Comparative feeding ecology and reproductive performance of ospreys in different habitats of southeastern British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Steeger, C., Esselink, H., Ydenberg, R.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: West Arm; Catostomus catostomus; Longnose sucker; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/52e639bb-fd8d-4dda-8123-667263e3e498; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/comparative-feeding-ecology-and-reproductive-performance-of-ospreys-in-different-habitats-of-southeastern-british-columbia(52e639bb-fd8d-4dda-8123-667263e3e498).html; https://doi.org/10.1139/z92-071

We compared the general breeding and feeding ecology of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) in the Creston and Nelson areas of southeastern British Columbia. In the Creston Valley, ospreys nested atop tall trees surrounding a shallow and productive warm-water marsh. Prey species taken by male ospreys includ...