Nest Box Preference by Secondary Cavity-Nesting Birds in Forested Environments
2007
Choi, C.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected] | Nam, H.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Lee, E.J. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Chung, O.S. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Park, Y.S. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Lee, J.K. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Hyun, J.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Lee, W.S. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
We placed and monitored 2,137 nest boxes to determine how the size of the entrance hole and the box placement influenced nest box selection by secondary cavity-nesting birds and to derive recommendations for the use of nest boxes for management of cavity-nesting birds in forested environments. A total of 566 pairs of seven bird species used the nest boxes from 1997 to 2006, 562 of which were secondary cavity-nesters. Sympatric tits such as varied tits (Parus varius), great tits (P. major), and marsh tits (P. palustris) were common breeding birds in nest boxes, and showed clear preferences for 4.0 cm, 3.5 cm and 3.0 cm nest holes, respectively.
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