Reproduction in Chesapeake Bay Osprey Population
Reese JG. 1970. Reproduction in Chesapeake Bay Osprey Population. The Auk. 87(4):747-759
Talbot County, Maryland has the largest known and reproductively most successful population of Ospreys on the east coast north of Florida. This large concentration of Ospreys has been studied since 1963 to determine the size and reproductive success of the breeding population. This paper reports data from 1963-1969 on numbers of young at different stages of development, discusses effects of various environmental factors on reproductive success, and compares success of Ospreys in Talbot County with that in other areas of the United States.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Reese, Jan
- Units
- VOYA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Breeding Population, Environmental factors, Maryland, Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Reproductive Success