Birds wintering on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area [1]
| Title | Birds wintering on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Publication | 1986 |
| Authors | Finck, EJ [2] |
| Editor | Clambey, GK [3], Pemble, RH [4] |
| Pagination | 91 -94 |
| Publisher | North Dakota State University: Tri-College Center for Environmental Study |
| Conference Location | Fargo, ND, |
| Accession Number | KNZ00112 |
| Keywords | bird [5], prairie [6] |
| Abstract | Wintering birds were censused along 16 permanent transects (13 in prairie and 3 in gallery forest) that were established within the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (KPRNA) 10 km south of Manahttan, Kansas. Each transect was censused once in the first two weeks of January during 1982-1984. The prairie transects were either burned or unburned the previous spring and ungranzed by large herbivores for at least six years. Significantly more individuals per km and more species were observed in the gallery forest than in the prairie. The red headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) was the most abundant species during 1982 and 1984 in the gallery forest, while black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus) was the most abundant in 1983. The abundance of red-headed woodpecker was negatively correlated with the abundance of red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), but not correlated with blue jay (Cyanocitia cristaia) abundance. Red-bellied woodpecker abundance was not correlated with blue jay abundance. American tree sparrow (Spizella arborea) was the most abundant species in the prairie during all three winters |
