Use of Video Probe Does Not Affect Burrowing Owl Reproductive Parameters or Return Rates

Victoria Garcia; Courtney J. Conway

doi:10.2193/2008-112

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Victoria Garcia,^1,* Courtney J. Conway²

¹aArizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Natural Resources, 325 BioSciences E
²bUnited States Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Nat

^* E-mail: vga@email.arizona.edu

Abstract

We tested how repeated use of an infrared video probe influenced burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) reproduction and recruitment. In 2001, we randomly assigned occupied burrows in Washington State, USA, to one of 2 groups: 1) inspected throughout the breeding season with an infrared video probe (n = 38), or 2) never inspected with a probe (n = 41). We did not detect differences between the 2 groups in nesting success, number of fledglings per nest, natal recruitment, or likelihood of adults returning to the same burrow the following year (2002) or to the study area in a subsequent year (2002–2005).

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Victoria Garcia and Courtney J. Conway "Use of Video Probe Does Not Affect Burrowing Owl Reproductive Parameters or Return Rates," Journal of Wildlife Management 73(1), 154-157, (1 January 2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-112

Published: 1 January 2009