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James A. Sedgwick, Fritz L. Knopf, Habitat Relationships and Nest Site Characteristics of Cavity-Nesting Birds in Cottonwood Floodplains, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Jan., 1990), pp. 112-124
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