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  1. Techniques for monitoring pileated woodpeckers.

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    Author(s): Evelyn L Bull; Richard S. Holthausen; Marie G. Henjum
    Date: 1990
    Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-269. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 19 p
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: Pacific Northwest Research Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-269
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    Methods of locating pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) are described, including imitating pileated woodpecker vocalizations, identifying nest and roost trees, and finding foraging signs. Populations of pileated woodpeckers can be monitored by using (1) density of breeding pairs, (2) reproduction, and (3) presence or absence of birds. The size of area being monitored, the amount of resources available for the work, and the amount of information desired determine which monitoring method is appropriate.

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    Bull, Evelyn L; Holthausen, Richard S.; Henjum, Marie G. 1990. Techniques for monitoring pileated woodpeckers. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-269. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 19 p

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    pileated woodpecker, woodpecker, monitoring, cavity nester, Northwestern United States

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