The ecology and behavior of the long-billed curlew in southeastern Washington

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Allen, Julia N.

Source:

Wildlife Monographs, Volume 73, p.1-67 (1980)

Call Number:

A80ALL01IDUS

URL:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3830659

Keywords:

Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to ex- amine in depth the nesting ecology and behavior of the long-billed curlew on a breeding area relatively free of disruptive human activity. Two summers of fieldwork were devoted to that en, and in 1976 a post breeding season survey of the major National Wildlife Refuges in Washington, southern Idaho, Utah Nevada, California, and Oregon enlarged the scope by providing unpublished records of long-billed curlews in those areas. It is hoped this information will be useful to agencies or individuals responsible for the preservation of the long-billed curlew and its habitat.