Ecological Archives E096-097-A2

Kristina L. Cockle and Kathy Martin. 2015. Temporal dynamics of a commensal network of cavity-nesting vertebrates: increased diversity during an insect outbreak. Ecology 96:1093–1104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1256.1

Appendix B. List of species (cavity-nesting vertebrates) in the network.

Avian Excavators (8)
Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

Secondary Cavity-Nesters (18)
Ducks
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Owls
Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

Falcons
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Passerines (perching birds)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Mammals
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
Fisher (Martes pennanti)
Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela erminea)


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