OBSERVATION OF A NORTHERN CARDINAL NEST REUSED BY A GRAY CATBIRD IN THE SAME SEASON

We report a Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) reusing a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) nest in the same breeding season. The Northern Cardinal nest failed during incubation on 19 June 2006, but the Gray Catbird nest was successful, fledging three young on 31 July 2006. Nest site avail...

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Published inThe Wilson journal of ornithology Vol. 119; no. 4; pp. 761 - 762
Main Authors Horn, Jeff A., Ward, Michael P., Alessi, Mark G., Danner, Tara A., Novak, Robert J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Collins Wilson Ornithological Society 01.12.2007
Subjects
Animal behavior
Animal nesting
Animal reproduction
Aviculture
Behavior
Bird nesting
Bird nests
Birds
Breeding seasons
Brood parasitism
Cardinal-birds
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinals (Birds)
Catbird
Catbirds (Mimidae)
Dumetella carolinensis
Eggs
Eggs and nests
Female animals
Females
Habitats
Nest building
Nesting sites
Ornithology
Short Communications
Waterfowl
United States
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Summary:We report a Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) reusing a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) nest in the same breeding season. The Northern Cardinal nest failed during incubation on 19 June 2006, but the Gray Catbird nest was successful, fledging three young on 31 July 2006. Nest site availability does not appear to be the reason for reuse of the nest. Time constraints late in the breeding season may result in use of old nests.
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ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/06-127.1