TABLE 8.3–Nesting by raptors in witches' brooms induced by Arceuthobium
 
Raptor Arceuthobium Location Abundance* Reference

Northern spotted owl A. spp. OR 3 of 18 nests in brooms Forsman 1983
A. spp. OR 9 of 47 nests in brooms Forsman and others 1984
A. douglasii WA 3 of 3 nests in brooms Richards 1989
A. douglasii WA 11 of 29 nests in brooms Irwin and others 1989
 
Mexican spotted owl A. douglasii NM 1 of 3 nests in brooms Ligon 1926
A. douglasii NM 2 of 6 nests in brooms Pederson 1989
A. douglasii AZ, NM 7 of 22 nests in brooms Fletcher 1990
 
Great gray owl A. douglasii OR 10 of 49 nests in brooms Bull and Henjum 1990
 
Long-eared owl A. douglasii OR 19 of 20 nests in brooms Bull and others 1988
 
Great horned owl A. vaginatum CO 1 nest in broom Reynolds, personal
communication 1990
 
Cooper's hawk A. spp. OR "common" in brooms Reynolds 1979
Reynolds and others 1982
A. douglasii OR 20 of 31 nests in brooms Moore and Henny 1983
A. douglasii OR 50-70% of nests in brooms Moore and Henny 1984
 
Goshawk A. douglasii OR 5 of 34 nests in brooms Moore and Henny 1983
 
Sharp-shinned hawk A. douglasii OR 3 of 25 nests in brooms Moore and Henny 1983, 1984

*Relative abundance of nests for the raptor species that were found in witches' brooms.

Ag Handbook 709 home page


Comment, question or suggestion? Contact us!