Cr. Rossell et B. Gorsira, ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION AND AVAILABILITY OF ACTIVE RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER CAVITIES, Wildlife Society bulletin, 24(1), 1996, pp. 21-24
We examined the condition and general characteristics of active red-co
ckaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) cavities in relation to species
use. Results indicated that red-cockaded woodpeckers and southern flyi
ng squirrels (Glaucomys volans selected different types of cavities (P
< 0.001). Red-cockaded woodpeckers nested exclusively in cavities wit
h normal entrances and chambers, whereas flying squirrels selected cav
ities with enlarged chambers (P < 0.001), regardless of entrance size
(P = 0.086).