Nesting bluebirds tolerate prescribed burn (Minnesota)
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Published source details
Cox C.A. (1987) Nesting bluebirds tolerate prescribed burn (Minnesota). Restoration & Management Notes, 5, 48.
Published source details Cox C.A. (1987) Nesting bluebirds tolerate prescribed burn (Minnesota). Restoration & Management Notes, 5, 48.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Use prescribed burning on savannas
A small study in Minnesota, USA (Cox 1987), found that eastern bluebird Sialia sialis clutches in two nest boxes in an area that underwent prescribed burning both had 100% success (i.e. all eggs produced fledglings), compared with an average success of 93% for 23 nest boxes nearby. Flame height was 1 m or less and did not reach the boxes at 1.2 and 1.4 m above ground. Adult bluebirds left their boxes as the fire approached, returning when it had passed.
