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Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:

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Quercus palustris
(Pin Oak) [Fagaceae]
(observations are from Schorger, Bellrose, Havera, Carter, Dijak et al., Gabbe et al., and Anderson)

Birds

Accipitridae: Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk) [47.1% of the time large specimens of this tree were selected for nest sites in Missouri] DTP1990; Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [feeds on acorns in Illinois & elsewhere, the acorns comprise 5% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on acorns in Illinois] Hv1999; Cardinalidae: Piranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Piranga rubra (Summer Tanager) [this bird has a below-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [acorns of this & other oak species were an important source of food] Sch1955; Cuculidae: Coccyzus americanus (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Paridae: Baeolophus bicolor (Tufted Titmouse) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Parulidae: Protonotaria citrea (Protonotary Warbler) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga americana (Northern Parula) [this bird has an above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga dominica (Yellow-throated Warbler) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Polioptilidae: Polioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Tyrannidae: Empidonax virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Vireonidae: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated Vireo) [this bird has an above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Vireo olivacea (Red-eyed Vireo) [this bird has an above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002

Mammals
Vespertilionidae:
Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat) [dead or dying Pin Oak trees (snags) & cavities of live Pin Oak trees provide 47.4% of roost sites in southern Illinois] Crt2003, Myotis sodalis (Indiana Bat) [dead or dying Pin Oak trees (snags) provide 17% of roost sites for female bats in southern Illinois] Crt2003
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