Population and habitat characteristics of Acorn Woodpeckers
(Melanerpes formicivorus) were examined in oak stands (Quercus
garryana) in Benton County, Oregon. Characteristics of eight oak
stands not containing Acorn Woodpeckers were also examined. The
data were used to determine which factors might be related to woodpecker
presence and abundance within the...
In the spring and summer of 1973 and 1974 a study of
habitat utilization by pileated woodpeckers (DryocoPus
pileatus picinus) was conducted on the Starkey Experimental
Forest and Range in the Blue Mountains of northeastern
Oregon.
Pileated woodpeckers are dependent on a forest habitat
for feeding and nesting. The alteration...