A comparison of grassland and forest vegetation and their associated avifauna in central Missouri
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"Migratory birds often require a different set of habitat characteristics for the breeding season (spring and summer) than for the migration or wintering. Basic studies on these three requirements have been going on for many years, although far more money has been spent on the studies of gamebirds (quail, pheasants, doves, waterfowl) than on nongame birds. But with increased public attention being focused on nongame birds, a new outcry for management of these species is being heard. Within central Missouri, there is a great influx of birds during the spring and summer months which come here to breed. If we are to preserve and manage the habitat which they require to breed, then it is imperative that we have an understanding of their habitat requirements. A review of the basic theories and requirements follows. Many of the earlier published studies of birds were merely reported observations by individuals in the field. Carriger and Wells (1919), while on an egg collecting trip in California, described a pileated woodpeckers nesting site and made a rough estimate of its home range over a several year period. Many such descriptions can be found in the early journals of ornithology, and in egg collector's diaries."--Introduction.
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