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1 September 2011 Provisioning Behavior of Male and Female Grasshopper Sparrows
Jennifer Adler, Gary Ritchison
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Abstract

We examined the provisioning behavior of male and female Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum) during 2002 and 2003 by videotaping nests (n  =  15) and subsequently reviewing tapes to quantify provisioning rates and identify prey items. There was no difference in provisioning rates of male and female Grasshopper Sparrows (P  =  0.13) with mean rates of 2.16 visits/hr for females and 1.86 visits/hr for males. Provisioning rates for males and females combined varied with nestling age (P  =  0.01) with rates lower for 1–4-day-old nestlings, increasing through day 6 and then declining for 7–10-day-old nestlings. Provisioning rates varied with brood size (P  =  0.026) with rates higher for broods of five than broods of three or four. Most prey items delivered to nestlings were grasshoppers (Orthoptera, 68.1%).

Jennifer Adler and Gary Ritchison "Provisioning Behavior of Male and Female Grasshopper Sparrows," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(3), 515-520, (1 September 2011). https://doi.org/10.1676/10-150.1
Received: 8 October 2010; Accepted: 1 January 2011; Published: 1 September 2011
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