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Figure 6. Among-year differences in daily nest survival. Error bars are standard<br />

errors. The horizontal lines indicate pairs <strong>of</strong> years with significantly different daily<br />

survival rates as determined using Tukey’s pairwise comparisons.<br />

Daily nest survival rate<br />

1.000<br />

0.995<br />

0.990<br />

0.985<br />

0.980<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> nest sites<br />

1993 1994 1995 1997 1998<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> nests predated 1 1 1 2 6<br />

Exposure days 192 424 620 303 720<br />

The 36 nests occurred at 22 nest sites (Fig. 7). Of the 36 nests, 50% occurred at sites in<br />

which we had previously observed nests.<br />

Figure 7. Use <strong>of</strong> nest sites.<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> holes<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

Year<br />

1 2 3 4<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> uses<br />

17

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