Characteristics of Storage Trees Used by Acorn Woodpecker in Two California Woodlands

Authors: Gutiérrez, R. J.; Koenig, Walter D.

Source: Journal of Forestry, Volume 76, Number 3, 1 March 1978 , pp. 162-164(3)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

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Abstract:

The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) was found to store acorns in the largest pines in two California pine-oak woodlands. Storage trees, which are often snags, are critical to this bird's habitat, and foresters should retain them whenever possible.

Document Type: Journal article

Affiliations: 1: Graduate Student at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

Publication date: 1978-03-01

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