V-B-41 



Kale, H.W. 1964. Food of the long-billed marsh wren, Telmatodytes 



palustn's griseus , in the salt marshes of Sapelo Island, Georgia. 



Oriole 29(4):47-66. 



This study investigated the ecology and bioenergetics of the long- 

 billed marsh wren, Telmatodytes palustris griseus , in the salt marshes 

 of Sapelo Island, Georgia. Stomachs of 195 adult, immature, and 

 nesting wrens were analyzed for food items. T. p. griseus feeds upon 

 animals at three different trophic levels: herbivores (21 species), 

 predators (30 species), and detritus feeders (16 species). 



The marsh wren plays a very minor role in the detritus food chain 

 of the salt marsh ecosystem. It is primarily a secondary and tertiary 

 consumer within the grazing food chain and thus may be a major factor 

 in the control of the secondary consumers among the arthropods. (B.W.) 



Keywords: long-billed marsh wren, coastal marshes, Georgia 



V-B-42 



Kale, H.W. 1967. Water sources of the long-billed marsh wren 

 in Georgia salt marshes. Auk 84:589-591. 



A study was conducted to determine whether marsh wrens can use 

 estuarine water as a water source. Adult marsh wrens were kept in 

 cages and provided at different times with estuarine water, fresh 

 water, or no water. Each wren was provided daily with several 

 grams of meal worm larvae and a mixture of fish, ground beef, liver, 

 wild game bird food, and Pablum. Wrens provided with estuarine water 

 or no water stopped eating the mixture and increased their consumption 

 of meal worms. There was no change in the feeding behavior of wrens 

 provided with fresh water. The results are not conclusive, but 

 evidence strongly suggests that wrens do not drink estuarine water. 

 The marsh wren apparently follows the pattern characteristic of 

 insectivorous birds in arid regions; i.e., obtaining water needed from 

 highly succulent food. (B.W.) 



Keywords: long-billed marsh wren, salt marshes, Georgia 



V-B-43 



White, M., and S.W. Harris, 1966. Winter occurrence, foods, and habitat 



use of snipe in northwest California. Journal of Wildlife Management 



30:23-24. 



Occurrence, food habits, and habitat use of the wintering Wilson 

 snipe ( Capella ga1 linage ) population in the Humboldt Bay region of 

 northwest California were investigated from September 1961 until 



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