth Woodcock Symposium, held at Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 4, 5 and 6, p. 101-108.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Woodcock utilization of commercial timberlands in the northeast |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | [University of New Brunswick] |
| Publisher location | [Frederiction, New Brunswick] |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | iv, 198 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Sixth Woodcock Symposium, held at Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 4, 5 and 6 |
| First page | 101 |
| Last page | 108 |