Habitat use by Red-tailed Hawks in surface-mined areas |
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| Authors: | David P Mindell MS David E Samuel |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6125, 26506 Morgantown, WV, U.S.A.;(2) Wildlife Biology, Division of Forestry, P.O. Box 6125, 26506 Morgantown, West Virginia University, WV, U.S.A.;(3) Present address: Department of Zoology, Brigham Young University, 84602 Provo, UT |
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| Abstract: | Habitat use by 4 radio-tagged red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) was monitored during 708 transmitter-days in coal surface-mined areas in northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in 1977 and 1978. Mean cumulative home range size for the 3 adults was 316.8 ha (3.2 km2). Red-tailed hawks showed significant (P<0.005) tendencies to elect certain habitats over others. Descending order of habitat electivity was: 1) woods edge with open area not surfacemined. 2) woods edge with surface-mined area. 3) deciduous woods, 4) open area not surface-mined, and 5) surface-mined area. Red-tailed hawks' flexibility in niche requirements allowed them to exploit reclaimed area. Recommendations for surface mine reclamation are given. |
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