Collecting and Analyzing Data from Duck Nesting Studies
Principal Predators of Duck Nests
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Badger (Taxidea taxus)
- Mink (Mustela vison)
- Weasels [ermine (M. erminea) and long-tailed weasel (M. frenata)]
- Franklin's ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii)
- Black-billed magpie (Pica pica)
- American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchus)
- Large gulls [Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) and California (L. californicus) gulls ]
Other species may be locally important (e.g., bull snake, raven)
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