Incidence of Avian Predators Near People Searching for Waterfowl Nests
Strang CA. 1980. Incidence of Avian Predators Near People Searching for Waterfowl Nests. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 44(1):220-222
Waterfowl biologists collecting nest data in tundra regions often have the impression that they are being followed by avian predators, such as gulls and jaegers. After the biologists leave the nests, predators sometimes take eggs before the parent waterfowl return. It is reasonable to assume that predators may learn to forage in the vicinity of people if such behavior increases feeding success. I knew of no tests in this assumption, and so examined it in 1974.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Strang, Carl
- Units
- ARCN , BELA , CAKR , GAAR , KOVA , NOAT
- Keywords
- Arctic, Birds, Gulls, Human Disturbance, Larus hyperboreus, Nesting, Predation, Seabirds, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius parasiticus