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Citation. Howitz, J. L. 1986. Bull snake predation on black-capped chickadee nest. The Loon 58:132.   [1338  CC]

Introduction. On June 6, 1986, I observed an attempted predation by a bull snake (Pituophis melanoleucus sayi) on a Black-capped Chickadee nest. I was in the process of color-banding a brood of twelve-day old Black-capped Chickadee nestlings at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area in northern Anoka County.

Keywords. Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus, bull snake

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