Files
Abstract
As northern bobwhite populations continue to experience declines, translocation has become more widely implemented to restore populations. I compared survival and habitat use of translocated bobwhites to resident birds at a restored site in southeastern North Carolina. Survival was not different between resident and translocated bobwhite, nor was it different between age or sex groups. I observed differences in habitat use between the resident and translocated bobwhites, which supported the site familiarity hypothesis; however, use was most similar at the beginning of the season and became increasingly different as the season progressed. While habitat use differed, the similar survival rates observed between resident and translocated birds likely indicate bobwhites translocated long distances are capable of inhabiting novel environments given the presence of sufficient amounts of quality habitat.