Supplemental feeding is a widely used management practice in areas managed for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; hereafter quail). Although food provisioning is intended to benefit quail directly, it may also indirectly affect predators by allowing them to focus on the increased concentration of prey. We studied the effects of food supplementation for northern bobwhite on red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) space use in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem in southwestern Georgia. We used radiotelemetry to determine whether hawks were attracted to areas where supplemental feeding occurred. We found hawks almost 3 times closer to feeding sites (224 ± 96 m; 𝑥̄ ± SE) than expected (638 ± 96 m). Our data provide an example of a common game management practice having an unintended influence on a top predator.
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1 February 2008
Supplemental Feeding of Northern Bobwhite Affects Red-Tailed Hawk Spatial Distribution
Ashley S. Turner,
L. Mike Conner,
Robert J. Cooper
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Journal of Wildlife Management
Vol. 72 • No. 2
February 2008
Vol. 72 • No. 2
February 2008
Buteo jamaicensis,
Colinus virginianus
Georgia
habitat use
home range
northern bobwhite
quail