Mouse Trap Recovered in Harrier Nest

An annual vole (Microtus sp.) index is an important part of Hamerstrom's study of the Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) in central Wisconsin (Hamerstrom, F., Auk 96:370-374, 1979). Vole trapping on her study area began in 1964 and 28,911 trap nights have been accumulated by Hamerstrom and her c...

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Main Author: Gawlik, Dale E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Raptor Research 1983
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/95557
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Summary:An annual vole (Microtus sp.) index is an important part of Hamerstrom's study of the Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) in central Wisconsin (Hamerstrom, F., Auk 96:370-374, 1979). Vole trapping on her study area began in 1964 and 28,911 trap nights have been accumulated by Hamerstrom and her coworkers through 1981. On 4July 1981 I found evidence that a harrier had stolen a trap.