Influence of large snow depths on Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius foraging behaviour

• Main Authors: Rolstad, J., Rolstad, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BirdLife Finland 2000
• Subjects: Nordmarka; Norway; Accipiter gentilis
• Online Access: https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133527

Large snow depths are assumed to constrain the Black Woodpecker's (Dryocopus martius) ability to feed on carpenter ants (Camponotus herculeanus) in stumps and logging debris following clearcutting . To document foraging behavior in a snow-rich area, we radio-marked three Black Woodpeckers in No...