Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
1970
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
Committee Chair
Jared Verner
Second Committee Member
Philip C. Dumas
Third Committee Member
Stamford D. Smith
Abstract
The sage thrasher, Oreoscontes montanus (Townsend), is a common bird that breeds throughout the sage brush areas of the Great Basin and from northern Arizona to southern Saskatchewan. Although it is a fairly common and conspicuous bird, almost nothing about its life history has been published. This study was conducted in central Washington during the spring and summer of 1969 and the spring and early summer of 1970. During the 1969 season, emphasis was placed on finding and tracing the phenologies of as many nests as possible in order to determine the timing of the nesting cycle. During the 1970 season emphasis was placed on the behavioral aspects of the breeding biology.
Recommended Citation
Gooding, John Wayne, "Breeding Biology of the Sage Thrasher" (1970). All Master's Theses. 1337.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1337
Language
English